NINE MONTHS BACKLOG THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) district offices in Dagupan and San Carlos City already started printing driver’s license cards to serve to their respective applicants to reduce the April-December 2023 and cope with the current applications. LTO Dagupan chief Rommel Dawaton said his office is currently printing…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD recently launched “Gatasang Kalabaw Kontra Kagutuman at Kahirapan” (GK3K) in San Andres, Balungao town in collaboration with local governments to help mitigate the immediate impact of the hunger and poverty crisis and helping vulnerable populations through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). “Through…
THE Philippine College of Physicians recently accredited the Residency Training Program of the Department of Internal Medicine of Nazareth General Hospital Inc. It’s the first accredited Residency Training in a private hospital in Pangasinan. The accreditation acknowledged the hospital’s excellence in medical education and patient care. Dr. Edmundo Exconde attributed…
HOUSE OF GOLD – Gloria Javien, 63, finds comfort and happiness in hanging tobacco leaves for drying from her house in Barangay Ammamperez in Villais town because these promise “golden’ return for her efforts. Unlike other farmers, a dangerous heat level is favorable to tobacco farmers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) recently authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to seal a partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) for the implementation of the Coconut Fertilization Project for CY 2024. The SP resolution on May 6 cited PCA’s implementation of the Coconut Planting and Replanting Project to revitalize the…
THE Department of Labor and Employment awarded P90,114,219 worth of livelihood assistance to 18,835 residents through its “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)” during the simultaneous Labor Day Job Fair held in three venues, offering support and hope for disadvantaged or displaced workers in the province, including farmers, fisherfolks,…
THE newly-completed P30-million access road project along Barangay San Vicente project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Calasiao is seen to boost agriculture and tourism. Esperanza Tinaza, DPWH Region I information officer, said the access road is 1.5428 kilometers long and reinforced with a concreted pipe…
NATIVE CAKES GALORE – Urbiztondo residents and their visitors partake on the different native cakes produced in the town during the town’s 2nd Kanen Festival. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
THE Pangasinan Salt Center was officially created as a unit under the office of the Governor with the passage of the provincial ordinance during its April 29 regular session. Vice Gov. Mark Lambino, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), said the ordinance defines functions and operations of the Pangasinan…
AS more investors are eyeing Pangasinan for their renewable energy projects, Vice Gov. Mark Lambino reiterates the importance of observing taxation laws of host towns. Lambino, in an interview, stressed that the new investors must ensure that their tax payments benefit the host local governments to help them grow economically…
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