DRINK a lot of water. Don’t take pain relievers if you can help it. These were some of the advice of thirty year-old Maria Govinda Onrubia, who earned a new lease on life after her kidney transplant operation in 2012, to those who don’t want to be a potential transplant…
URDANETA CITY—The local government unit (LGU) here in partnership with the Filipino- Chinese Love and Care Foundation Inc. (FCLCFI) targets to train 300 residents and non-residents of the city on the fundamentals of computer. The first batch composed of 100 trainees has started their 18-day free training last August 4…
A SHELTER FOR SCAVENGERS—The scavengers at the city’s open dumpsite explain to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (left) their plight during a dialogue initiated by the mayor for the implementation of the city government’s shelter and livelihood project for them in line with her administration’s Alagang Balon Dagupan program in partnership with the Department of…
THE Dagupan City government takes its campaign vs. illegal drugs to the barangays to put a squeeze on the demand for the prohibitive drugs. Mandated to lead the efforts at the grassroots level are the Barangay Anti-drug Abuse Councils (BADAC) whose select young members of Task Force on Youth Development…
TO EASE WORSENING TRAFFIC CALASIAO—Something has to give, and fast. The worsening traffic congestion at the town proper aggravated by the road widening and bridge rehabilitation projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has prompted the Macanlalay administration to clamp down not only on colorum tricycles operating…
LINGAYEN—The provincial health office (PHO) has alerted local health authorities in 7 towns and one city on the possible increase in number of dengue patients in their localities during the rainy season in a bid to achieve a zero-dengue casualty this year. According to provincial health officer, Dr. Anna De…
CALASIAO — A barangay here that is perennially flooded during the rainy season, and practically under water each time a typhoon hits the town is finally learning to be self-reliant in preparing for and coping with the hazards of flooding. Officials and volunteers of Barangay Talibaew have began training on…
WHEN does one say if a jail facility is congested? It is overly congested if there are 608 inmates in a jail facility built to accommodate only 100. Such is the present situation at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) district jail in Dagupan City. J/Chief Inspector Kenneth…
2014 REPORT ON STA. BARBARA STA. BARBARA—A report on the completion of a number of infrastructure projects and improvement of facilities for schools in the town was the highlight of Mayor Carlito Zaplan’s state of municipal address (SOMA) which he delivered last week. “I feel that the greatest reward for…
JOINING THE FUN—-Volunteers and officials of the Parole and Probation Administration-Department of Justice and the provincial government welcome the services of another volunteer, 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, in planting trees by the baywalk at the Capitol Beachfront in Lingayen. The occasion was the 38th PPA-DOJ anniversary and 21st Probation Week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)…
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