THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWD) Region 1 has warned unscrupulous persons who are faking documents to benefit from the educational assistance fund. Alarmed by report that in order to avail of the education assistance fund, DSWD Regional Director Marie Angela Gopalan said anyone who would be…
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 recorded 8,074 cases of tuberculosis during the first and second quarters of 2022. This was reported by Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of the CHD, in a press conference on August 19, in celebration of the National Tuberculosis Day….
DAGUPAN City received a mobile clinic from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 on August 24, 2022 at the City Health Office (CHO). Mayor Belen Fernandez thanked the DOH’s continued support to the city government’s program providing quality facilities and equipment as part of the implementation…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution congratulating the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) provincial office in Pangasinan for its successful drug offensive operation in Pozorrubio on August 12 that resulted in the seizure of P2.5 billion worth of shabu. Resolution No. 96 series of 2022 authored by Third District Board Member…
FAKE NEWS FROM SOCMED THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) vehemently denies the alleged instances of kidnapping spreading throughout the province, citing them all as hoaxes and hyped fake news. In an interview with PNP provincial director P/Colonel Jeff Fanged last Tuesday, August 23, confirmed that the alleged cases of…
THE Office of the Provincial Prosecutors filed charges against four suspects arrested in the P2.5 billion drug buy-bust in Pozorrubio town on August 12 before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 46 in Urdaneta City, in a sworn complaint filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Violations of Sections…
VIRTUAL GRIDLOCK FOR LEARNERS — Traffic along Tapuac Road in Dagupan City became one long parking lot as parents, siblings and guardians rushed to have their learners in six schools over a one kilometer stretch in school at the same time on the first day of in-person face-to-face-classes. (Punchphoto by Willie…
SISON-TUBA BOUNDARY DISPUTE THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan created an ad hoc committee headed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino to tackle the boundary dispute between the municipalities of Sison town in Pangasinan and Tuba town in Benguet, that heated up anew after a long lull. Vice Governor Lambino nominated Sixth District Board…
CLOSE to one million learners trooped to their respective schools in the region last Monday, August 22, when school year 2022 to 2023 officially begins. This was reported by Cesar Bucsit, spokesman of DepEd Region 1, who said that data as of August 18 showed that at least 948,027 pupils…
THE Dagupan City government was recently directed anew to conduct road clearing operations in all the barangays per guidelines set in 2019. Romary Soriano, newly assigned local government operations officer in Dagupan, reiterated the directive when she spoke before the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Tuesday, citing the need to clear all…
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