THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Provincial Office assured its readiness to hold the Barangay and SK Elections on October 30, 2017. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, said COMELEC offices in Pangasinan are ready to accept certificates of candidacies (COC’s) starting on September 23 until September 30. He said Comelec’s…
OWING TO PARENTS’ NEGLIGENCE LINGAYEN—Since January to date, some 7,333 Pangasinenses already suffered from acute gastroenteritis (AGE) while 41 others died from it. According to the Provincial Health Office, the AGE surveillance report as of Sept. 4 showed the number of those who suffered from it is 12 percent higher…
NATIONAL and regional officers of the Girl Scout of the Philippines (GSP) and the Northern Luzon Region arrived in the city September 6 to 7 for the 5th Girl Scout of the Philippines Northern Luzon Region Regional Committee meeting hosted by the Dagupan City Girl Scout Council. Dagupan City Girl Scout…
THE Dagupan City government hopes to end tidal flooding in several low-lying areas in the city in the next five years through the construction of several floodgates along various rivers and creeks in the city. Josephine Corpuz, officer-in-charge at the City Planning and Development Coordinating Office, said the floodgates will be closed…
THE old iconic Bolinao Lighthouse badly needs repair and renovation if it is expected to continue to function efficiently to and guide ships to safety. First District Rep. Jesus ‘Boying’ Celeste said he has asked the Congress to allocate funds for the lighthouse’s urgent renovation and upgrading of its equipment….
TO ease the traffic congestion in Lingayen town, a Lingayen bypass road will be constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office. In a presentation to 2nd Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, Engr. Julian Narvas, Jr. of DPWH Regional Office 1, said the 3.8 kilometers concrete bypass road will…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia said the bill for the compressed work week “recently approved in the House of Representatives is an option and is not mandatory for employers to adopt”. De Venecia, one of the authors of House Bill 6152, said one of the main objectives of the…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development recently turned over an initial 20 core shelter units in Pangapisan, Alaminos City to the city government under the agency’s Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) for poor people living in hazard-prone areas. The Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste said the city government’s counterpart…
COLORFUL ATTRACTION — The sight of “Paraw” sailing around the Hundred Island National Park are becoming popular to tourists and visitors for an environment-friendly island hopping tour. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
WAR ON DRUGS SCOREBOARD LINGAYEN – With only 77 more barangays in Pangasinan that need to be cleared of drug activities, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is confident the province can be declared drug-fee by December this year. This was bared by P/Chief Inspector Norman Florentino, chief of the…
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