WHAT was initially thought of the three-day rainfall that hit Pangasinan as normal turned out to be torrential. This was the assessment of Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, who described the 30 mm. per hour rainfall that occurred July 22, 23 and 24 as abnormal….
FLOOD OR NO FLOOD Flood or no flood, the police continue to operate against suspected drug dealers in all towns. P/SR. Superintendent Wilson Lopez, acting police provincial director, said members of Drug Enforcement Team (DET) in every police station, were still busy monitoring and conducting buy-bust operations against illegal drug…
AND THE WINNER IS… – The banca ferrying a resident in the city overtakes the commuter bus at a flooded intersection in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
CLOSE to 1,000 residents, comprising 228 families were evacuated to the Dagupan People’s Astrodome while others took refuge in schools. According to Mayor Belen Fernandez, 3,022 residents belonging to 799 families were rescued by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and other groups. Fernandez said the city’s 44,138…
AS tropical depression Josie spawned heavy rains in Pangasinan and other areas on July 22, an Olive Ridley turtle (pawikan), estimated to be 50 years old, beached dead in a coastal area in Dagupan City. BFAR employees bury the turtle at the Fish Cemetery. (BFAR photo) Westly Rosario, center chief of…
NOTHING WORKS –Bikers decide to walk through the flood realizing they cannot pedal through the flood water. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
WITH the onset of rainy days, there is an increase of 99% in cases of dengue in Pangasinan as of July 26. Dra. Ana de Guzman, provincial health officer said 2,589 cases with 9 deaths were recorded or a 99% increase compared to the 1,303 cases over the same period…
LINGAYEN–Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol assured the distribution of 32,100 bags of hybrid and certified rice seeds worth P81.6 million to farmers in Pangasinan for immediate replanting to replace their lost corps. Piñol arrived in Pangasinan on Thursday, July 26, to assess the extent of damages on agriculture wrought by the flood…
LET’S WORK TOGETHER—Agriculture Sec. Emmanuel Pinõl engages Gov. Amado Espino III on the plan to distribute of palay seedlings to rice farmers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN – That’s fake news. This was the reaction of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol to reported presence of swine flu epidemic in the country during his visit to Lingayen. Piñol said the text message that went viral is fake news and baseless. He said there is no basis for his…
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