FOR REHAB OF DRUG USERS A MEDICAL detoxification package for drug dependents among PhilHealth members will soon be made available. This was announced by Rodolfo del Rosario, PhilHealth vice president for Region 1, during the KBP Forum on the occasion of the 22ndanniversary of the agency. He said PhilHealth shall…
RENEWAL OF MARITAL VOWS ON VALENTINE’S DAY- Thirty-three married couples trooped to the Pangasinan Training and Development Center in Lingayen to renew the marital vows they made years back during the Family Day celebration organized by the provincial government in observance of Valentine’s Day. (PIOphoto by: Bob Sison)
THE demolition of illegal sheds and structures inside the old Tondaligan Park not only removed the eyesores, filthy environment and the tax-evading shed owners but also put an end to the reported rampant prostitution, illegal gambling and pot sessions in the area. Mayor Belen Fernandez, in a talk with newsmen,…
HOUSES FOR HOMELESS LINGAYEN–Two housing projects being developed by the provincial government and the National Housing Authority (NHA) meant for all interested Pangasinenses have so far attracted only homeless residents in Lingayen. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) found out that some 400 homeless residents applied so far to avail of the socialized housing projects being developed by the…
MANGALDAN—Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia urged students of Mangaldan National High School (MNHS) to be creative and learn to be critical thinkers in adapting to social media. De Venecia told the students to adopt the habit of checking facts and to “ask important questions because not all you read…
LINGAYEN– How well do you know former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, or popularly known as FVR? The book, titled FVR XYZ, authored by Melandrew T. Velasco, launched on Feb. 15, 2017 in Makati City, gives more insights about him before and during his incumbency as the country’s 12th President. The 372- page FVR XYZ…
PANGASINAN remains insurgency-free notwithstanding the reported increasing activities of the NPA in other provinces. This is the assessment of Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, member of the government peace panel, and himself a signatory to the resolution urging the government and the other side to continue the peace process. Bataoil lamented…
DAGUPAN CITY—The true “Valentino” fish is Tilapia and it does its “courting” of female tilapia at midnight till early morning, according to a fishery expert who narrated a love story of this fish. Their breeding behavior is likened to humans, although the fish seem to be more responsible, said Dr. Westly Rosario, center…
TALKING ABOUT GARBAGE — Members of the Dagupan City Sangguniang Panlungsod, barangay officials and stakeholders listen to Engr. Carlito Dion, former barangay chairman of Bued, Calasiao during the public hearing and consultative meeting on short term solution to the garbage crisis looming in the city. (Punchphoto by Leonardo Micua)
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expressed anew its deep concern over the deaths and killings in the campaign against prohibited drugs. “It is good to remove the drug problem, but to kill in order to achieve this is also wrong,” the pastoral letter said that was read…
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