THE Dagupan City government is seeking the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways particularly for the construction of dikes and canals and the closure of the open culvert along the De Venecia Highway to alleviate the flood situation in the city. The request was authorized by the…

THE adoption, practice and integration of the “tusok” system project of chapters of  Rotary Clubs in Dagupan City as part of the the plastic waste management policy of city government was endorsed by the Sanguuniang Panlungsod. The proposed measure, titled “Practical Plastic Waste Management Project of Dagupan City” will be…

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start issuing driver’s license with five-year validity in Region 1 on Nov. 7. This was bared by Glorioso Daniel Martinez, LTO chief in Urdaneta City last Thursday. The fee for a driver’s license valid for five years is P585, plus P67.73 to cover cost…

27th NATIONAL STATISTICS MONTH AS the country observes the 27th National Statistics Month (NSM), the provincial government is hopeful it can duplicate if not exceed its past performance, good for a second Hall of Fame award. Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario, this year’s NSM steering committee chairman, expressed confidence…

THE office of the Commission on Elections in Pangasinan has suspended all the activities in preparation for the SK and Barangay elections this October. Lawyer Marino Salas, Provincial Election Supervisor confirmed that he received a memorandum order from the COMELEC office in Manila directing the suspension of all the activities…

LINGAYEN — More than 1,000 residents were given access to various health services including free vaccination in Barangay Barlo, Mabini where the 1st Kalusagan Karaban of the provincial government made a stop-over last Sept 23. Under the theme “Pangkalusugan Serbisyo na Organisado ng Gobyerno Hatid sa Inyo,” it was one of the eight series of…

CONTRA DENGUE, ZIKA VIRUS MOSQUITOFISH (Gambusia affinis), abundant in a fishery center here, is an effective defense against the spread of deadly mosquitoes that cause the deadly dengue and the spread of Zika virus. Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development…

LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) decried the continued refusal of the officials of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) to appear at the ongoing investigation of the reported anomalies in the implementation of the university’s on-the-job-training (OJT) program for its graduating students. Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario, a member of…

UNANG HAKBANG PROJECT THERE is hope for the 59 self-confessed drug users and pushers in Barangay Tebeng Dagupan City, who surrendered. The barangay council of Tebeng launched Wednesday its Unang Hakbang project for residents who surrendered by engaging them to make parol (Christmas lantern) that they can sell during this…

RELIGIOUS leaders of various Christian sects in Pangasinan have banded together to lead the daily 9 o’clock p.m. prayer in their respective communities for peace in the country while the government is waging its campaign against illegal drugs. In an inter-faith statement of peace titled “We believe in peace” dated Sept….