GAWAD KALASAG AWARD BARANGAY Malued in Dagupan City has been selected as one of two barangays in Region 1 that will vie for the coveted 20th Gawad KALASAG Award. Malued is the only barangay in the city chosen as one of the contenders for the national award. Barangay San Gabriel…
LINGAYEN –The provincial board commended the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Pangasinan Office for “extending invaluable technical assistance to the province of Pangasinan, its cities and municipalities during the conduct of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) assessment last year.” Provincial Resolution No.1670-2018, authored by all board…
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD PROGRAM MAYOR Belen Fernandez believes there are indications that Dagupan could be a beneficiary of big ticket projects under the Build, Build, Build program of President Rodrigo Duterte. Fernandez said the big ticket projects, if realized, will further enhance the development of the new Lucao-Pantal Growth Center…
LINGAYEN – – The provincial board passed on July 9 an ordinance institutionalizing “the granting of recognition and incentives to Pangasinenses who are topnotchers in national board/bar examinations and medalists/champions in national and winners in international educational, cultural and sports events,” and appropriating funds for these. Fourth District Board Member…
FREE RIDE FOR BINMALEY RESIDENTS – The Binmaley town government serves a MDRRM (Municipal Disaster risk and Reduction Management) truck to provide free ride to town residents daily owing to scarcity of public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying Lingayen-Binmaley-Dagupan City since a crackdown on smoke belching and dilapidated jeepneys and buses. (Punchphoto by Willie…
KNOWING he must lead by example when he filed a resolution asking all government officials and employees in Dagupan to take a drug test, City Councilor Dennis Canto did just that before he filed the resolution. Canto said he did so when be became manager of the Dagupan JDC Drug…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) was particularly cited by Gov. Amado Espino III for its outstanding services to the province in his Second State of the Province Address on July 2. Espino cited among others the I Love Pangasinan Kalusugan Karaban (ILPKK) that aided 217, 199 Pangasinenses in 756 clustered…
BAYAMBANG—A 51-meter high St. Vincent Prayer Park, the tallest in the world, is being constructed in an almost one-hectare lot in Barangay Bani this town. The religious structure, made of steel and engineered bamboo, will be taller than the Statue of Liberty in the United States of America and the Christ…
THE Dagupan City government is set to expand its child-friendly activities to the barangays following a meeting between the Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) at CSI Stadia on July 3. Attended by the city’s department heads and…
LTO LICENSE PLATES THERE will be no more backlogs in releasing motor vehicle license plates at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) next year as the plates have already started to be distributed simultaneously nationwide to different district offices on July 5. Department of Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos told The PUNCH…
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