ESPINO’S PRIORITY LINGAYEN—Only those that can be saved, will be saved. This is how Gov. Amado Espino III views the implementation of the Renewal Program Center for moderately affected drug dependents at Camp Tito Abat in Manaoag town. In a talk to newsmen shortly after delivering his 100-day accomplishment report…

FINALLY, AFTER 20 YEARS BAYAMBANG—The town’s government finally demolished Municipality of Bayambang Homeowners Savings & Loan Association, Inc. building situated at the town plaza. Backed by a resolution from the Sangguniang Bayan (SB), Mayor Cezar Quiambao led the demolition in the presence of members of the SB and the original…

LINGAYEN – The efforts of the provincial government and the private sector to develop and promote tourism as an industry continue to gain national recognition. Pangasinan was recently cited by the annual Pearl Awards of the Department of Tourism and the Association of Tourism Officers’ in the Philippines (ATOP) for…

LINGAYEN– The “I Love Pangasinan Kalusugan Karaban” next stop last week was Barangay Namolan to provide health services to the town’s residents. Gov. Amado Espino III’s wife, Karina Padua-Espino, led the supplemental feeding program and the distribution of dignity kits to expectant mothers, school supplies and slippers to the Namolan…

FAMILY households have been advised to buy frozen meat only from supermarkets because these have expiry dates. “If they buy meat in public markets, they should ensure these are fresh, not defrosted,” Engr. Rosendo So gave the advice during the KBP Forum last Thursday. So said only 10 containers out…

LINKAGE FOR ANTI-POVERTY THE Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday, October 12, authorized Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Office of Vice President Leni Robredo “for a holistic and integrated approach to address the multiple dimensions of poverty for the welfare of Dagupan families.” Authored…

URDANETA CITY–Two died while nine others were injured in car-van collision along the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) exit point at Zone 6 in Barangay Anonas this city on Oct. 13. Declared dead on arrival at the Sacred Heart Hospital were Jessie Lacsa, 30, driver of a Toyota Corolla, and his…

THE finance committee of the Dagupan City government endorsed the P10.6-million supplemental budget proposed by the office of Mayor Belen Fernandez to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). The supplemental budget will fund amon others the purchase of patrol and transport vehicles to be used by the city for rescue operations in…

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Bolinao on Sunday night but no reports of injuries or damage were reported, officials said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake, which happened at around 9:40 p.m. on October 2, was tectonic in nature with a depth of…

THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on Monday, October 3, has authorized Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Food Authority (NFA) that will grant the city a rice credit line in times of calamities. The author, Councilor Jeslito Seen, said the credit line is…