LINGAYEN— The five-year validity driver’s licenses in plastic can now be issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) field office to applicants for new and renewal licenses. This was assured by LTO Lingayen Office Head Eric Suriben who said his office has been able to cope with the backlog caused…
GOOD news for retiree-pensioners residing in Pangasinan. The state-run Social Security System (SSS) no longer requires them to report for the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP) or the yearly reporting to SSS to ensure the continuous payment of their monthly pension. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc…
LINGAYEN–The establishment of the first-ever Tree Library in Pangasinan will finally proceed as planned. It will be established by the municipality of Laoac and the provincial government in a four-hectare lot along Barangay Botigue here. The project became certain after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) in a resolution jointly authored by…
LINGAYEN– The province is seeing healthier children this year. This is the assessemnt of Provincial Health Officer I Dr. Cielo E. Almoite who said records of the Provincial Health Office show that malnutrition rate among children this year is down to 1.76% from 2.18% malnutrition rate i in 2016. She…
KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH – A teacher watches her pupils at the West Central Elementary School Pupils execute the ‘Duck, Cover and Hold’ drill as they participate in the 4th quarter nationwide earthquake drills last Friday in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
LIGHT REFLECTION ON THE RIVER – Punchman Willie Lomibao’s camera catches the colorful Christmas lights theme concept created by the United Architects of the Philippines- Pangasinan chapter making a dramatic reflection on the Pantal River.
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan is counting its blessings today on learning about the national scare on Dengvaxia vaccine. The city council had passed a resolution early this year asking the Department of Health (DOH) to allocate Dengvaxia vaccines for the city but DOH did not act on the city’s…
LINGAYEN –One week after exposing exorbitant fees charged by doctors in Dagupan City, Second District Board Member Raul Sison this time directed his tirade at a private hospital in Dagupan City for reportedly refusing to release the cadaver of a patient that died in the hospital to his family because…
IF the collection of fines and penalties from traffic violations is any indication, motorists should be warned that traffic rules in Dagupan City are strictly enforced by the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO). The city government has been collecting an average of P1 million a month in penalties for…
DAGUPAN CITY — As technology advances, so does information. The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) recently hosted a briefing for the Pangasinan Bloggers on the significance of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Freedom of Information as directed by the government to the province. PIA Regional Director…
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