THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Dagupan inaugurated newly-built Gender and Development-related facilities last week, October 17. Jail Superintendent Roque Sison III said the new facilities which include a conjugal room, lactation area, and child-friendly area located outside the male dormitory of BJMP are aimed at improving…
THE Dagupan City government’s department heads were recently convened by Mayor Belen Fernandez for an assessment of the activities launched in support of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) campaign of the national government in preparation for the scheduled visit of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Central Office to the…
EODG, eBOSS for ‘No Kotong, No Red’ tape policy
PLIGHT OF OFWS – Officials of national and local governments discuss other priority benefits and protection needed by OFWs during the vigil for Dagupeña Marjorette Garcia who was killed in Saudi Arabia. Gov. Ramon Guico lll, Vice Gov, Lambino and Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez are shown in a huddle with OWWA Admin. Arnel…
PLIGHT OF OFWS
THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has announced that families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Dagupan who were affected by past calamities will receive financial assistance. OWWA Administrator Arnaldo Ignacio, along with Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Leo Hans Cacdac, made this announcement during a visit to…
OFW families in Dagupan set to receive aid from OWWA
NEW MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH experts have identified peer pressure, amplified by technology, as the primary cause of mental health issues in individuals. During a press conference at the Department of Health Region 1-Center for Health Development (DOH1-CHD), neurologist Dr. Emerson Patawaran pointed out that social media platforms have contributed…
DOH cites peer pressure, socmed as leading causes
THE Pangasinan Public Employment Service Office (PESO) organized the first-ever Community-Based Skills Training Project on Basic Electrical Troubleshooting and Basic Carpentry Repair for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL). The one-day training was held on October 13 at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Provincial Prison and Correctional Facility in Lingayen Poblacion…
Pangasinan PESO hosts first-ever PDLs skills training
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan) Nine rabies deaths in Pangasinan this year THE Provincial Health Office urges the public to vaccinate their pet dogs and cats against rabies. Data from the first to the third quarter of this year show that nine persons have died from rabies, an increase compared…
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TWO RAMONS SIGN PLEX AGREEMENT – Governor Ramon Guico III and San Miguel Corporation chairman and chief executive Ramon S. Ang show the signed joint venture and toll concession agreements between the Province of Pangasinan and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Infrastructure for the Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX) held Thursday, October…
TWO RAMONS SIGN PLEX AGREEMENT
THE provincial government is gearing up to build an expanded Umingan Community Hospital (UCH) in Umingan town this year. This project is proceeding with a proposed Sangguninang Panlalawigan resolution seeking clearance from the Department of Health to construct additional infrastructure for the medical facility. Third District Board Member Shiela Baniqued…
New and larger Umingan hospital to rise soon
DURING the “Rambak ti Siyensya” 2023 Regional Science and Technology Innovation Week held in Laoag City from October 16 to 18, Alaminos City Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste was awarded the Science and Technology & Innovation (STI) Ambassador Award. The award was presented by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato Solidum Jr to…