FOUR candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are in danger of being disqualified after they were each issued show cause orders by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Provincial Office for premature campaigning. City Elections Supervisor Marino Salas did not disclose the names of the candidates to the…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) formed the ‘Task Force Kontra Bigay’ in the province to counter vote-buying and vote-selling in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. initiated the formation of the task force in collaboration…
Police forms ‘TF-Kontra Bigay’ to combat vote-buying
DAGUPAN City’s Mayor Belen Fernandez, as one of the representatives of the Philippines, participated in the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) World Summit, held from September 16 to 22 at the United Nations General Headquarters in New York, USA. The summit, organized as a precursor to the UN General Assembly,…
MBTF highlights ‘Bye bye Gutom’ at SDG Summit in NYC
MANGATAREM-born Enoch Valdez, a collegiate basketball standout, was selected by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) pro team NLEX Road Warriors during the PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft Pick on Sunday, September 17. Valdez, who hails from Mangatarem town, was one of 79 names called during the draft pick out of…
Pangasinan’s Enoch Valdez joins NLEX Road Warriors
EXHIBIT BY AND FOR LEARNERS — Two boys view the work of other students from other schools featured at the Amateur Painting, Photography, Photo Gallery and LR Exhibit at West Central Elementary School 1 Home Economic Building as an activity marking the celebration of the anniversary of Schools Division of Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by…
EXHIBIT BY AND FOR LEARNERS
PANGASINENSES can expect cooler temperatures in weeks ahead as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) declares the onset of a new meteorological phase. The Southwest Monsoon (habagat) is gradually weakening, making way for the Northeast Monsoon (amihan). Gener Quitlong, weather specialist at the PAGASA Agno River Basin…
PAGASA announces transition from ‘habagat’ to ‘amihan’
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will allocate $250,000 to the provincial government for the adoption of the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA) project. The TIFA finances 24 priority TB countries. Governor Ramon Guico III will sign a five-year cooperative agreement with Tien Ngo, senior agreements management officer…
USAID allocates $250K to fight TB
THE Barangay chairman of Bongalon in Labrador town expressed disappointment with the local government for reportedly ignoring continuous complaints from citizens regarding the stench and unhygienic piggery farm in the area. Chairman Alexander Vitu said complaints have been filed since 2022, leading to a dialogue at the mayor’s office and…
LGU Labrador under fire for inaction on complaints
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) 75 teachers excluded from BEIs due to candidacy of kin SEVENTY-FIVE public school teachers were removed from the list of members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in Dagupan after it was found out that they have relatives who have filed certificates of…
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MUKBANG ED DAYAT – Lingayen residents and provincial government employees and officials, partake of food prepared early morning Friday (22 September) for the 1st Mukbang ed Dayat: The Grand Boodle Picnic Fest for a cause activity held at the beachfront in Lingayen. The activity, organized by the provincial government through the health and…