LINGAYEN – The Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Center for Federalism recently held a roadshow to inform Pangasinenses on the relevant features of a planned constitutional reform and solicited views. A salient feature of the proposed political and electoral reform provisions to the 1987 Constitution being…
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is set to inaugurate its Mental Health Regional Center to serve patients from Pangasinan and nearby provinces with mental health concerns. Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC director, said the building, located at the R1MC annex in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, and soon as…
POZORRUBIO – A fifteen-year-old boy here playing basketball with friends in the neighborhood’s court died after he lost his balance running after the ball and fell by a parked kuliglig. John Imbat’s accidental fall became fatal when his throat hit the kuliglig’s handle. According to P/Major Rommel Bagsic, Pozorrubio PNP…
NO ASF IN DAGUPAN – Vendors at the Malimgas Public Market installed a tarpaulin to help encourage households to continue to buy and eat pork with their message: “Dagupan City is African Swine Fever Free.” (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE local governments on the borders of Pangasinan took an active stance in the provincial government’s fight to protect the protect the province against the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Nine towns issued their respective executive orders preventing the entry of of live hogs, pork and fresh pork,…
DESPITE the ongoing culling operations in Barangay Apalen in Bayambang and implementation of the 1-7-10 protocol, the demand for pork by households in Dagupan City is slowly returning to normal. This was noted by Dr. Michael Maramba, City Veterinarian who said the city consumed 90 heads a day before the…
LINGAYEN —The provincial government eased not on its announced total ban of hogs being transported from other provinces but transporting of hogs from other towns or cities in the province not affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) are allowed provided necessary documents are presented. The traders should present veterinary health…
BAYAMBANG—After visiting the CS First Green’s engineered bamboo factory in this town last Wednesday, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu vowed to increase bamboo seedling planting under the National Greening Program (NGP) from 20 percent to 40-45 percent due to the grass’ high survival rate and…
URDANETA CITY– The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) led the cleaning of several slaughterhouses in the province in weeklong observance (October 14 to 18) of the 26th Meat Safety Consciousness Week. Dr. Cherrie Ann Javier, senior meat control officer of NMIS, said Oplan Linis was piloted in the Lingayen slaughterhouse…
AS part of its promotion of green practices, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to educate consumers and business establishments on how to reduce their carbon emissions to mitigate the possible great impact of climate change due to global warming. Natalia Dalaten, office-in-charge provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, advised…
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