THE local governments in Pangasinan are gearing up for another round of the country’s national inoculation drive next week in a bid to accommodate more Filipinos who want to receive their vaccines against COVID-19. The third “Bayanihan Bakunahan” was initially scheduled on February 10 and 11. In Region 1, the…
ENTERPRISING ENTREPRENEUR – Who would have thought that PVC pipe is only good for water and electrical use? Mang Doning of Baragngay Mancup in Calasiao found more uses for the pipes for agriculture . (Punchbphoto by Butch Uka)
THE fish vendors and stall tenants at the Magsaysay Fish Market are asking the city government to replace the battered and run down roof and repair the defective drainage system that cause flooding in the area every time rains fall. The appeal was conveyed to the Sangguniang Panlungsod by Councilor…
LINGAYEN Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil wants a MacArthur Landing Memorial Park constructed in his town in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT) to relive history and to boost tourism in Pangasinan’s capital town. “Historically, MacArthur landed here (Lingayen) on January 9, 1945 during World War 2. We will put this…
THE provincial government, under the leadership of Governor Amado Espino III, ranked 16th in the “National Top 20 of the Most Competitive Provinces” based on the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Survey. There are 81 provinces in the country. The CMCI of the Department of Trade and Industry…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Ilocos, through its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Pangasinan, conducted a hydroponics farming end-user training on February 4 at the Municipal Demo-Farm in Bugallon town. Engr. Arnold Santos, provincial director of PSTC-Pangasinan, said the training sought to capacitate the agri-technicians…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) arrested 45 gun ban violators and confiscated at some 118 firearms since January 9, the start the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban. The PRO1 reported that 83 firearms were either confiscated, recovered or surrendered and 37 persons were arrested by…
MOTHER AND SON TANDEM – Anticipating the arrival of more visitors in search of quality ‘pingka’ (or spada), a dutiful son helps Nanay prepare to dry more fish along the De Vencia Highway in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
CAPITOL NEWS DISTRIBUTION OF SELF-LEARNING MODULES AND SPEECH LABS. Under the directives of Governor Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III, the Provincial Government of Pangasinan awarded 598,125 self-learning modules and two speech laboratory sets to five divisions of Department of Education (DepEd) – Pangasinan on February 10. The distribution forms part…
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