LINGAYEN–Now that a date for Pangasinan’s founding anniversary has been determined, the 430-year old province will be celebrating its birthday for the first time on April 5. A provincial ordinance declares April 5 as official public holiday in Pangasinan.
CATTLE RUSTLERS’ NEW PLOY LINGAYEN–Cattle rustlers, recently back with a vengeance in the province, have adopted a new modus operandi: animal-kidnap-for-ransom. P/Supt. Romeo Caramat, chief of the intelligence division of the provincial police, told newsmen in a forum last week that there have been reports in different areas where cattle…
DROUGHT IN PANGASINAN LINGAYEN–The Department of Agriculture said it is still premature to declare Pangasinan under a state of calamity as a result of the current drought that has already wrought havoc to 1,850 hectares of rice land. DA Director Cipriano Santiago, who gave a briefing before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan…
WOMEN now constitute a major segment in the city government’s workforce. This fact revealed by Dagupan City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. during the general assembly of various women’s groups and civic association during the Women’s Month celebration at the City Plaza last March 8 was met with a generous applause…
A PEACE covenant among candidates in Dagupan city was signed on March 8 but two principal signatories, former city mayor Benjamin Lim and his wife Celia, were not present. Among those present to sign were Gina de Venecia, wife of Fourth District Congressman Jose de Venecia Jr., running to replace…
WITH El Niño and other climate change phenomena affecting and threatening the country, 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is reviving his One Billion Trees Movement, which he co-founded with Justice Amado Valdez and seven other members of civil society about seven years ago. “The trees absorb the carbon…
THEFT of electricity and cable television wires has been effectively dealt with in Dagupan through the city government’s Unified Pole Attachment Scheme (UPAS) and a related program involving inter-agency cooperation. Power, telecommunication and cable signal providers in Dagupan lauded the leadership of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. for strengthening efforts to mitigate…
TEST results from 600 volunteers show no one was positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as of December 2009, according to Dr. Jocelyn Tongson, officer-in-charge of the Social Hygiene Clinic in Dagupan City The free and voluntary testing, started four years ago, is conducted every December funded by the…
HERE is a case where being number one is not a good thing. In the last three years, Pangasinan has been the top province in terms of the number of positive animal rabies cases, according to records of the Philippine Animal Health Center under the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
THE first phase of Norwegian government—funded project earlier done in the coastal areas of Dagupan-Binmaley-Lingayen and Bolinao and Anda following the 2001 massive fishkill confirmed that fish pen operations have contributed to the degradation of rivers and tributaries in those areas. The project Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Towards Sustainable Aquaculture Development…
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