WHAT APO WANTS, LOLA GETS — A grandmother mother quickly buys a colored cotton candy for her grandson to keep him behaved while she watches a performance during Villasis’ Talong Festival 2024 last January 19. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas)
A NEW traffic rerouting scheme was temporarily effected by the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) after DPWH’s contractors simultaneously accelerated the pace of construction of their respective projects on major streets of Dagupan beginning January 22. POSO chief Arvin Decano said the new rerouting schemes are : 1. PUJs…
FOR 2025 MIDTERM ELECTIONS THE provincial elections office targets to register additional 30,000 to 50,000 new voters in Pangasinan when the registration for voters resume on February 12-September 30 this year in preparation for the mid-term election in May 2024 and the Barangay and SK elections in December 2024. Provincial…
THE Bayambang local government in partnership with Philippine Medical Society of Northern California provide free medical services to 7,092 patients during the town’s Grand Medical Mission last January 16-21, 2024 at Pavillion 1 of St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park. The medical mission provided a range of services of major surgeries including: mastectomy, amputation,…
‘DIANA’, BANI TOWN’S PRIDE, FOR SALE — A roadside vendor along the national highway in Bani town, arranges his display of “Diana” one of the most expensive varieties of watermelon, from Bani. The town’s watermelon are known to be the country’s sweetest and juiciest because they are planted on limestone-rich soil. Bani…
ADVERSE effects of El Niño have begun to affect Pangasinan beginning January. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) urges all farmers in Calasiao, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Rosales, Santa Barbara, and Santo Tomas towns to expect and prepare for prolonged water shortages because of the El Niño phenomenon. Despite being near river tributaries…
FARMERS in 22 barangays of Mangaldan are beginning to be alarmed as they continue to experience water shortage in their farms. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) said most affected barangays include Bantayan, Talogtog, Salay, Maasin, Bateng, Lanas, Macayug, Inlambo, Embarcadero, Nibaliw, and Tebag. MAO officer Merley Sali said the listed…
THE continued exodus of registered nurses overseas was noted by the Professional Regulation Commission Region I (PRC-I) and the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Pangasinan Chapter, during the oathtaking ceremony of 492 newly-registered nurses in Pangasinan on January 16, 2024. The situation was highlighted by Merle Salvani, member of the…
THE protesting owners of the traditional jeepneys being phased out by the modernization plan of the national government have reason to celebrate the totally unexpected decision of President Marcos Jr, to extend the deadline for their consolidation to April 30, after rejecting appeals last month to extend the deadline. Of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE continued bashing of Mayor Belen Fernandez on social media over the daily gridlock in the city is not only unfair but politically motivated to discredit her administration for the wrong reason. She should be bashed if the drainage and road elevation projects are being…
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