WANTED FOR ARCINUE MURDERS—As the police intensifies the hunt for Otto Guialaludin, alias Boy Muslim, suspect in the murders of former Lingayen Vice Mayor Ramon Arcinue and his wife Zorahayda, tarps bearing his photo and the reward money have been posted around the Poblacion area of the capital town. (Punchphoto…
WARRANT OF ARREST OUT LINGAYEN—Following the issuance of a warrant of arrest by a Manila trial court judge for the suspect behind the gun slaying of a former vice mayor here and his wife, police have intensified the manhunt with all the police chiefs in the 44 towns and four…
LINGAYEN—More than just being listed as one of the best performing provincial government as announced last week, Pangasinan is now the fourth top performing province in the country. Improve its performance as a well-managed local government unit (LGU), Pangasinan climbed from its fifth position to number four in 2011 among…
CASES RISING SAN CARLOS CITY—With the prolonged flooding in the province, five people from various parts of Pangasinan died of leptospirosis at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) here this month, in addition to three others who were reported to have died from August 14 to 19 in Dagupan City.
READY TO RESCUE—Members of the province’s SWAT team demonstrate skills simulating a hostage rescue operation during the annual general inspection at the Provincial Police Command last August 21. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in response to the recent flooding in various parts of Luzon, has included uncomplicated leptospirosis, a water-borne disease, in its coverage. Effective August 7, all admissions of uncomplicated leptospirosis will be reimbursed as case rate of P11, 000 for all member types.
GINA DE V’s PROJECT SAN FABIAN–Residents of Barangay Binday here thanked 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia for acting on their request for protective slope and spur dike at the Binday River, which has effectively prevented flooding during the recent rains. The protective slope and spur dike, costing P45 million,…
DAGUPAN Mayor Benjamin S. Lim called on parents, teacher and students to help in efforts to adapt to the now regular flooding in the city which he attributed to climate change. “We cannot afford to see politics hamper our efforts in saving Dagupan from sinking due to the pestering floods…
THE tsunami early warning system (TeWS) in the province is primed for full operation this September. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Research Specialist Angel Lanuza, also the institute’s point person for the TeWS, made the announcement last Thursday as he supervised the construction of the base structure where…
A FORUM-workshop dubbed “Business Risk Assessment and Management of Climate Impacts” sponsored by the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was held in Dagupan August 23 and discussed the city’s vulnerabilities. Participants included city government officials and personnel, and stakeholders from various professional, religious,…
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