SUBDIVISION STYLE HOUSING SUAL—Bangus (milkfish) raised in fish cages here are happy and they have reasons to be. The municipal government is housing them ala “subdivision.” Municipal Agriculturist Florencia Guanzon said the 750 fish cages that produce about 33,750,000 kilos a year of bangus are being re-arranged systematically the way…
DEWORMED PUPILS — From the looks on the faces of the pupils of the West Central Elementary School in Dagupan City, the time for the treatment provided an extended “recess” and fun time away from their classrooms. So who says “Goodbye Bulate Day” is not fun? (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to…
THE Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a rise in the number of persons being victimized by food poisoning in Region 1, most of whom are pupils and students buying unsanitary food from street vendors without sanitation permits. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, DOH regional director, noted the food poisoning reported in San…
LINGAYEN—Some 155 families from Asingan and Binalonan who lost their houses when a tornado damaged their villages two months ago received financial assistance in the amount of P192,000 from the provincial government last July 28. Families who suffered total or extreme damages on their houses received P10,000 each while P5,000 were given to those who suffered…
SAN FERNANDO CITY–The proposal to realign the third phase of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) from Urdaneta City to Rosario, La Union was evidently rejected by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) by proceeding with the construction based on the original plan. According to Florelyn Fernandez, Engineer III of the…
PARTISAN POLITICS THE worsening level of political commentaries aired on radio by some local radio personalities, exchanging threats of violence, prompted Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. to go public with his appeal for sobriety. “Avoid fanning the fire of rabid partisanship that could lead to violence and other untoward incidents,”…
AFTER decades of being deprived of potable water from the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD), residents of the island barangay of Carael here will be finally served with potable water 24 hours a day. New underwater pipes are already being constructed from mainland Dagupan across the Calmay River. Gonzalo Duque,…
HELP SAVE A LIFE CITING the need for blood for victims of calamities, Dagupan City Councilor and Philippine Red Cross (PRC) executive Maybelyn Fernandez encouraged more people to donate blood regularly. “Hindi na nauubusan ng dugo sa blood center natin…but in cases of disaster, kulang pa rin,” she remarked when…
ROSALES –Local pupils were treated to a fun day of storytelling to underscore the importance of reading as part of the celebration of the National Children’s Book Reading Day. Guest story teller Rey Bufi, founder of The Storytelling Project (TSP), journeyed to Pangasinan to reach rural communities, bringing books and teaching aids with…
ASINGAN–Two teenagers were killed and another seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with the service car of Sixth District Provincial Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani along the provincial road in Purok Namnama, Barangay Domanpot here at 10:15 a.m. on July 25. The fatalities were Ryan Vincent Sison, 17, a fourth…
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