WITH “GLENDA’S” BLESSING AGUILAR—Typhoon Glenda threatened earlier to do its worst in Pangasinan and spoil this town’s street party for its first 1st Ansaklet (Glutinous Rice) Festival but thankfully, she decided against it on the day of the party, July 16. This allowed the town’s residents to proceed with their planned…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government launched ‘Bantay-Barangay, Tulong-Hanapbuhay’ to protect local job seekers against illegal recruiters and from human traffickers. The program was launched after Gov. Amado T. Espino directed the creation of the Pangasinan Migration and Development Council (PMDC) by executive fiat. Established by Executive Order No. 0021-2014 signed by Gov….
BINMALEY, Pangasinan—Pangasinan has one congressman who kept a perfect attendance record in the House of Representatives’ 16th Congress. Second District Representative Leopoldo Bataoil has managed to attend all sessions since the start of the 15th Congress, his first term, to date. “I intend to keep it that way until the…
LINGAYEN—Leptospirosis has claimed two lives in Pangasinan, a farmer and a mechanic, from the towns of Manaoag and Calasiao respectively, the chief of the Provincial Health Office said. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, said Friday that the casualties from Manaoag and Calasiao died in May and July respectively. There were…
THE city agriculture office (CAO) has yet to schedule the demolition of three illegal fish pens standing in a 4.7-hectare portion of the river system here despite extended deadlines given the owners. Two of the illegal structures are located in barangay Salapingao and the other in Talaib-Carael, said Emma Molina,…
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—Former fourth district board member Jeremy “Ming” Rosario has formally assumed his new position as the assistant provincial health officer for hospital management on Monday. Rosario, a doctor by profession specializing in anesthesiology, served as board member of the sixth and seventh Sangguniang Panlalawigan. He said that serving in…
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez was recently named this year’s ‘Best Local Chief Executive’ by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Fernandez, who received the award last June 30 at PNP Regional Office 1 in San Fernando City, La Union, was commended for her “invaluable support to the PNP in implementing police…
DAGUPAN CITY—“We need a chemist and a drug testing lab”. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez idenfied these as initial requirements after she reconstituted the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) on June 25 and declared a no-nonsense all-out war against the drug syndicates operating in the city. The new council is now…
EXECUTIVE SESSION LINGAYEN—Concerned about reports that politics could be one possible motive behind the slaying of Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr , members of the sanggunian panlalawigan called for an executive session with PNP provincial officials for an update on the progress of the investigation. However, shortly after the meeting,…
DAGUPAN CITY–Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia has filed a bill in Congress seeking to declare the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag as a pilgrimage site. House Bill No. 4481 seeks “to mandate the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agencies, in coordination with the…
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