THE Commission on Population Development Region I (CPD-I) reported last week that Pangasinan has the most number cases of teenage pregnancy in the region. Out of four provinces in the region, Pangasinan recorded 10 cases of live births among teenage moms in 2020, 43 in 2021, and 73 cases in…
STUDENTS’ EXHIBIT — Mall shoppers at the CSI Atrium view the works of art done by students from Dagupan City National High School featured in the “Pamaruntal” exhibit. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SOLAR ROOFTOP SYSTEM THE Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) has joined the green wave and signed a 15-year deal with EEI Power Corporation for a 145.2-kilowatt solar rooftop grid-tied system at the hospital’s annex. According to Hospital and Medical Director Vivencio Villaflor III, this move, aligned with the Department…
CONSTRUCTION of the new city hall is discontinued pending the issuance of specific guidelines from the National Historical Commission on what the city government must do to the old city hall that it declared one of the nation’s heritage sites. Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the temporary halt to the construction of…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dengue continues to rise In Pangasinan PANGASINAN already have 255 cases of dengue since the start of 2024, higher by 28 percent compared to the same period last year. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said 71 cases were recorded in January while 184 were…
ERFE-MEJIA, FERNANDEZ, LIM-ACOSTA THREE opposition councilors in Dagupan City were indicted criminally in a resolution of the City Prosecution Service of Dagupan in connection with the affidavit-complaint for illegal detention, slander and disrupting a meeting filed last year by Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua and five councilors of the minority…
SOON, PANGASINAN’S STAR INDUSTRY — The province’s salt industry is boosted by the provincial government by establishing the Pangasinan Salt Center. Soon the salt farmer in Dasol will find his efforts at regularly hauling woven bamboo baskets filled with sun-dried salt from salt beds more profitable. The salt industry is a source of income to most…
TOBACCO farmers in 14 barangays in San Fabian town eagerly await the passage of the proposed ordinance that promises them a tax rebate for every kilo of harvested tobacco sold. Councilor Hercules Magliba, author of the ordinance, proposes a P20 tax rebate for every kilo sold. Johnny Paraan, the town’s…
THE Manaoag local government, headed by Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, assured help to owners of 10 stalls in front of the Our Lady of Manaoag Church that were razed to the ground during a late evening blaze Thursday night, February 15. Options are being considered how the burned stalls that…
THE Pangasinan Eco Park, a sprawling 20-hectare project in Barangay Cayanga, Bugallon town, is nearing completion and poised to become a major tourism destination in Pangasinan. This was announced by project implementer Pat Orduña and offered a glimpse into its diverse attractions. The park has a 2.71-hectare botanical garden, an…
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