LINGAYEN—Seven officials of Barangay Tumbar in the town were suspended for three months by the Office of the Ombudsman for Luzon for nepotism. Ordered suspended were Barangay Chairman Larry Reyes, Gina De Guzman, Aldrin Prado, Joan Arias, Billy Ramos and Recto Cervantes, all barangay councilmen and Mary Resolete, barangay secretary….

LINGAYEN—The provincial government welcomed on Jan. 22 the 53 students from different universities in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam who are on a 29-day internship program in various fields of studies. The Pangasinan State University (PSU), a member university of the Southeast Asian Ministry of Education Organization (SEAMEO), is hosting the…

DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez agreed to boost the 20 percent share from yearly collections derived from the implementation of the Fire Code of the Philippines held in trust fund to enable the city government to buy one fire engine for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan. Fernandez told…

SAN CARLOS CITY – The city’s Saungguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance encouraging parents to enroll their children with ages three years old to below five years old in Day Care Centers. The ordinance, authored by Councilor Elpidio Fermin Jr, stated it shall be the obligation of the city government to…

LINGAYEN — The Sanggunian Panlalawigan unanimously approved Provincial Resolution No. 1217-2018 entitled “Approving the Local Road Network Development Plan (LRNDP) for Calendar Years 2018-2022 of the Province of Pangasinan.” Authored by Board Member Napoleon C. Fontelera, Jr., chairman the committee on infrastructure, public services and utilities, the resolution directed local…

LINGAYEN – The Association of Pangasinense in America Foundation Inc. (APAFI) recently conducted a five-day medical-dental mission from January 15 to 19 in five communities. Nida Cortez, delegation head, said her group, composed of 22 members, has been doing the mission every year in the remotest barangays in Pangasinan since…

HEALTH INVESTMENT PLAN LINGAYEN–The provincial government will soon partner with the Department of Heath for the implementation of the Local Investment Plan for Health (LIPH) 2017-2019. A resolution by Pangasinan provincial board led by Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr, authorized Gov. Amado Espino III to sign the terms…

BINMALEY— Councilor Vismark V. Valerio has called for the regular inspection of the electrical posts of the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) in the town. In a privilege speech during the Sangguniang Bayan session last January 16, Valerio expressed concern for public safety in all barangays, particularly in Barangay Caloocan Sur that burned recently….

THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to supplement the 20 percent share of the Bureau of Fire Protection station in the city, specifically, for procurement of two new fire trucks. The resolution authored by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo last January 17, cited the need…

LINGAYEN— Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas cited the veterans’ memories of heroism, freedom and peace, recalling “the glorious days of Filipinos.” Villegas said people should thank God for the gift of memory because it is “a gift… an invitation…. a promise,” Villegas said in his homily during the Mass at the…