DURING STATE OF CALAMITY ALCALA—The town’s mayor wondered how the municiapl government could help provide food, particularly rice to affected residents should calamity hit the town.   Reason? The government cannot purchase rice from the National Food Authority even if a state of calamity has been declared because the sangguniang…

LINGAYEN— The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved during their special session last week the P162.38 million supplemental investment program (SIP) No. 5 of the province. According to Board Member Angel Baniqued, resolution author, the SIP no. 5 amounting to P162 million will be sourced from the additional estimated income, reversions of…

FOR 90-YEAR OLD PLUS PENSIONERS ONE does not have to be 100 years old to earn a cash bonanza from government this year. At age 90, one will be entitled to start receiving milestone benefits, and there are 317 ninety years old and above Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) pensioners…

LINGAYEN— The provincial government will soon establish its Human Rights Action Center to promote higher awareness on human rights, the rule of law, and access to justice of its constituency. The provincial board ratified Resolution No. 1596-2015 authorizing Governor Amado Espino Jr. to enter into and sign a memorandum of…

LINGAYEN–The Provincial Health Office (PHO) admitted that suspected cases of dengue in Pangasinan, from January to September 28 this year, have already increased by more than 50 percent compared to the same period last year. Provincial Health Officer Anna Teresa de Guzman said her office has already registered 2,940 suspected cases for…

SOON, residents of five towns will have free access to Wi-Fi in public areas through the “Juan Konek” program of the Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO). Director Cheryl Ortega of DOST-ICTO Field Operations Office,  said free access to Wi-Fi will be made available in selected…

SAN CARLOS CITY—A health official warned the public of leptospirosis after an administrative aide of the local government of Bayambang town recently died of it.  He had a weeklong open wound that worsened when he cleaned part of the town hall enabling bacteria to enter into his body. Dr. Policarpio…

DAGUPAN CITY— If you have any complaints about the Listahanan: Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangangailangan (previously the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), you have 30 days within which to submit your view about the inclusion or exclusion of certain households…

GOV. Amado T. Espino, Jr. cancelled classes in all levels including tertiary in the entire province of Pangasinan last Friday. October 2, due to the heavy rains brought by tropical storm Kabayan. In a declaration of cancellation of classes issued by the office of the governor, Espino said the advisory…

THE unregistered 439 detainees at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s (BJMP) district jail in Dagupan City finally completed their biometrics data through a series of satellite voters’ registration and validation conducted by Commission on Elections (COMELEC) here. Lawyer Ericson Oganiza, election officer in Dagupan City, said the series…