MANGALDAN—A 17-year old tri-bike driver from barangay Guilig here became the first casualty of leptospirosis in the province this year. However, Dr. Anna Theresa De Guzman, provincial health officer (PHO) said some 16 cases of leptospirosis were already recorded from January to July 20 this year, 3 percent higher than…
DAGUPAN City has set new standards for school buildings and it has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to observe it. The recent flooding in the city prompted the Sangguniang Panlungsod to pass a resolution during its regular session last week requesting the DepEd to build only a three-storey school building for…
MONSOON RAINS AFTERMATH PANGASINAN suffered minimal damages in agriculture as a result of the floods on account of the two successive typhoons and the prolonged monsoon rains. In fact, the rains were a boon not bane to rice farmers. There were 233 hectares of newly planted rice estimated at P2.5…
LAOAC DAIRY FARM LAOAC—Four more former workers of the Laoac Dairy Farm came forward to confirm that they left because they were not paid the salaries due them since 2012. According to the news release issued by the Save the Pangasinan Movement (SPM), the four, who asked not to be…
NOT only humans are stressed when it rains incessantly but the fish, too. Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) center chief, said the stress to the fish is caused mainly by the sudden change of salinity because they could not easily adjust. He said when they…
TEAM PANGASINAN WINS BASKETBALL 3/3 CHAMPIONSHIP—Team Pangasinan athletes bagged anew the championship crown of Batang Pinoy Luzon Leg, after it trounced Mariveles, Bataan team in the finals held at the Capitol Gymnasium in Bulacan last July 21. Players of Team Pangasinan (standing at the top, second row) are: Aljine Nabong…
CAPITOL NEWS LINGAYEN – Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. urged Pangasinan farmers to enhance their knowledge on farming technologies to further boost agriculture in the province. The governor made his call during the distribution and turnover of farm machineries to over a hundred farmer-irrigators from some 40 farmers’ associations who…
CAPITOL NEWS BOARD Member Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III congratulated all 726 Pangasinenses who composed the latest batch of Alternative Learning System (ALS) passers for “having persevered to acquire the credentials necessary for gainful employment, or for further education, despite having failed to complete formal education in schools.” The provincial…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS HEALTH Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin and Mayor Belen Fernandez will lead the kick off program for “Oplan Goodbye Bulate” of the Department of Health (DOH) on July 29 at the West Central Elementary School in line with the observance of the National School Deworming Day in the country. They will…
COJUANGCO UPDATES FORMER Fifth District Rep. Mark Cojuangco urged the governor to argue on issues openly, point by point, and let the people decide who has the better idea and better programs for Pangasinan. Cojuangco made this remark after he commiserated with local newsmen, most of whom were reportedly subjects…
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