LINGAYEN—Families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can soon turn to the provincial government for help on what productive activities they can do using money remitted from abroad. The Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP) last week approved Resolution No. 1528-2012 titled “Authorizing Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. to enter into a Memorandum of…
STO. TOMAS—More than 200 young students in this quiet agricultural town had the opportunity to get free painting lessons from international Filipino painter Daniel Macabitas. Macabitas, whose works had been exhibited in at least 11 countries, held a series of painting workshops where he shared his passion and skills to…
BARATILLOS GALORE GRIDLOCK in the streets of Dagupan are again a common scene since Thursday with the construction of stalls on Galvan and Jovellanos Streets where a baratillo will be held for two months in connection with the Dagupan City Fiesta in December. Jeepney and tricycle drivers are the first…
MALASIQUI—It was a night to remember for local politics. The birthday-cum-thanksgiving party of 3rd District Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas last Thursday proved to be an occasion where political opponents could temporarily be buddies as they shook or raised each other’s hands, and even gave each other a hug.
SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD IN DAGUPAN—Devotees of San Pedro Calungsod crowd the image of the newly canonized saint during its visit to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The image arrived at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral November 4 where a Mass was held upon its arrival. A procession along downtown Dagupan followed…
LINGAYEN—Marathon hearings started last week at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to resolve seven pending administrative cases involving incumbent officials who are again running for office in the May 2013 election. The cases, filed before the Committee on Good Government and Accountability of Public Officers, need to be decided upon at…
LINGAYEN—The Federation of Public Elementary School Teachers Association of Pangasinan 1 composed of 31 districts has asked Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to give departed teachers the honor of having a flag over their casket. “Teachers assigned to different districts are rendering their services wholeheartedly for the benefit of school children…
HERE’S good news for PhilHealth cardholders in Pangasinan. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has clarified that PhilHealth cards issued to its members can still be used in health care facilities that will be reclassified as infirmaries and clinics.
UNDERWATER PIPES ALAMINOS CITY–An underwater pipeline is now being installed across the Lucap Bay here in to bring potable water for the first time from the mainland to the major islands in the Hundred Islands. Mayor Hernani Braganza said the city will finally be able to address the complaint of…
ALAMINOS CITY–One James Bond girl, a half-Filipina, hopped around the Hundred Islands here and hailed environmental conservation efforts undertaken by the local government. The statuesque Grace Grant, who played an assassin posing as masseuse in the James Bond movie Die Another Day“, a Pierce Brosnan starrer, was visibly impressed with…
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