MANGALDAN– Mayor Bona Fe Parayno and the town’s chief of police plus two other persons are in hot water following the filing of a complaint against them in connection with the issuance then revocation of a permit. The controversy was sparked reportedly by the cancellation of the permit issued to…
LINGAYEN—Consumers can expect a rebate on their electric bills for December 2013 and January 2014 by June and July this year, according to the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Panelco) III, which operates in the eastern part of Pangasinan. Engr. Allan Casem, officer-in-charge general manager of Panelco III, said during the Question…
Panelco III clients to get rebate
SANDY CREATION—-The Lingayen team proudly stands behind their sand sculpture that earned the nod of the judges during the sand sculpture competition, one of the new events of Pista’y Dayat 2014. (PUNCHphoto my Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
SANDY CREATION
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan remains free from cases involving the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERSCoV), according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Dr. Anna de Guzman, PHO chief, reported on May 7 that the nine persons from the province who were quarantined for one week in a national hospital were found…
Pangasinan still MERSCoV-free
SOME 7,000 Philippine Health Insurance Inc. (PhilHealth) cards were distributed in Dagupan last May 7 during the launching of the PhilHealth Alamin at Gamitin (ALAGA KA) program. With the new beneficiaries, there are now almost 12,000 PhilHealth-enrolled Dagupeños under the government’s sponsorship, said Dr. Leonard Carbonel, head of the city health…
PhilHealth “Alaga Ka” program launched
MANGALDAN—The Mangaldan police station welcomes not only complaints but also book donations. As part of its community relations program, the local police launched the “Lumang libro mo para sa Magandang Kinabukasan ko” project that aims to build a library for the Inlambo Elementary School. Supt. Jackie Candelario, town police chief,…
Mangaldan cops launch project for school
SAN MANUEL—Not to worry, all’s well at the San Roque dam. While the water level at the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam has been going down since January with the dry season, it remains within normal range and far from the critical level.
Water level at San Roque Dam still normal
LINGAYEN–The provincial health office (PHO) reiterated its warning to beach bathers and swimmers in beaches to beware of the jellyfish. “A jellyfish sting can be life-threatening,” said Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman, provincial health officer (PHO) as she advised bathers to avoid going into the deep portions of the…
PHO warns vs. jellyfish at the beach
THE only “myth” that can be believed about being struck by lightning is it can kill. Greg De Vera, bureau chief of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in Pangasinan, De Vera said even as he assured the public that there is nothing to fear about thunderstorms…
PAGASA debunks myths about lightning
CALASIAO- The National Statistics Office (NSO) in the province assured Pangasinenses of faster service with the implementation of the agency’s new system. NSO-Pangasinan provincial statistics officer Dante Pescador said the new system, which involves a “self-service” approach that would cut the regular 86-minute processing time to half or only 43…