LAOAC—You want to know more about different species of trees here and overseas? Make a trip to a four-hectare lot in Barangay Botigue in this town where the first and only tree library in the country stands and where foreign and indigenous trees can be found, arranged according to species….
A BILL was filed in Congress by Fourth District Rep. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia seeking to regularize the positions of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and barangay tanods in the country. Calling the grassroots workers as unsung heroes, De Venecia stressed the need to finally give long overdue recognition to BHWs and tanods who often…
LINGAYEN–Construction of the Daang Kalikasan linking the province of Pangasinan to Zambales is now in full swing. In his update to the local newsmen, Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil said that the work started by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) last year on the Pangasinan side continues while…
AT the city hall’s request, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) will come to Dagupan to help design and operate an integrated traffic management plan for the city. This was bared by Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos Thursday afternoon after his meeting with Mayor Belen Fernandez and other senior officials of the city government…
PANGASINAN mayors can secure funding for their projects if the projects are aligned with the Philippine Development Plan. This was the advice of Laoac Mayor Silverio Alarcio Jr., president of the Pangasinan Mayors’ League (PML) to the league’s members, saying it is actually a lot easier for municipalities to source funds from…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office has recorded a total of 942 cases of acute gastroenteritis in the province. Seven have died. Based on the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the PHO, the reported cases were from January 1 to February 19, 2018. Dr. Anna Maria Theresa De Guzman, provincial health…
THE Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) Dagupan Branch announced the suspension of the loyalty card enrollment starting February 15 until the third quarter of 2018. Noreen Zamuco, head of marketing and sales division of Pag-IBIG Fund Dagupan Branch, said the suspension of loyalty card enrollment aims to enhance the…
DEPOSITED, CONFISCATED, SURRENDERED – Personnel of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office start moving out the more than 1,500 firearms turned over to the Regional Civil Security Unit at the PNP regional office. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN-The Lingayen Gulf Baywalk project, which was started here in 2012, is set to be duplicated in other coastal areas in Pangasinan and all the way to La Union. This was revealed by Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, who started the project in Maniboc, Lingayen and is being continued up to…
ANOTHER breakthrough in health care has arrived in the Philippines and Pangasinenes are among first lucky beneficiaries. Introducing the RxBox, a health companion in a box. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and University of the Philippines-Manila, developed the RxBox to bring…
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