FOR 40+ YEARS OLD HEALTH experts called on the public to get screened annually for glaucoma to prevent irreversible blindness that is incurable but can be managed when detected early. In a recent press conference, Dr. Lawrence Mangahas from the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, said there is no…
PANGASINAN’S medical service program GUICONSULTA (Government Unified Incentives for Medical Consultations) is being considered as a model project that could be replicated in other local government units, according to an executive of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “We have been coordinating with our head office to study and evaluate…
BAYAMBANG’S local laws are now accessible online at www.bayambang.gov.ph/municipal-ordinances in a move by the local government to improve transparency, accountability, and participative governance. Sangguniang Bayan Secretary Joel Camacho said ordinances from 2018 to 2024 are already available in the database while those passed since 2016 are expected to be uploaded in the…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Duterte supporters hold motorcade, prayer rally SUPPORTERS of former President Rodrigo Duterte held a motorcade and a prayer rally in Lingayen and in Dagupan City last week to express their sentiment about his arrest and alleged forceable extradition to The Hague in the Netherlands based…
BUCAS CENTER IN MAPANDAN – Access to essential medical services have been made available to residents after the BUCAS center was inaugurated last week by (L-R) DOH Usec. Glenn Baggao, 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas and Region Medical Center chief Joseph Mejia. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
FOR DELAYS IN PALAY PURCHASE FARMERS in eastern Pangasinan denounced the National Food Authority’s (NFA) protocol that leaves them waiting for days or even weeks before they can bring their palay to sell to the agency. Abe Belena, president of the San Quintin Irrigators Association, said the Authority to Deliver (ATD)…
THE ‘Tara, Basa!’ tutoring Program was officially launched on March 18 at the Pangasinan State University (PSU)-Lingayen campus, led by Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco who played a pivotal role in bringing the initiative to the capital town. The event also marked the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…
TECHNICAL experts from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Fisheries Office 1—Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Unit (FIQU) recently conducted a walk-through inspection of the newly established Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) Fish Processing Facility in Lingayen. The inspection of the facility situated on a 2,000-square meter lot designed…
BANGUS (milkfish) was in short supply at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan due to the cold temperature at night over the past few months, prompting an increase in prices of the city’s most popular product. As of Monday, March 17, prices for small milkfish ranged from P120 to P140…
A buy-bust operation conducted in Barangay Nalsian, Bayambang early morning of March 19 resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old high-value target and the seizure of illegal drugs worth over P340,000. The successful operation was led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pangasinan Provincial Office, with the support from…
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