THE provincial government is ready to assist repatriated Pangasinan Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from the Middle East. This was confirmed by Alex Ferrer, chief of the Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO) and Cris Dioquino, in charge of the Migrant Workers Welfare Office and OFW Desk at PESO. Ferrer said while…
TWENTY-four surviving Pangasinan veterans received United States Congressional Gold Medals while families of two received posthumous during the celebration of the 75th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary in Pangasinan and the 13th Pangasinan Veterans’ Day. The award is the highest civilian honor bestowed by United States government to groups or individuals…
26 veterans earn US Congressional Gold Medals
CORAL DESTRUCTION BY MV CHEMATIC THE team from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute has finished its underwater check to assess damages on the corals in the area where a foreign vessel ran aground for three weeks last month in the coastal water off Barangay Patar in Bolinao….
Bolinao gov’t to submit damage claim in February
THE 4,027 qualified indigent senior citizens out of 20,000 in San Carolos City already received their social pension for this year from the national government. According to San Carlos City Social Welfare and Development Officer Jesusa Viduya, the distribution of the P6,500 social pension already started during the first week…
San Carlos’ senior citizens received social pension
THE provincial government has sought assistance from the Department of Health (DOH) for the establishment of a provincial oxygen plant in the province. In a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the capitol has requested Secretary Francisco T. Duque III for the realization of the oxygen plant project that will…
SP seeks DOH help for oxygen plant
SURVIORS ALL – Veterans, mostly 100 years old, watch the proceedings during the 13th Pangasinan Veterans Day at the Veterans Memorial Park in Lingayen town. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SURVIVORS ALL
NEW YEAR REVELRY THE revelry that marked the start of 2020 gave the Region 1 police director a reason to be happy – not one police officer under his command violated PNP national leadership’s order to prohibit indiscriminate and illegal discharge of their issued firearms. In his Monday flag-raising ceremony…
No indiscriminate firing by cops this year
THE local government of Bolinao is set to assess the damage caused by the foreign vessel that ran aground off the coastal waters in Barangay Patar last month. Mayor Alfonso Celeste said Wednesday that the extent of damage can already be assessed since MV Chematic has already left the area…
Bolinao to ask owner of MV Chematic to pay for coral damage
THE town government of Asingan has requested the National Irrigation Authority to build a mini dam in its jurisdiction to irrigate 100 hectares of farmlands. Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. said a mini dam is needed to benefit Barangays Ariston East, Ariston West, Bantog, and Baro. The NIA conducted an…
Mini-dam in Asingan sought for farmlands
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government has asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod to adopt a resolution condemning the atrocities of the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) –NPA (New People’s Army)-NDF (National Democratic Front) and to declare the groups as persona non grata in Dagupan City. Marilyn B. Laguipo,…




