LINGAYEN—The Provincial Health Office (PHO) will begin to require groups conducting medical missions to observe the guidelines it issued to ensure the comfort and safety of the intended beneficiaries. Specifically, PHO now requires groups conducting surgical- medical -pediatric and dental missions to observe the Manual of Procedures (MOP) specified in the International Organization…
THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has offered its financial support to Dagupan City for the construction of its new city hall building. It can lend Dagupan up to P580 million at low interest rate payable within 10 years based on the borrowing capacity of the city. The offer was made by Jaime…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has passed an ordinance authorizing another 45-day traffic experiment on one-way traffic scheme, terminals and pedestrian lanes in the city of Dagupan.Draft Ordinance No. D-895, which was adopted by the SP, authorized the Office of the City Mayor through the Public Assistance and Risk Management Council (PARMC) and the Public…
BANI—Square-shaped watermelons from Bani? After the successful staging of the first “Pakwan (Watermelon) Festival”, the local government unit (LGU) of Bani decided to make the event an annual affair to further boost tourism and economic activities in the town, and more. “We are going to make watermelons in different shapes…
ISLAND TOURS — The candidates in the this year’s search for Miss Dagupan are given a free tour of the Calmay River on board one of Balon Dagupan’s three brand new medium sized outrigger boats resembling a floating cottage to familiarize themselves with the city’s rich natural resources. The new…
DASOL – This town will have nothing to do with mining and fish cages. Mayor Noel Nacar of Dasol recently reiterated his stand against the two activities to protect the quality of the town’s salt produce. He already rejected the call of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the provincial…
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM THE Dagupan City government added another feather to its cap in the field of education. It was chosen by the Department of Education (DepEd) as one of the ten cities in the country to pilot the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) Program. Mayor…
DAGUPAN City became the first local government unit in the region to create a Barangay OFW Migrant Desk following the Barangay OFW Migrant Desk Officers training and seminar held last week. This was acknowledged by Rhoda Lee, officer-in-charge of PSD, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Region 1. The city’s…
UMINGAN–The relatives of two Pangasinenses who perished in a fire that gutted their boarding house in Macau have appealed to the government for help for the speedy repatriation of their remains. Alex Natino, 47, husband of Marites Natino from Barangay Cabalitian this town, told The PUNCH Tuesday that he has been…
DAGUPAN City will host the nationwide observance of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) Week on Nov. 17 to be led by Secretary Antonio Villar Jr. of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). The activity will be marked by the “Walk of Hope” at 5:30 a.m. from the Dagupan City Plaza to CSI Stadia…
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