FOUR AREAS IN WATCH LIST THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is closely monitoring cases of measles in Pangasinan as the number of patients and deaths continue to rise. As of February 11, the PHO has so far recorded three deaths with 122 suspected cases of measles, already slightly higher compared…
“THE true Valentino fish is tilapia”, says Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR-National Integrated Technology Fisheries Development Center in Dagupan City. “Their breeding behavior is comparable to humans, although the fish seems to be more responsible,“ he quipped. Rosario described that a tilapia attains sexual maturity in 3 to…
SWORD HOBBYIST HAVEN – If a sword hobbyist is looking for a current model that depicts a historical era, there’s a Duterte sword at the Deswordzman in Barangay Palacpac, Pozorrubio. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DIED IN ACTION LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan acknowledged the heroic act of Philippine Army Sergeant Oliver Aquino of Urbiztondo town who died during a firefight between his unit and a group of Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Patikul, Sulo February 2, 2019. The provincial board adopted a resolution expressing its “deepest sympathies…
THE construction of an annex building of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Rosales town is underway to expand its medical services for residents in Eastern Pangasinan. Abono partylist Rep. Conrado Estrella III told local newsmen that he has secured a P50- million budget for it He has earlier…
FROM DEMOLISHED ROCKWELL BRIDGE SANTIAGO Island in Bolinao will soon end its isolation with the construction soon of a steel bridge that will link it to mainland Pangasinan using the still serviceable materials of the about-to-be demolished Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge or Rockwell Bridge between Makati and Mandaluyong cities. This was assured…
FLOWERS FOR MOM – Students take an early trip to flower shop to pick the best flower gift for their mothers, not boyfriends, on Valentines Day at Malimgas Market in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
LAOAC–Green Atom Renewable Energy Corporation (GAREC) is bent on pursuing its P4-billion worth waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant in Sitio Mercado, Barangay Inmanduyan here that will be capable of producing six-12 megawatts of electricity from about 600 tons of residual solid wastes per day. GAREC chairman Luizo Ticman said the company’s…
STA. BARBARA—The provincial government remains confident that Pangasinan will continue to be the number one producer of corn in the country. Gov. Amado Espino III made this declaration when he presided over the distribution of 1,054 bags of hybrid yellow corn seeds to the province’s corn farmers on Valentine’s Day…
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) Press Corps was recently organized and its officers were inducted into office on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the center’s FQD Conference Hall in Dagupan City. Officer are: Orly Navarro (DWIZ Dagupan), president; Ike Palinar (Aksyon Radyo), vice president; Liway Yparraguirre (People’s Journal/DWIZ Dagupan), secretary;…
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