ALAMINOS CITY—A heart-pumping 456-meter long zipline ride beats a walk down the aisle after a wedding anytime. This was the sentiment of the first couple that exchanged marriage vows at the breathtaking Governor’s Island view deck at the world-famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) who had no second thoughts about…
DEFECTIVE STRUCTURES THE new classrooms being built are not safe. This was the initial finding of the City Engineer’s Office that prompted City Engineer Virginia Rosario to order the suspension of the construction of 58 classrooms in 11 school sites to be undertaken by BF Construction under the Public-Private Partnership…
UNSUNG HEROES—-Linemen of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), climb like the comic book/blockbuster movie superhero Spiderman working at heights, unmindful of the dangers their jobs pose. But unlike Spiderman, these good guys are not out to fight evil men but to ensure there is power, come hell…
IN SUPPORT OF OFW’S FAMILIES LINGAYEN – A community-based anti-illegal recruitment and livelihood program dubbed ‘Bantay-Barangay, Tulong Hanapbuhay’ has been organized by Espino administration in tandem with the Pangasinan OFW Family Association in Pangasinan. The program is a strategy to combat illegal recruitment, human trafficking and poverty alleviation program…
LINGAYEN—More than 20 persons with disabilities (PWDs) were given the opportunity to showcase their talents and skills during “Kakayahan 2014,” the regional skills competition for PWDs held on August 13 at the Dagupan City Astrodome. Noemi Escalona, focal person for PWD affairs at the Capitol, said the activity highlighted the PWDs skills…
Lingayen- – -Twenty year-old Michelle Alegre of Bautista town, daughter of a security guard at the Capitol, will represent the country in the Miss Global Tourism tilt Toronto, Canada on December 1, 2014. In a courtesy call on Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. the beauty queen, who was adjudged 2nd…
COJUANGCO UPDATES CALASIAO—It’s now 100 percent certain that Calasiao Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay will be the running mate of former Pangasinan fifth district Congressman Mark Cojuangco who is eyeing the gubernatorial post in 2016, as vice governor. In a press conference held Thursday, Cojuangco, provincial chairman of the Nationalist People’s Coalition,…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PUGARO FISHERFOLKS —-The Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda sa Dagupan City Inc. formed by marginalized and small-scale fishermen in Barangay Pugaro, receives P500,580 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government. Presenting the check are Mayor Belen T. Fernandez…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS SOLAR POWER TO BOOST BANGUS—-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez visits the pilot site for the solar-powered aerator system at the BFAR-NIFTDC compound, which seeks to improve bangus production in fishponds. Fernandez is joined by (from left) Atty. Benjamin Tabios, Assistant Director for Administrative Service of the Bureau of…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS PLAN FOR BIGGER CONSIGNACION AREA—-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez announces in a meeting with fish consignacion (wholesale) operators last August 20 that the city government plans to provide a bigger space for them to further boost the fishery industry in Dagupan City. The new consignacion area will adopt a…
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