MORE ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES ALAMINOS CITY— The tourists are arriving in droves to this city! This trend has been confirmed by the number of tourists that visited the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) that reached an all-time high last month, June, surpassing last year’s visitor count. From January to June this…
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reiterated its opposition against the death penalty, asserting it is “for life and against death” after advocacy groups pressed for the restoration of capital punishment. In a statement titled The CBCP and the Proposed Restoration of the Death Penalty dated July 2,…
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in Region 1 assured its members that their full benefits will be honored in private hospitals. The government-led health insurer issued this announcement after the Private Hospital Association of Philippines Incorporated (PHAPI) gave the assurance that its members and dependents will not deduct amounts…
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—The human trafficking charges filed by the police against the owners and employees of an online English language tutorial center in Lingayen were finally dropped by the Department of Justice (DOJ) by police authorities. Evidence of human trafficking against Kamehachi Corporation, which ran the center in a three-storey building…
BOLINAO–Thirty-two fishermen whose boats encountered mechanical failure while sailing through rough waters have been brought to shore and given medical treatment at a local hospital here on June 24. The fishermen were sighted by Bolinao resident Daniel Del Tierro, 37, boat operator of F/B Joshua and a resident of Sitio…
DAGUPAN CITY,—The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), a government-run hospital here confirmed the preventive suspension issued against its chief along with some doctors and nurses. Dr. Michael Canto, R1MC spokesperson, said Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, is temporarily replaced by Dr. Emmanuel Acluba effective June 26. The suspension order issued by…
URBIZTONDO—Road-widening and street lighting projects undertaken by late Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr. of this town have been stopped reportedly by the contractors. Newly installed Mayor Martin Sison, in an interview, said all projects of the late mayor have been “frozen,” citing financial constraints as the main reason. He said his…
THE scheduled payment of refunds owed to customers of the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative III (Panelco) and Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) as ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission will not happen. This became evident after the distribution uilities (DU) filed a motion asking for an extended period of recovery or refund…
DAGUPAN CITY—About 326 households in 19 barangays in Sual town, the home of the coal-fired power plant in Pangasinan, will be provided with solar home systems whose installation will be completed this year. An agreement for this purpose will soon be signed by the Department of Energy (DOE), TeaM Energy Foundation,…
STA. MARIA –A councilor serving his first term may face a six-month suspension after most of his colleagues filed a complaint regarding his absenteeism. Sta. Maria SB members led by Vice Mayor Conrado Ignacio filed a case against Councilor Junjun Macaraeg, a Liberal Party member, who reportedly has not been…
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