TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AN agricultural engineer is advocating a change in the traditional design of fish ponds in the province in order to cope with the impact of climate change. Dr. Catalino de la Cruz, a topnotch agricultural engineer, said fish farmers must take the threat of climate…
TARGET: ZERO-DROWNING LINGAYEN-The provincial government has launched Oplan Paskuhan from Dec. 24, 2015 to January 3 next year, putting safeguards in place in order to prevent drowning at the Lingayen Beach and other beaches in Pangasinan during the holiday season. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) spokesperson Avenix Arenas said, members of…
LINGAYEN- A medical team led by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Maria Teresa De Guzman recently returned to Typhoon “Yolanda”-devastated town Dulag, Leyte, to renew the provincial government’s pledge of support. The team held a medical mission for the families. Dulag Vice Mayor Edwin Mabanta together with the members of the…
CHRISTMAS DAY VICTIM ALCALA— A 19-year-old teen from Barangay Legaspi San Manuel Tarlac is believed to have drowned in Agno River at Barangay Laoac Alcala on Christmas Day. Alcala Police Station identified the victim as Edmark Paul Malaso dived into the water to save his companion from drowning, however, the…
STRATEGIZING A NICHE LINGAYEN— With the staging of the 2nd Kanen Festival in Urbiztondo, the local government is giving the signal to the town’s farmers to begin shifting to malagkit rice (glutinous rice). Thus was disclosed by town Mayor Martin Raul Sison II in an interview as he invited the…
LACK OF FUNDS THE regional director for the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) has warned that unless funds are provided for the center’s ‘buy-back ‘scheme, diminishing carabao population in the region will continue. Gloria dela Cruz, PCC regional director based in Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, La Union said the depleting…
VEGAS IN BALON DAGUPAN— The dancers of Club Mwah, owned by Pocholo Malilin, wow the audience with a choreography ala Las Vegas during the feature presentation at CSI Stadia. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
SOME 1,286 persons with disabilities in Dagupan City received their identification cards while they were provided support devices from the City Welfare and Disabilities Affairs Office during the celebration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities last week. Thirteen PWDs were given prosthesis while five received orthopedic shoes; 20…
ROSALES – Employees of the SM City Rosales again held their “ChriSMiles,” their annual volunteerism event for their chosen beneficiaries. This year they treated 30 children of the janitorial services to a free movie, parlor games and party. They received dolls, toy cars, kitchen set to robots and SM Cares’…
CAPITOL NEWS Lingayen- – “Within our power lies our responsibility to act right as a leader. Let us never lose our self-respect so that we can serve as good examples to the younger generation.” This was said by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. during the Barangay Captains Day held last…
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