THE National Food Authority (NFA) is launching the “I-Rice Program” (Iron Fortified Rice) aimed at promoting improved health. The launch will be nationwide and for Pangasinan, it will be on March 15 at the West Central Elementary School.
THE House Committee on Health approved last week the bill filed by 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia seeking the expansion of the Region I Medical Center from a 300 to 600-bed capacity. According to Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC director, who attended the committee hearing on HB No. 3840 at…
R1MC expansion plans draw support
PUJ STICKERS AND LICENSE CONFISCATION–Members of the Alliance of United Transport Organization Provincewide (AUTOPRO) seeks the help of the Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez on their continuing protest against the issuance of public utility jeep stickers and the legality of the Public Order and Safety Office’s confiscation…
PUJ STICKERS AND LICENSE CONFISCATION
K-12 BASIC EDUCATION–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and Dagupan City Schools Superintendent Alma Ruby Torio exchange ideas about the K+12 Basic Education Program, a new basic education cycle initiated by the Aquino administration, during a regional orientation and consultation program held at the Regional Learning Center Region 1 in San Fernando…
K-12 BASIC EDUCATION
ALAMINOS CITY–This city has recently forged a partnership with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) in line with its vision to become a Zero Waste City in the future. Mayor Hernani Braganza said GAIA is a global civil society network promoting Zero Waste as a means for improved health,…
Alaminos eyes to be Zero Waste City
DAGUPAN CITY – Mayor Benjamin Lim has assured that the riverside squatters of sitio Dawel, along Dawel River bank of Barangay Pantal here that no ejection shall be done until relocation is available and a livelihood program for them is in place.
BSL assures squatters relocation before ejection
LINGAYEN–The provincial government’s river clean-up project has so far cleared and dredged 90% of the rivers in three towns and one city. Task Force Kalikasan, the group carrying out the clean-up operations under the “Ilog ko, Bilayen tan Aroen ko” program, reported during the program’s first general assessment meeting held…
River clean-up in 4 areas 90% done
PARENTS with adopted childrend are urged to legitimize the adoption instead of resorting to fake birth certificates and risk being discovered by the government. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region has been on a campaign encouraging adopting parents, explaining the easy legal process when taking…
DSWD calls on child adopters to take legal process
CONGRESSIONAL SPOUSES’ VISIT–Former Trade and Industry Undersecretary Carissa Cruz-Evangelista (left), daughter of Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia, welcomes the entourage of the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc.(CSFI) at their residence in Dagupan City during their visit to the province last week. Back to Homepage
CONGRESSIONAL SPOUSES’ VISIT
MEMBERS of the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc. (CSFI) visited the 4th District on Thursday to observe some best practices and projects and to interact with local officials, members of non-government organizations (NGOs) and stakeholders in various industries.




