ANTI-AFRICAN SWINE FLU LINGAYEN—Gov. Amado Espino III ordered a lockdown by reactivating animal control checkpoints in all entry points of the province and the quarantine task force as preemptive moves against the possible spread of the African Swine Flu to the province. The quarantine task force was organized during the…
Lockdown ordered, checkpoints on 24/7 alert
A notorious carnapping syndicate operating in Pangasinan was believed busted after one of their members was arrested in Manaoag town and identified his cohorts on the night of August 19. The suspect, Jeffrey Perez alias “Manila Boy” and “Bornado”, 21, of Baliaug, Bulacan, is presently a resident of Bagong Barrio in…
Notorious motorcycle-theft gang busted
LINGAYEN – The alert status in Manaoag has been reverted to normal after two weeks of a red alert declared by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office as preemptive action against possible ISIS planned attacks. In an interview, P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, said the restoration of Manaoag’s status to…
Manaoag alert level back to normal
TO put more scientific approach in flood mitigation, Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia is set to file a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to establish the Pangasinan Integrated River Control System. De Venecia, a House deputy floor leader, called on his fellow congressmen of Pangasinan to co-sponsor the…
Creation of Pangasinan Integrated Flood Control System sought
THE poor trade has hit the town markets due to the swine flu scare and the situation in the Lingayen market would be the norm. Marita Manaois, president of the Meat Vendors Association in Lingayen town, said all the meat vendors suffered 40% drop in their daily sales since news…
Swine flu scare hit market meat vendors
SUAL–The proposal for the construction of a second coal-fired power plant in Sual has been officially rejected. This was stressed by Sual Mayor Liseldo Calugay who said: “Kung ayaw ng aking mga kababayan ang bagong coal-fired plant ay hindi pupuede talaga.” “I vow to the will of my people,” he added….
Calugay rejects second coal-fired power plant
A Dagupan City councilor has proposed a total ban on the Bulacan-cultured bangus which she referred to as an “alien bangus”, that was allowed entry to the city fish market to compete with local bangus to the detriment of Pangasinan bangus growers. Councilor Teresa Coquia, chairman on market of the…
Be wary of Bulacan bangus entering Dagupan, say
IP’s PARADISE IN PANGASINAN— A thriving mountain village of indigenous peoples (IP) consisting of Kankanaey, Ibaloi and Bago families lies in Sitio Mapita of Barangay Laoag, Aguilar. Villagers in cool weather plant rice and salad vegetables all year round. A stream that cuts across the mountain has served as source…
IP’s PARADISE IN PANGASINAN
PANTAL RIVER FLOOD MITIGATION THE construction of a two-in-one project to address the problem of floods and need for service road has been started by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the southern bank of the Pantal River in Dagupan City. Initiated by Fourth District Rep. Christopher…
