THERE can be no province-wide suspension of work and classes until mayors decide on their situations. Governor Ramon Guico III clarified the provincial government’s policy during the regular flag raising ceremony held on September 4. He said suspension of work and classes should first be in the discretion of the…
THE Dagupan City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released its final list of candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) last week. Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento, Dagupan City election officer, said 1,175 individuals filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan positions 84 individuals filed COCs…
HISTORICAL TRADING WITH CHINA — A docent at the Banaan Pangasinan Provincial Museum, explains how Chinese traders began trading with Pangasinan natives. In Chinese annals, Pangasinan was a Chinese trading post that attracted many other Chinese merchants including Limahong. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
RESIDENTS in the downstream areas of the Sinocalan River continued to suffer from flooding even if the level of water in said river returned from 7.5m. critical level to 6m. normal level on September 6 at the height of monsoon rains triggered by Typhoon “Hanna”. As of 1:30 p.m. on…
A JOINT field inspection conducted by officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Dagupan City Engineering office on September 6 led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, reconfirmed the urgency to dredge shallow rivers and creeks, elevation of roads and construction of bigger drainage system in order…
AFTER two weeks of cloudy skies and rains that caused severe flooding in low lying areas in the province, Pangasinenses can finally have a breath of fresh air and scorching weather yet again. Gener Quitlong, weather specialist for the PAGASA Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said as…
AFTER the week-long filing of Certificates of Candidacy from August 28 to September 2, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Pangasinan will begin the training for Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) this Monday, September 11. Atty. Marino Salas, Provincial Election Supervisor, said the series of BEI trainings for 22,000…
RULES ON PREMATURE CAMPAIGN, SK DYNASTY LAW DESPITE stern warnings the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued against premature campaigning, it admitted it cannot lodge complaints against violators. It cannot even bar aspirants defying the anti-political dynasty provision of the Sangguniang Kabataan law. Atty. Marino Salas, Provincial Election Supervisor, said the…
THE repair of the steel dike located at Barangay Poblacion Norte in Sta. Barbara town is nearing completion. Town Mayor Carlito Zaplan, in an interview Tuesday, September 5, said the Poblacion Norte part of the steel dike is now 90-percent complete, 75-percent along the Island near the river, fifty-percent along…
FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNERS THE Schools Division Office (SDO) and the San Carlos City government organized a caravan to launch ‘Project REACH’ (Reaching All Children) last August 22 that passed through all 74 barangays. Spearheaded by teachers, the ‘Project REACH’ program seeks to educate Out-of-School Youths (OSY) and Special Education (SPED) learners in classrooms. The project focused…
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