HOUSE CALLS—Belen Fernandez, candidate for Dagupan City vice mayor, along with her mayoralty running-mate Alipio Fernandez Jr. (center) reaches out to a voter in Bonuan Gueset during their campaign sortie on Thursday. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano).
MUSLIMS FOR JOE—Members of the Dagupan and Pangasinan Muslim Community raise the hands of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, when they called on him on Thursday to pledge their support for his bid for another term as the 4th district’s representative. (Punchphoto by…
BAYAMBANG–Onion farmers in this town, the top producer for the province and in Region 1, are not giving up on their precious crop despite heavy losses incurred recently due to various diseases and unabated smuggling. The provincial government has already taken measures to help the farmers in addressing the problem….
LINGAYEN-Cows and carabaos, the hardworking farm animals of this largely agricultural province, are getting special attention this summer season. Dr. Benedicto Perez, provincial veterinarian, told The PUNCH that his office has intensified vaccination activities against hemorrhagic septicemia, commonly known as shipping fever, which afflicts large animals like cows and carabaos…
BANI–A woman vendor was arrested here on Wednesday for selling shellfish confirmed to have been harvested from a red-tide affected area. Linda Ochave, 47, of barangay Carot, Anda, was arrested while selling shellfish locally called “lukan” taken from the shoreline in barangay Wawa earlier declared by authorities as high in…
A 10-point action plan aimed at giving better services to the people of Sta. Barbara, a first class town in central Pangasinan, was unveiled on Thursday by retired Police Director General Reynaldo Velasco. Speaking at a forum organized by the Pangasinan Tri-Media Association (Patrima), Velasco, a mayoralty bet of the…
SAN CARLOS CITY–Lawyer Gallant Soriano, former deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, vowed to make sports development a major part of his program to uplift the life of the people in the third district of Pangasinan. Now campaigning for a congressional seat, Soriano was guest of honor and speaker…
Congressman Prospero “Butch” Pichay made a strong pitch for Pangasinan tourism as an integral plank of a national tourism program which he envisions for the country if elected senator on May l4. The main architect of Surigao’s modernization told Pangasinan journalists that he was impressed by the beauty and worldwide…
The technical working group (TWG) of project PROMISE in Dagupan has studied the disaster preparedness mechanism in Baguio City to further strengthen its own capacity during a workshop and educational tour held April 10 to 11. Baguio City Acting Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. gave an overview of the operations of…
PANGASINAN’s popular annual bikefest, the “Fidel D. Ginez Cycling Classic”, reels off on April 22 with top guns in Philippine cycling expected to participate and lead a pack of 150 riders. According to Engr. Fidel D. Ginez, Public Works and Highways Region 1 Director and the chief organizer and sponsor…
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