48 NURSES GET UPGRADED THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan corrected a discrepancy in the salary grade (SG) of nurses in 14 provincial government hospitals where Nurse I and Nurse II are in the same salary grade in compliance with the Department of Budget and Management Circular No.2031-series of 2021. SP Resolution No….
JEEPNEY drivers and operators in Pangasinan would rather have the fuel excise tax removed instead of the subsidies offered by the Department of Transportation. Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Organization Provincewide (AUTOPRO) – Pangasinan, said the subsidy grant is not enough to cover their expenses, as…
A MINI-dam in San Jacinto that can irrigate 100 hectares of agricultural land was inaugurated on October 26. Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia was joined by officials of San Jacinto led by Mayor Leo de Vera, National Irrigation Administration, irrigators’ associations of Barangays Awai, Labney and Lobong headed by Mely…
DAGUPAN BANGUS TO THE MARKET – An old worker gives it all to push his cart loaded with newly harvested Dagupan bangus from fishponds in the city for distribution at the city’s fish market. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with different governments agencies, including local government units and law enforcement bodies, is set to crack down on unscrupulous doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and others selling COVID-19 medicines at blackmarket prices beyond the suggested retail price set by the Department of Health (DOH)….
THE Ilocos Center for Health Development (CHD 1) reported that 57 percent of the workforce in Region 1 is suffering from mental health issues. In an online presser of the Philippine Information Agency Region 1 on Tuesday, Dr. Magnolia Brabante, CHD 1 mental health coordinator said most of the workforce…
THE Pangasinan provincial government is the most organized in records disposal. This was the assessment of the National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) when it observed the strict compliance in records safekeeping and legal records disposal during the conduct of the 6th Batch of Synchronized Disposal of Valueless Records on…
WOW! GANDA! – A vendor pushing his food cart in the middle of a flooded street in Dagupan City is distracted by the sight of a comely young lady walking behind him. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DAGUPAN City Mayor Brian Lim initially suspended work in government offices on October 12 by virtue of his Executive Order No. 35 due to the flooding in several areas in the city that affected residents. Lim again issued Executive Order 36, series of 2021 suspending work on October 14 (Thursday)…
THE impending operations of the Large-scale Offshore Mining Project in the Lingayen Gulf by Iron Ore Gold and Vanadium Resources Philippines Inc. will have a serious impact on the food requirement of nearly the whole country as well as the livelihood of thousands of fishermen in Pangasinan. This was the…
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