RESPONSE TO TRANSPORT STRIKE – Stranded students prepare to board a van provided by the Dagupan City government to assist residents during the transport strike last Monday. (Punchphoto by Joho Riñoza)
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DAGUPAN City Mayor Brian Lim joined President Duterte’s entourage in his official trip to Russia. Lim said he was informed of his inclusion in the official delegation last September through a call from Malacanang and was later confirmed in a letter. “This is my first time to join a…
Mayor Lim joins presidential trip to Russia
THE provincial election office reported a successful campaign in the province in the two-month registration period that ended on September 30, despite rains and a transport strike. Marino Salas, provincial Comelec supervisor said 88,906 of 18 years and above registered as regular voters while 59, 367 of 15- to 17-years…
Comelec Pangasinan: 148K new voters
ASINGAN – The town’s government is set to construct a two-storey condominium-type tomb building to address the shortage of cemetery lots. In a PUNCH interview with Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. Thursday afternoon, he said that the Asingan Municipal Cemetery – with a land area of one hectare only, is nearing…
Asingan condo-type tomb building soon to rise
THE Lingayen government ordered the closure of bus and jeepney terminal after determining that the management has a P11 million in arrears for lease of the area. According to Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil, the terminal’s management has not been paying its lease for the last 10 years . The lease contract…
Bus, jeepney terminal in Lingayen closed
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed two flood mitigation projects near the Agno River recently to protect residents living in low-lying villages from flooding. In DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the construction of dikes in Barangays Agno and Barangobong–Magallanes have been completed by DPWH Pangasinan Third…
DPWH completes 2 flood mitigation projects
THE provincial government is all set to stage the Provincial Security Summit on October 7 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, event organizer, said barangay captains, municipal and city disaster risk reduction and management officers, Department…
Provincial Security Summit set Oct. 7
SOME 3,330 examinees have registered to take the qualifying exam to become science and technology scholars on October 20. Alexa Apostol, science research specialist of DOST-Pangasinan, said tests for the 2020 Undergraduate Scholarship of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be held at the Abong na Alumni of…
Over 5, 000 aspirants in Region 1 to take DOST scholarship exam
IN observance of the Consumer Welfare Month this October, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan is set to conduct the 13th Sari-Sari Store Fair 2019 on October 17-20 at the CSI Stadia in this city. Marjury Lorezco, trade and industry development specialist of DTI-Pangasinan, said the store…
13th Sari-Sari Store Fair 2019 set Oct. 17-29
CALASIAO –The long line of stalls of Calasiao puto vendors that has since become a landmark for the town’s popular homegrown product, is gone. The stalls were recently demolished by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to give way to the widening of the Villamil Bridge. Both the…
