TEST OF HONESTY, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION – A PMA cadet walks around to check on 600 applicants who would be inclined to fail the PMA qualifying test by cheating during the conduct of the nationwide PMA entrance exams. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE University of the Philippines Zoological Society called out the he Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC) for distributing mosquito fishes (gambusia affinis), in suspected breeding areas of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. In its Facebook post on August 24, the organization asked BFAR-NIFTDC’ to…
BFAR-NIFTDC, zoological society differ on mosquito fish use
BUMPY, MUDDY BARANGAY ORAD LINGAYEN – “Kailan kaya maaayos?” Residents of Barangay Quibaol and Basing here continued to complain about their barangay road full of path holes. Many wondered when will it ever be fixed. “Hindi lang pala ako ang nakapansin. Sana maaksyonan sa lalong madaling panahon kasi ilang beses…
Residents seek solution via social media
LINGAYEN–A national validating team from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has completed its document review and onsite visit in the province in connection with Pangasinan’s bid for its fifth Seal of Local Governance. Local Government Operations Officer V Alvin Rex Lucero of DILG Region IX, and…
Pangasinan validated for 2019 SGLG award
THE Espino administration’s Provincial Housing and Urban Development Office (PHUDO) conducted series of training-workshops to update of Local Shelter Plan of Local Government Units (LGUs) and the formulation of the Prov’l Shelter Development Plan. In the last scheduled training-workshop held from August 26 to 30 at Purok Marcela Beach Resort,…
Formulation of Prov’l Shelter Development Plan underway
PANGASINAN has already registered 27, 226 individuals as regular voters and another 17, 352 for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) as of last month. Provincial Election Supervisor Marino Salas said the number for SK registrants was boosted by their off-site registration in schools where a maximum of 500 registrants daily was recorded….
Comelec registered new 28K voters
LINGAYEN – The alert level in Pangasinan was lowered to ‘blue’ on Wednesday after Tropical Depression Jenny left the Philippine Area of Responsibility but the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) confirmed that it left low-lying barangays in the towns of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, and Dagupan City severely…
‘Jenny’ caused flooding in Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan
IP’s PARADISE IN PANGASINAN— A thriving mountain village of indigenous peoples (IP) consisting of Kankanaey, Ibaloi and Bago families lies in Sitio Mapita of Barangay Laoag, Aguilar. Villagers in cool weather plant rice and salad vegetables all year round. A stream that cuts across the mountain has served as source…
IP’s PARADISE IN PANGASINAN
PANTAL RIVER FLOOD MITIGATION THE construction of a two-in-one project to address the problem of floods and need for service road has been started by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the southern bank of the Pantal River in Dagupan City. Initiated by Fourth District Rep. Christopher…
Construction of 6-meter high embankment starts
THE Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag remains the top tourist destination in Pangasinan accounting for 7 million of the more than 9 million tourists that visited. According to Ma. Luisa Elduayan, Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer, the church became more popular after it…




