Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan

Images of saints to be etched on fallen ancient trees

ANCIENT trees in Mangatarem that fell last year at the height of a strong typhoon are being preserved by the townspeople on which images of Saint Mary and Saint Raymundo de Penafort, the patron saint of the town can be etched by local artists.

Residents who grew up with the full-grown trees said they need to preserve the memory of the trees planted by their elders, having served as mute witnesses to the growth and progress of Mangatarem, many of which already existed during the Spanish regime.

These ancient trees used to adorn the town and provide shades to the people and weary travelers for centuries until these were felled and uprooted by the typhoon last year.

Instead of allowing the trees to be cut into pieces as lumber to serve as construction materials, residents decided that the memories of these trees be preserved by having images of the Virgin Mary and Saint Raymundo de Penafort etched on them. (Joana de Vera)

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“No assignment, no project” for learners during semestral break

THE Department of Education school division in Dagupan is implementing a “no assignment, no project” policy for learners who are now on a week-long semestral break starting February 6.

DepEd earlier instructed all teachers in the Dagupan school division not to give any assignment or project to their pupils and students to work on during their semestral break.

This will enable the learners to take a breather from their academic studies while on a semestral break at home with their loved ones.

While the learners are on semestral break, their teachers are undergoing training that will help them adjust to the current new normal  face-to-face classes after the long pandemic.

The learners will return to school on February 13. (Rona Racca)

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Dagupan, PNP agree to fight scammers

THE Dagupan City government and the PNP Cyber Unit agreed to join forces in fighting online scamming and cyber-enabled criminalities.

The two agreed to search and arrest persons operating online and cyber-crime activities, some of whom are already suspected to be in Dagupan City.

Both have started conducting the Enhanced Anti-Cybercrime Campaign, Education, Safety and Security (E-Access), a project of the  national government.

A number of victims of online scammers have vowed their support for the project. (Joana de Vera)

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DSWD sees lesser 4Ps beneficiaries in Region 1

AFTER the verification process being made on existing 4Ps beneficiaries in Region 1 is completed, it is expected that only 16,000 beneficiaries will be retained in the roster.

The verification is being conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1, 4Ps Regional Program and Management Office and Provincial/City/Municipal Operations officers.

Pangasinan to date has 16,065 potential beneficiaries, 213 in Ilocos Norte, 210 in Ilocos Sur and 53 in La Union. (Rona Racca)

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Gov. Guico  set to sign MOA for health care waste management

THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan, on motion of Fourth District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario, authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to sign the MOA with the Steri Plus Corporation that will implement the health care waste management of the 14 hospitals operated by the provincial government.

A system of collecting and disposing health care wastes will be designed in all hospitals operated  by the provincial government to ensure that the staff and patients are protected and that of the environment. (Joana de Vera)

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Grass fire in Calasiao traced to garbage burning 

THICK black smoke bellowed along part of the Mac Arthur Highway in Calasiao last Wednesday when a grass fire occurred on a vacant lot in Barangay San Miguel.

FO 2 Bestmart Beltran of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Calasiao said the grass fire started when unidentified people burned their garbage in the vacant lot and left it unattended.

BFP Calasiao immediately responded to the grass fire along with BFP Dagupan and the Panda Volunteer Firefighting Brigade in Dagupan.

No house was reported damaged by the fire. (Jhon Caranto)

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