PENALTIES: FINES, IMPRISONMENT, DISQUALIFICATION THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued a stern reminder to all candidates for the May 12 poll to remove prohibited campaign materials, acknowledging widespread violations across the province as in the rest of the country. It warned candidates that violators of campaign material regulations could face…
CITES DATA PRIVACY LAW DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez turned down a request of the majority councilors in the Sangguniang Panlungsod for a copy of the list of the city’s some 5,000 scholars, citing lack of “compelling legal basis” for the release of the information and invoking the Data Privacy Act…
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros called Dagupan the “Diamond City of the North” when she visited on February 18 to inaugurate Phase 1 of the newly built One-Bonuan Tourism Pavillon in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, costing some P30 million funded by her office. She said she is proud to be part of the tourism…
THE local government of Bayambang strongly condemned and expressed deep sorrow as it announced the tragic death of a 16-year-old girl from Barangay Tococ East, whose body was found on February 19 in Barangay Bical Sur. In a statement posted Wednesday night on Balon Bayambang, the municipal government’s official Facebook…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Construction worker nabbed for assaulting barangay officials TWENTY-year-old construction worker Joshua Caspillan Guico was arrested and brought to the police station after allegedly harassing local officials in Barangay Moreno in Binalonan, where he resides. According to 43-year-old barangay councilor Michael Labitoria Tabara, they responded to a…
MEETING FOR ‘TARA BASA’ PROGRAM — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco meets with Department of Social Welfare and Development, school staff, and his District Office team to discuss the ‘Tara Basa’ program aimed at improving the reading skills of struggling young learners. The program will tap college students as tutors,…
CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICIALS’ VISIT VICE Governor Mark Lambino showcased the province’s ongoing efforts to combat the local impact of the global climate emergency to key officials from the Climate Change Commission (CCC) during their visit to Pangasinan on February 16. The delegation, led by Secretary Robert Borje, executive director and…
A team from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) was in Dagupan anew last week to fortify the city’s preparedness plans for an imminent strong earthquake that could trigger a devastating tsunami. Members of the team delivered lectures during the two-day “Handa Ka Na Na?” Forum held at CSI Stadia…
THE Department of Health (DOH)-Ilocos Region distributed 10 newborn hearing screening units to selected DOH hospitals, provincial and district health facilities as well as rural health units (RHUs). DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco said the provision of these newborn hearing screening units, valued at over P1 million each, will…
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) explained that the occurrence of thick morning fog in Pangasinan and other northern areas during the past few days was the result of “latent heat” or better known as water vapor. Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., chief meteorologist of PAGASA in Dagupan City, said water vapor is formed…
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