THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)-Regional Office 1 is encouraging its members to avail of the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (Konsulta) package, which allows members to get free consultation at their primary care provider of choice. “There’s a lot of ways to register. It can be through online registration or…

PSU THANKS THE PUNCH — Pangasinan State University (PSU) presents its Certificate of Recognition to the Sunday PUNCH, represented by Eva Visperas, The PUNCH’s associate editor, “for being a steadfast partner whose support has been instrumental over the years.” It was presented during the Stakeholders’ Night on the occasion of PSU’s 45th anniversary celebration by…
PSU THANKS THE PUNCH
SOME 300 kilos of spoiled milkfish called “gataw” deemed unfit for consumption were seized from four fish vendors at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City at about 8:00 a.m. on Friday (September 14). Investigation showed that the spoiled milkfish died from a massive fish kill that reportedly happened in…
300 kilos of spoiled bangus from Sual seized in Dagupan
FOR FREE MEDICINES, CONSULTATIONS THE number of accredited Konsulta Providers under PhilHealth surpassed its presence in 100 hospitals in Pangasinan, with ongoing additions. Joseph Manuel of PhilHealth Pangasinan told an online press conference, that PhilHealth has accredited a total of 162 hospitals that serve as Konsulta Providers, allowing PhilHealth members…
Konsulta’s 162 PhilHealth-accredited hospitals serve 1.4 M members
THE local government of Mangaldan under Mayor Bonafe de Vera Parayno, is set to conduct a special recruitment activity through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) this week, September 19. According to PESO Manager Designate, Helen Aquino, more than 850 overseas job vacancies will be made available in collaboration with…
Overseas job opportunities in PESO Mangaldan’s job fair
THE City Training Employment Center (CTEC) in San Carlos City is set to open 5,000 slots for free skills training made possible by a partnership with the Philippine Business Education Dr. Nady Mangaliag, the City Training Employment Coordinator, clarified that the slots are open only to residents of San Carlos,…
5,000 free skills training slots to open in San Carlos City

Flooding continues in unelevated Tapuac Road. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Flooding continues in unelevated Tapuac Road.
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently issued notices of violation to six establishments across the province during its comprehensive inspection rounds. DTI Pangasinan Provincial Director Natalia Dalaten confirmed that these establishments violated standard laws and the accreditation requirements for service and repair shops outlined in Presidential Decree 1572….
DTI finds 6 establishments violating standard laws
FILINVEST Land, Inc. (FLI), a subsidiary of the Gotianun-owned Filinvest Development Corp., recently held a topping-off ceremony for the first building of its Futura One condominium within its mixed-use Fora Dagupan hub. The company announced last week that with construction on full steam, the first batch of condominium units could…
Filinvest Land tops off 1st condo building in Dagupan

BEATING THE RAIN EVERYDAY – A fish trader in Sual town takes advantage of the simmering heat of the sun in the morning till early afternoon to dry more fish before the rain falls late afternoon. The fish are caught off Lingayen Gulf. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)