A REGIONAL seasonal climate outlook and advisory from the Department of Agriculture Field Office 1 reported that El Niño will likely delay the rice planting calendar in Region 1, including Pangasinan, and will severely affect lives of farmers and their families . The advisory acknowledged that based on the forecast, the…
FINALLY, a glimmer of hope is seen for the P150 million Mother and Child Hospital that was ditched by the opposition last year following an executive session by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on March 26 with Department of Health Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco. Director Sydiongco, her staff that included DOH Legal…
FROM HOLY WEEK ONWARDS THE observance of the Holy Week was generally peaceful, thanks to the presence and visibility of the 2,500 policemen deployed by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) throughout the province to ensure the safe observance of religious activities by devotees, visitors and tourists in key tourist…
GROUFIE TIME FOR PLEX — Vice Gov. Mark Lambino (left) positions his phone for a groufie shot with Gov. Ramon Guico III; San Miguel Corp (SMC) president and CEO Ramon S. Ang; and Rep. Ramon Guico, Jr. during the groundbreaking ceremony and unveiling of the marker to start the construction…
THE implementation of the monumental project of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the Pangasinan provincial government officially started after the groundbreaking of the P34-billion Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEx) and the unveiling of its marker in a ceremony held along Barangay Balligi, Laoac town on March 21. In his speech, Ramon…
DAGUPAN City is set to be declared as the 13th Justice Zone in the Philippines on Monday, March 25. This was confirmed by the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) in a statement Wednesday, March 20. The Department of Justice (DOJ) says the JSCC serves as “the vehicle for institutionalizing mechanisms…
PROCLAMATION No. 498, s. 2024, signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., declared April 5, 2024 a ‘Special Non-Working Holiday’ in Pangasinan to commemorate the 444th Foundation Day of Pangasinan and to observe the significance of the historic day. The proclamation came after Governor Ramon V. Guico III, requested the…
IT’S only mid-March and almost 600 hectares of agricultural lands in Pangasinan already dried up due to the impact of El Niño. This was bared by the Department of Agriculture Region I, through its Fields Operations Division chief Analiza Ramos. Ramos said 578 hectares with planted crops, including rice, corn,…
FREE ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PWD — More than 200 wheelchairs, 50 hearing aids and other assistive devices are turned-over by the Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc. to the provincial government through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office for distribution to beneficiaries in Pangasinan in a ceremony held at the…
NO NEW ISSUES RAISED, LACKS LEGAL BASIS THE motion for reconsideration filed by one of three opposition councilors in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City, who were all indicted in an affidavit complaint filed by Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and five minority councilors before the Dagupan City Prosecution Service, was denied…
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