THE newly formed National Adjudication Board (NAB) will soon decide the fate of five towns of Pangasinan whose status had been reverted to drug-affected after they and 30 other towns and one city had been declared as drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). This was disclosed by Dexter…
CAMP GOV. ANTONIO SISON–The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) reported a 24.40 percent decrease in the province’s total index crime rate from January to June this year compared to the same period last year. Index crimes refer to cases like murder, homicide, physical injury and rape (crimes against persons) and…
LINGAYEN- It didn’t take long after former Second District Representative Congressman now new Mayor Leopoldo N. Bataoil started his first day of work on July 1 for residents to make known their high expectations from their new mayor and his new team: Vice Mayor Judy “Juday” Vargas and Councilors, Mac…
LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan will be transparent, collaborative but critical, according to its new presiding officer, Vice Gov. Mark Lambino. Lambino in his message on June 30 after he took his oath of office before Lingayen Regional Trial Court Judge Maria Laarni Parayno, said he promises only three things as the new…
GUV POGI FOR 2ND TERM — Re-elected Gov. Amado Espino III takes his oath before Judge Corazon Natividad D. Lopez-Oro at the Governor’s office. He is joined by his wife, Karina and son, Amado P. Espino IV. (PIOphoto by MVS)
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) elected its officers and created 36 committees during their inaugural session on July 2 presided by Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua, the presiding officer. Elected presiding pro tempore is Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV while Jose Netu Tamayo is deputy presiding pro tempore. Elected majority floor leader…
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR’S APPEAL A KIDNEY transplant recipient at the Region 1 Medical Center five years ago has appealed to healthy citizens to support the advocacy of the Department of Health (DOH) for organ donation to give others a new lease on life. Serafin Feraren, a businessman from Dagupan City…
LINGAYEN—The emergency operation command center of the Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is prepared for contingencies in anticipation of the rainy season. PDRRMO spokesperson Avenix Arenas told media that 40 new personnel of local government units have been trained to augment operations of town’s local disaster…
BUGALLON – Poverty was not an obstacle for a 20-year-old student who worked as a house-helper to earn her college degree with flying colors – cum laude, no less – at the Pangasinan State University – Lingayen Campus. Donalyn Maneclang who initially doubted if she could finish college, was among…
TIPS FOR RAINY SEASON WITH the onset of the rainy season, residents of Sitio Nalbagan, Umanday in Bugallon, a low-lying area, have started to prepare for contingencies guided by the safety tips prepared by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (PDRRMO) to avoid loss of lives and minimize…
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