THE School Division of Pangasinan II will host the 2016 Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) of the Department of Education on January 11-13 in Mangaldan at the Sto. Tomas Catholic School. Erwin Dela Rosa, education program specialist II of the division and designated media coordinator of RSPC, said some 2,500…
LINGAYEN Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has warned the Catholic faithful in Pangasinan about what he called deceptive operation of a group of men who represent themselves as “priests” of the “Ancient Catholic Church of the East.” In his Circular 2016-2 on January 1, 2016, Archbishop Villegas said the group, reportedly headed by a certain Anthony…
LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO), effective Monday, December 28, a major reshuffling of its officers. According to P/Superintendent Joel Garcia, the major revamp was mainly due to the schooling of former deputy provincial director for administration (DPDA) that resulted in a “domino effect”.
LINGAYEN HAS NO SCHOLARS LINGAYEN— The dream of institutionalizing a scholarship program in the capital town may not be fulfilled after Mayor Josefina Castañeda vetoed Ordinance No. 40-2015 or “An Ordinance establishing a scholarship program in the municipality of Lingayen, Pangasinan and appropriating funds relative thereto”. In her veto letter, Castañeda…
NOT A DYING LANGUAGE THE feared extinction of the Pangasinan language, which is spoken by over 2 million people, will probably not happen anytime soon, with the release of a new Bible in Pangasinan. The Jehovah’s Witnesses released the complete Pangasinan Bible Balon Mundo a Patalos na Masanton Kasulatan last…
LINGAYEN— It is not known if the muzzle-taping of guns of all government –issued guns to policemen and of guns owned by members of different gun clubs in the province helped in reducing the number of incidents involving accidental shooting from stray bullets but the fact is there has no…
TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AN agricultural engineer is advocating a change in the traditional design of fish ponds in the province in order to cope with the impact of climate change. Dr. Catalino de la Cruz, a topnotch agricultural engineer, said fish farmers must take the threat of climate…
TARGET: ZERO-DROWNING LINGAYEN-The provincial government has launched Oplan Paskuhan from Dec. 24, 2015 to January 3 next year, putting safeguards in place in order to prevent drowning at the Lingayen Beach and other beaches in Pangasinan during the holiday season. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) spokesperson Avenix Arenas said, members of…
LINGAYEN- A medical team led by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Maria Teresa De Guzman recently returned to Typhoon “Yolanda”-devastated town Dulag, Leyte, to renew the provincial government’s pledge of support. The team held a medical mission for the families. Dulag Vice Mayor Edwin Mabanta together with the members of the…
CHRISTMAS DAY VICTIM ALCALA— A 19-year-old teen from Barangay Legaspi San Manuel Tarlac is believed to have drowned in Agno River at Barangay Laoac Alcala on Christmas Day. Alcala Police Station identified the victim as Edmark Paul Malaso dived into the water to save his companion from drowning, however, the…
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