GOVERNOR’S 2024 SOPA — Gov. Ramon Guico III addresses the members of the provincial officialdom with updates on the ongoing key programs and advocacies of his administration. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III delivered his State of the Province Address (SOPA) last April 5, 2024 to update his constituents of his administration over the first one year and nine months on infrastructure, educational opportunities, economic growth initiatives, healthcare access, and environmental protection. Governor Guico cited key initiatives and projects…
DUE to extreme heat inside classrooms, 25 local government units in Pangasinan cancelled face-to-face classes and shifted to distance modular learning on April 8, 11 and 12, and possibly next week too in order to keep learners’ health protected. With daily heat index of 41 to 44 degrees Celsius in Pangasinan and…
THE Dagupan City Health Office reported the first case of suspected pertussis in the city last week. City Health Officer Ophelia Rivera admitted however that another child in Dagupan died of diptheria having manifested symptoms of the diptheria disease. Both patient did not receive vaccines for anti-DPT (Diptheria, Pertussis and…
PROVINCIAL Election Supervisor Marino Salas said Pangasinan recorded some 60,000 new voter registrants in the ongoing voters’ registration for next year’s election. However, he clarified during the iFM Dagupan interview that the number is still subject to review and validation. Salas said the off-site registration and voters’ education, registration activities…
‘KIDLAT’ AT THE PangSINE 2024 – National Artist for Film, Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia), addresses the launching program of PangaSine 2024, the official Film Festival of Pangasinan, then proceeds to use an improvised gong as he performs a tribal dance while his short film is being shown on the background…
THIS year’s annual Bangus Festival (April 13-May 1) kicked off with the launching of the “Ilog Ko, Bilay Ko, Dapat Mahalin Ko,” a food for work program , to underscore the importance of a clean environment in order to effectively promote ‘Dagupan Bangus’, the city’s primary agricultural product. Councilor Marcelino Fernandez,…
PANGASINE, a three-day film festival (April 6-8) of the Pangasinan provincial government launched with the theme ‘Pangasinan through the lens of the Pangasinense’ was a success. A brainchild of Pangasinan First Lady Maan Tuazon Guico, the event became the precursor of Pangasinan filmmaking, aimed at enriching and highlighting the tapestry…
LOCAL and amateur bands in Pangasinan will again take centerstage through the ‘PangasiRock’ Battle of the Bands, one of the most-awaited events of the Sea Festival (Pista’y Dayat). The Battle of the Bands, which will be staged this year in partnership with Star FM and Bombo Radyo Dagupan, had three…
THE Wado Ryu Karatedo Dagupan was a stand-out in the 2nd Kyodai Karate Championships and took home the 1st Runner Up trophy with 15 gold, 5 silver, and 10 bronze medals last April 7, 2024 held at the Greenhills in San Juan, Metro Manila. Members of the team who succeeded in the campaign were Shane…
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