LINGAYEN—Who deserves credit for the improved health services and public hospitals in Pangasinan? The doctors who know are unanimous in their observation. All 14 chiefs of government-owned hospitals in Pangasinan have gone on public record to attest that the development and transformation of medical facilities and services in the province were…
HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS—Dr. Jackson Soriano, chief of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital, confirms during the Talakayan sa Kapitolyo on last Monday that it was Governor Amado Espino Jr. who introduced wide-ranging reforms in all government-owned hospitals in the province. Soriano is flanked by Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan and department heads of the…
PANGASINAN’S BIRTHDAY—Dr. Gonzalo Duque, president of Lyceum Northwestern University (third from right), hands over the final report of the research and study committee formed by Governor Amado Espino Jr. which sets April 5, 1580 as the founding day of the province of Pangasinan. Members of the committee accompanied Duque at…
USELESS MACHINE—The brand new dredging machine bought by the past Dagupan City administration using a P40 million loan from the LandBank is a virtually a junk at docked the bank of the Calmay River, fronting the National Bureau of Investigation building, after its forward hull developed a leak. (Punchphoto by…
SUAL–The Sual Port Development Project, touted to pave the way for the industrialization and the long-delayed economic development of Pangasinan, broke ground on Friday. “As we lower the time capsule and set the landmark for this strategic project, we are hopeful that after 365 days, a new climate of growth…
THE biggest number of violators in Region 1 since the gun ban took effect on January 10 were arrested in Pangasinan, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office. Police Chief Superintendent Constante Azares Jr. , regional director, said 20 were arrested in Pangasinan, 11 in La Union, seven…
URDANETA CITY–Neighboring local government units (LGUs) will not be simply allowed to dump their garbage in the planned 16-hectare sanitary landfill in Barangay Catablan here. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said many LGUs around Urdaneta are already seeking permission to use the facility even as the project has yet to start…
LINGAYEN–The Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Committee on Good Government and Accountability of Public Officials has cleared Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay Sr. of the administrative charges filed against him over the transfer of several monuments of heroes in the town center. At the same time, the committee has recommended the suspension of further…
TAYUG–Share pinapaitan, have peace. Senior Superintendent Percival Barba, the police provincial director, has initiated a new scheme called “Kambing Diplomacy” to help promote a peaceful campaign period and orderly elections on May 10. Under the “Kambing Diplomacy”, candidates are encouraged to talk and work out issues among themselves over a…
SUAL PORT’S TIME CAPSULE—DOTC Undersecretary Doroteo Reyes II, Governor Amado Espino Jr., Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue and Assistant General Manager Leopoldo Bungubung lead the lowering of the time capsule during the groundbreaking rites on Friday for the Sual Port Development Project. The officials later signed a memorandum of agreement…
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