(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

No need to adjust working hours in Pangasinan yet—VG Lambino 

THE provincial government need not adjust working hours of its employees because of the high heat index being felt in the capitol and in some towns. Vice Governor Mark Lambino said that unlike Manila, Pangasinan is so large a province and some places have cooler temperature, hence, there’s no need to adjust its employees’ working hours.

Lambino admitted there are too many places in Pangasinan that have yet enough breathing spaces, like plazas, farms, meadows, mountains and hills and yes, beaches, most of which are yet teeming with shaded trees whose thick leaves are natural filters to the piercing rays of the sun.  (Mark Espinoza)

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Asynchronous classes in effect in Manaoag 

ASYNCHRONOUS classes or distance learning were conducted in Manaoag, from April 17 to 19  in lieu of face-to-face classes following issuance of Executive Order No. 24, series of 2024 by Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario due to excessive heat of summer being felt in Manaoag.

Based on projections of the Philippine Atmospheric Geo-science and Astronomical Administration (PAGASA), the high heat index in Pangasinan could still reach 47 degrees celsius in the next few days.( Badz Agtalao)

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LTO gives Binmaley residents free theoretical driving course

THE Land Transportation Office in collaboration with the Binmaley local government provided free theoretical driving course to some 1,200 residents of the town as part of the commemoration of the agency’s 112th anniversary.

The course included lectures on road safety, defensive driving techniques and traffic regulations for the benefit of residents applying for driver’s licenses. (Mark Espinoza)

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HEI Career Fair held in Dagupan

SOME 5,000 senior high school students from various public and private schools in Dagupan City joined the Higher Education Institution Career Fair last week at CSI Stadia sponsored jointly by the Dagupan City government, CHED, DepEd, DOLE, PESO and various colleges and universities of Dagupan. CHEd Regional Director Christine Ferrer hailed the fair as it helped guide graduating senior high school students to choose the course that they will take in colleges and universities which would be relevant to emerging needs of the city and the country.

Speaking during the opening of the educational fair, a feature of the 2024 Bangus Festival, Mayor Belen Fernandez underscored the need for quality education of the youth so that after graduation, they can help support national and city development. (Mark Espinoza)

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Mangaldan steps up children immunization vs. diseases 

THE Rural Health Unit of Mangaldan conducted its ‘Routine and Catch-up” immunization of children to give them lifetime protection against serious diseases.

Under ‘Catch-up immunization, children aged 13 months to 23 months are being vaccinated for Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), Pentavalent vaccine (diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, against HIV and Hepatitis B, pneumococcal vaccine (PCV), Oral Polio vaccine (OPV), inactivated policies vaccine ((IPV), Measles, Rubella (MR), and measles, mumps and Rubella (MMR).  Children aged 24 months to 29 months were given oral immunization supplement for polio  (Badz Agtalao)

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40 grams of shabu seized in Dagupan  

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Dagupan City police seized 40 grams of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City.

Arrested was suspect, identified only as “Connie,” a suspected drug peddler in the barangay. Seized from the suspect were eight sachets of shabu that weighed 40 grams with P272,000 street value, the ‘boodle’ money and the suspect’s cellphone. (Mark Espinoza)

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Snail gatherer finds grenade 

A farmer in Barangay Narra San Manuel town got a shock of his life when he found a grenade while gathering snails on a marshland near their home for his family’s dinner.

The farmer, Eduardo Odanga, reported his discovery immediately to the San Manuel police who safely retrieved the grenade.  (Mark Espinoza)

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