City may seek court injunction to stop land reclamation – Penro
Dagupan City – “Nagtataka rin kami, parang nanunutil ang may-ari pag nagba-violate sya.” Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Leduina “Wendy” Co thus admitted during a media forum Thursday when told of the continued backfilling of a portion of the Calmay river along the new De Venecia Expressway Extension in spite of the cease and desist order issued against 888 ... Read More here
No to cellphone use while driving in Dagupan
Dagupan City – Don’t call or text while driving in this city. The city council in its session today, Monday, approved an ordinance banning the use of mobile electronic communication devices while driving. First offenders will be slapped a fine of P300 or an imprisonment of three days; P500 fine or five days of imprisonment for second offense, and P3,000 fine or five days in prison or ... Read More here
Mall now rising in puto-producing Pangasinan town
Dagupan City – A Robinsons mall is rising in nearby Calasiao town, according to Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay. The youthful local executive said that construction already started as evidenced by the ongoing backfilling activities in the six-hectare lot located between the famous Dagupeña restaurant and Honda Pangasinan branch along the Calasiao diversion road. “Yes, confirmed na, nagsimula na ... Read More here
Dagupan peace and order council reorganized
Dagupan City – The city peace and order council here has been reorganized. Comebacking Mayor Benjamin S. Lim serves as chairman while re-elected Vice-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez is the vice-chair. In Executive Order No. 14 series of 2010 dated 03 August 2010. Lim also named 18 council members including Councilor Luis M. Samson, Jr. who is chair of the sanggunian peace and order committee. The ... Read More here
DepEd says best teachers not hired due to localization law
Dagupan City- The so-called localization law is a big hindrance to quality education because the Department of Education (DepEd) could not hire the ‘best teachers’. Pangasinan II schools division Superintendent Viraluz Raguindin shared this concern to newsmen Tuesday in a media forum when asked why the department has yet to realize its goal of providing quality education. “We are not ... Read More here
Brief Profile of Pangasinan
Brief History Pangasinan was officially conquered and colonized by D. Martin de Goite in 1571. It has always been known in historical accounts as Pangasinan meaning where salt is made. Governor General Ronquillo de Peñalosa formally created Pangasinan as a province in 1850, making the province one of the earliest political and administrative units in the Philippines. Its territorial ... Read More here