DAGUPAN CITY–The state of marine mammal preservation in the country is still in its “infancy stage”. This was the observation of an official of Ocean Adventure who came to Pangasinan Wednesday to teach barangay officials in San Fabian town the ABCs of giving proper care to any dolphin beached on…
BOOK DONATION — Retired Police Deputy Director General Reynaldo Velasco (middle), an alumnus of the Banaoang Elementary School in Sta. Barbara, turns over books he donated to school principal Mrs. Fredeline Celzo for the library’s use. Standing behind Velasco is book author Mel Velasco, the general’s cousin. – (Photo by…
ANOTHER DAGUPAN LANDMARK Soon, Pangasinenses will be flocking to a huge multi-purpose center, bigger than the Dagupan Astrodome, to witness major trade exhibits, sports events, musical concerts and political rallies in Dagupan City. The center with 7,000-seating capacity, is being built by CSI Group of Companies at a sprawling one-hectare…
A half-day seminar on work simplification and human resource strategy for quality and productivity improvement was conducted recently as part of the city government’s 5 S (sweep, sort, sanitize, systematize, self-discipline) program. A team of lecturers from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) composed of NEDA Region supervising officer…
After improving the efficiency level at the government-owned Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), the hospital’s management and staff are out to establish the 1st Medical Herbal Garden in the region. Dr. Jesus Canto, R1MC hospital director, told The PUNCH that they have started on this mission last week by clearing…
BAYAMBANG – Government agencies and local government will be violating the Civil Service rules and policies if their appointed consultants are made to head a unit or an office. The warning was aired by Civil Service Commission Provincial Director John Rivera even as he pointed out those local government…
BEING one of the small competitive cities in the country, the city government of Dagupan was deemed to have performed well in having quality human resources and infrastructure but performed poorly in the of cost of doing business for the year 2005. This was the report of the Asian Institute…
BINMALEY – The completion of the phase 1 of the P7.8 billion Agno River Irrigation Integrated Project (ARIIP) slated to be implemented late this year will greatly benefit farmlands in the fifth and sixth districts. This was pointed out by National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Arturo Lomibao last week as…
TOP IN TAX COLLECTION–Bureau of Internal Revenue Regional Director Alfredo Balicanta Jr. (right) thanks the taxpayers in the Ilocos for making Revenue Region I the number one in collection nationwide during the ‘Kapihan’ sponsored by the Pangasinan Tri-Media Association. He is joined by Beverly Milo, chief of the assessment division;…
A cleaner and more organized Tondaligan Park awaits visitors after a major clean-up drive was launched September 1. Assistant City Engineer Marcelo Prado who was recently designated as Tondaligan Park Administration (TPA)-officer-in-charge, has ordered the make-over of the city’s beach park in a bid to sustain public patronage. Prado said…
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