THE construction of a new road linking Pangasinan to Zambales through Aguilar and Mangaterem towns has triggered a contentious row between the Department of Public Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR has ordered the project contractor to stop working until it secures an…
STA. BARBARA—The local police here is looking into petty crimes seriously. Superintendent Eric Noble, the town police chief who recently published a manual for cops based on United Nations standards, said he has instructed his men to draw a list of all those who have been repeat offenders of petty…
LINGAYEN–Experts from international agencies were in town to look into the Ebola Reston Virus (ERV) found in one piggery farm in Manaoag, the first of its kind discovered worldwide. Experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World…
OVERCROWDING continues to be a major problem at the Dagupan City Jail with detainees now living in what can be considered as sub-human conditions. Supt. Edgar Bolcio, the jail warden, said the city jail, which has a capacity for 100 prisoners, is now bursting at the seams with 389.
LINGAYEN–Gov. Amado Espino Jr. led officials and veterans in launching the updated history panels at the Veterans Memorial Park at the Provincial Capitol grounds here on Friday. The panels consist of rare photographs, maps and paintings about events relating to the Lingayen Gulf Landing that took place during the Second…
TO serve the public’s health needs better, the City Health Office in Dagupan is no longer taking a noon break between 12 to 1 p.m. The new policy, which started Monday, is aimed at addressing the constant long queue of patients at the main health office in Herrero-Perez.
VILLASIS–This town, which has earned the title of being the Vegetable Bowl of Pangasinan, is set for its first Pinakbet sa Kawa Festival on January 16. More than 2,000 residents and visitors from the 21 barangays in this town will be sharing a free meal of pinakbet, a popular Ilocano…
STA. BARBARA-Three police officers rescued three owls from the wild here on January 2 and have turned the birds over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. In recognition of the officers’ concern for the environment, the owls were named after them as part of the Pulis Makakalikasan program.
Eduardo Pontaoe 11 Jan 2009 Hi Prince, It doesn’t get any better than this, that we can lay down our guns and shake hands . . . in peace. For all we know, I think being each of us coming from rectitudinous points of view . . . gives us…
REHABILITATION work in the 4th district on the infrastructure damaged by Typhoon Cosme that hit the province in May last year is now complete, according to Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. “Save for a few more houses in San Fabian that need to be attended to by me and Mayor…
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