FEARS of seeing the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant in Barangay Binloc being swept away by erosion have since been abated. The plant is now safe from any future erosion that could be caused by rampaging waters of the Cayanga River every flood season since the completion of the retaining wall…
LINGAYEN— Strengthening the provincial government’s commitment to promoting the health of its employees, the Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP) approved on March 11 an ordinance establishing the employees’ health and wellness programs. The health and wellness program, previously known as the Health Risk Management Program (HRMP) being managed by the Human Resources…
LINGAYEN—The planned Lingayen Baywalk project has received an initial P28 million fund from a partylist group and is now awaiting its Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Second District Rep. Leopoldo N. Bataoil, the prime mover of the project, said the money came from…
PUBLIC Works and Highways 2nd Pangasinan Engineering District’s Engr. Rodolfo Dion allayed fears of Dagupan residents and businessmen that establishments along A.B. Fernandez Ave. will end up being flooded after the major road is elevated. Dion said the ongoing elevation of the perennially flooded major thoroughfare is compliant with engineering…
LINGAYEN—More than 100 public high school teachers in the Third District will receive a special training on the integration of information technology in their classes to help students become more competitive in this digital age. “In Pangasinan, competence in the use of technology is sorely lacking, thus having a negative…
BOLINAO—Mayor Alfonso Celeste has reiterated his call to national government agencies to order the owner of a sunken Myanmar ship off the town’s coast to remove the vessel as the oil spill has now affected two barangays. Celeste said Thursday that oil spill has reached barangays Binabalian and Dewey, prompting…
“HINDI kami mag-nanakaw!” This was the blunt statement of former Councilor Michael Fernandez when asked what the team Belen Fernandez -Michael Fernandez can promise Dagupenos as they vie for the mayoralty and vice mayoralty seats. In an interview over a local radio station, Fernandez said the Belen-Michael team, which is…
LINGAYEN—The Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (MGB-DENR) will assess the site for proposed housing projects of the provincial government to ensure that it is a suitable location safe from geohazards. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved last week Resolution No. 1781 authorizing Governor Amado…
URDANETA CITY—Don’t create mess in our city. The city government formed teams composed of barangay officials for its Task Force Bantay Pangkalikasan to monitor and closely watch the posting of campaign materials of national and local candidates in the city for the May elections A city ordinance deputized Sangguniang Barangay…
LEADERS of the transport sector have been urged by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to implement regular drug-testing among bus drivers, particularly those assigned to provincial buses. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac Jr. said the agency is making the appeal in light of a recent series of arrests…
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