THE rape-slay of a sales lady of City Supermarket Inc. (CSI) was considered solved in less than 24 hours after the Dagupan police arrested four men believed to be involved in the brutal incident. P/Superintendent Jandale Sulit identified the suspects as Rhadu Ubando Eugenio, 36; Jonathan De Vera, 29; Alfredo…
AFTER 18 DAYS THE National Power Corporation (Napocor) finally closed its floodgates at the San Roque Dam on August 30 after releasing excess water dumped by intermittent heavy monsoon rains for three weeks in the province that inundated many towns and cities. This was the advisory of Odette Rivero, Napocor…
AFTER 18 DAYS THE Dagupan City government began working with various agencies on flood mitigation activities in heavily flooded parts of the city. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has began clearing and declogging silted esteros and drainage systems on Cuison Road in Barangay Tapuac. The first to…
OPLAN KANDADO SIX establishments in Pangasinan were issued closure orders under “Oplan Kandado” of the Bureau of Internal Revenue District Office No. 4 in Calasiao town. Florentino Daz, BIR District Office 4 group supervisor, said the closed stores were under surveillance for 10 days and were found either to have…
SOME 2,000 narra and mahogany seeds were planted by different sectors in Mt. Balungao during the Oplan Broadcastreeing Program of Kapiasanan ng Brodkaster sa Plilipinas (KBP) Pangasinan. In partnership with Abono Partylist, Pangasinan Police, LTO, SSS, DENR, Provincial Mobile Force Company and LGU Balungao, the KBP tree planting activity was…
THE House of Representatives has approved on second reading on August 28 a bill declaring the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag and its environs located in Manaoag a pilgrimage site and tourist destination. “It was a long road but finally, the House Bill No. 7882 or…
WORST HIT BARANGAY – Two girls walk slowly through chest-deep floodwater to get home in Barangay Talibaew in Calasiao town. The Provincial DRRMO reported 77 villages in 11 towns and cities were floodwater last week. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
SECOND District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil will urge congress to prioritize allocation of funds for flood mitigating projects along Agno River especially along Lingayen. He said the flood caused extensive damage to lives and properties of residents particularly those living near rivers and low lying areas. Bataoil inspected the flooded southern…
AGUILAR-MANGATAREM-URBIZTONDO SIMULTANEOUS clearing operations were conducted by all power utilities in the country during the national clearing day initiated by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) general manager, said NEA directed all power utilities to clear power lines and post of invasive…
TO SCHOOL AND BACK – School girls cautiously wade through flooded portion of the road between barangays Tumbar and Dulag in Lingayen on their way to their school in nearby Binmaley town. They trace their way back to their homes on the same route. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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