A BILL was filed in Congress by Fourth District Rep. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia seeking to regularize the positions of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and barangay tanods in the country. Calling the grassroots workers as unsung heroes, De Venecia stressed the need to finally give long overdue recognition to BHWs and tanods who often…
LINGAYEN–Construction of the Daang Kalikasan linking the province of Pangasinan to Zambales is now in full swing. In his update to the local newsmen, Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil said that the work started by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) last year on the Pangasinan side continues while…
AT the city hall’s request, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) will come to Dagupan to help design and operate an integrated traffic management plan for the city. This was bared by Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos Thursday afternoon after his meeting with Mayor Belen Fernandez and other senior officials of the city government…
PANGASINAN mayors can secure funding for their projects if the projects are aligned with the Philippine Development Plan. This was the advice of Laoac Mayor Silverio Alarcio Jr., president of the Pangasinan Mayors’ League (PML) to the league’s members, saying it is actually a lot easier for municipalities to source funds from…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office has recorded a total of 942 cases of acute gastroenteritis in the province. Seven have died. Based on the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the PHO, the reported cases were from January 1 to February 19, 2018. Dr. Anna Maria Theresa De Guzman, provincial health…
THE Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) Dagupan Branch announced the suspension of the loyalty card enrollment starting February 15 until the third quarter of 2018. Noreen Zamuco, head of marketing and sales division of Pag-IBIG Fund Dagupan Branch, said the suspension of loyalty card enrollment aims to enhance the…
SAVING WHAT’S LEFT — The sight of a family rushing to pack newly harvested onions was common in Bautista town last week after armyworms attacked their farms. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SAN CARLOS CITY’S OTOP SAN CARLOS CITY—Mango growers in the mango capital of Pangasinan and Region 1 are beset anew only by cecid fly that infest the Filipinos’ favorite summer fruit that result in ‘kurikong’ but by bad practices of growers themselves as well. This was pointed out by City…
JEEEPNEY MODERNIZATION PLAN DEPARTMENT of Transportation Undersecretary Thomas Orbos has assured officials of the transport group AUTOPro that they will be assisted in acquiring their e-jeepneys if they organize themselves for purposes of securing bank loans. “We will consider them (AUTOPro) as pilot cooperative that will be the first one to own new vehicles…
DELINQUENT EMPLOYERS WARNED THE Social Security System (SSS) is set to impose additional modes of collection starting April thru Warrants of Distraint, Levy and Garnishment (WDLG) against about 60,000 delinquent employers nationwide. The warrants will cause the seizure and acquisition of personal and real properties and garnishment of bank accounts…
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