LINGAYEN—Embattled Senior Superintendent Marlou Chan, who is facing calls for his removal as provincial police director, is unperturbed by accusations of being biased in the last elections and said the provincial police force’s morale remains high. “From the PO1 up to this representation, we have high-morale knowing na nagawa natin…
SAFE FROM A TSUNAMI?—Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez joins city engineering officials in the inspection of the ongoing construction of the Tsunami Hill in Barangay Pugaro on May 21, a project initiated by Mayor Benjamin Lim supposedly intended to protect residents of the island community from a tsunami disaster. During the visit,…
THE first phase of the P20 million tsunami hill reportedly costing P7 million appears almost complete and the second phase is scheduled to start soon but Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez is reconsidering whether to pursue the project initiated by Mayor Benjamin Lim. Fernandez doubts the wisdom of the project, which…
US CITIZENSHIP ISSUE BASISTA—Mayor Manolito de Leon, who won his re-election bid last May 13 by a measly 67-vote majority, is facing a disqualification case filed by his closest rival who is accusing him of being a naturalized American citizen when he filed his Certificate of Candidacy for the May…
BACK TO SCHOOL SOON—Student from the International Christian School in Hong Kong help paint the concrete fence of West Central Elementary School in Dagupan City as they participate in this year’s Brigada Eskwela, an annual nationwide voluntary effort that brings together teachers, parents and the community to clean up and…
LINGAYEN—One of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) attacked by Taiwanese nationals in Taiwan is a native of Barangay Bantayan here, according to Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) Chief Alex Ferrer. Ferrer said PESO Desk Officer Elizardo Laureta was able to talk to the parents of the victim, identified as Joey…
SAN FABIAN—The newly built Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary (MHCTS) in Barangay Palapad here will welcome its first batch of freshmen students at the start of this year’s academic year in June. Rev. Oliver Mendoza, rector/procurator of MHCTS, said they are expecting an initial batch of 13 theology seminarians…
RIGHT DISTANCE AND ALIGNMENT—Fish cages in Sual, Pangasinan are properly aligned and distanced, which is one of the keys why this bangus-producing town never experienced any fish kill incident. (Photos courtesy of BFAR-Dagupan) Back to Homepage
SUAL, Pangasinan—Definitely, the “strictly no fish pens policy” here is paving the way for the boost in bangus (milkfish) industry in this coastal municipality which has not experienced even a single fish kill occurrence over the years. Enough distance from one cage to another, proper feeding management, correct stocking density,…
THE changing of the guard in Dagupan City is considered a boon to the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant, which was the subject of a long ownership row between the city government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development…
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