WHILE all towns and cities in Pangasinan already has fire stations, expect the construction of more functional fire stations in the province. Fire Superintendent Georgian Pascua, provincial fire marshal, said most fire stations in cities and towns are housed in buildings owned by the local governments and their use are…
Genesis Jimenez, 20, Student, Dagupan City This pandemic is draining. I don’t feel like I have a safe space anymore in my own home. Home is no longer a place for me to feel comfortable, to rest, and to bond with the family. Home now is my workplace and school….
AID FOR JEEPNEY, TRICYCLE DRIVERS – Drivers and operators of jeepneys and tricycles head for home with boxes of relief supplies and grocery items distributed by the DSWD as government’s assistance during the pandemic. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A SHORTAGE of pork supply in Pangasinan may happen soon because the available supply is thinning due to African Swine Fever (ASAF) that had affected 36 municipalities in the province. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, acting provincial veterinarian, sounded the alert in Monday’s Question Hour of the provincial board on the inquiry…
THE Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet) maintained that the African Swine Fever (ASF) that raged on in Pangasinan for two years ago was already contained with only one hog reported to have died in Mapandan town in January this year. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, acting provincial veterinarian, said since the…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan shot down a proposal of local meat vendors and hog dealers for the passage of a provincial ordinance that will ban the export of hog supply in Pangasinan to other provinces. Echoing the slogan “Pangasinan should be for Pangasinan,” Grace de Guzman, Vice President of the Lingayen…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod will conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation to find out if the joint venture agreement between Pamana Water Corporation and the Dagupan City Water District was the reason behind the increased water rates now being charged to consumers today. This was disclosed by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo…
THE provincial government provided P5,000 financial assistance to each 25 displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Aguilar through its Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa OFW Project held on March 3. The Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa OFW Project, a livelihood program of the province, is part of the Abig Pangasinan recover program launched by…
THE name De Venecia evokes an institutional legacy in Pangasinan. It is on this note that Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, director of the Region 1 Medical Center, said that the De Venecias are morale boosters at the R1MC. Speaking during the second anniversary of the Malasakit Center at R1MC on…
CAPITOL NEWS ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED OFWs IN AGUILAR. Twenty-five beneficiaries of the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa OFW Project of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan in Aguilar undergo financial management training administered by the Provincial Population, Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office (PPCLDO) prior to the awarding of the financial assistance. The Tulong…
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