BUGALLON–Second District Rep. Jumel Espino expressed the family’s gratitude for the prayers for the early recovery of his father, former Governor and Congressman Amado Espino Jr., and gallant efforts of security detail to save him, in his Facebook account. Congressman Espino’s post reads. “Utang po ng aking Ama ang buhay…
ALAMINOS CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) has uncovered suspected illegal treasure hunting activities in the Hundred Islands National Park. In a PUNCH interview with Hipolito Salatan, OIC-CENRO Western Pangasinan, he said an abandoned bunkhouse was found in the island, where a generator set, two water…
BINMALEY – To encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies, a non-government organization recently launched “Hakab Na”, breastfeeding awareness campaign in the town. Led by World Vision, rural health units and barangay health workers, the program aims to raise awareness on the benefits of breastfeeding both to the mother and the…
BUGALLON – As the Habagat continued to cause flooding, the town’s Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council headed by Mayor Priscilla I. Espino had an emergency meeting on September 9 with departments and local responders and prepared for rescue and evacuation of residents in the low-lying areas. Following her…
TWENTY selected personnel from the Dagupan City Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) recently attended a traffic regulation seminar by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Regional Office, aimed to empower them to effectively apprehend traffic violators as deputized enforcers. LTO Region 1 Director Teofilo…
CLASSES SUSPENDED – Tapuac Road in Dagupan City where six schools are located is one of the areas easily flooded each time the city experiences heavy downpour during Habagat, resulting immediately in suspension of all classes. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN—Hog traders from outside Pangasinan have appealed to Governor Amado Espino III to relax his executive order implementing a temporary total ban on the entry of all live swine/pigs into Pangasinan including cargoes with complete documents to pass through en route to La Union and Baguio to deliver hogs. This…
LINGAYEN—The provincial government is seriously considering the suggestion of Agriculture Sec. William Dar to assist farmers affected by the rice traders’ manipulation of farmgate palay prices who shifted to importing or buying imported rice. This was bared by Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya who said Governor Amado Espino III met with…
A CALL for unity was aired among hog raisers during an emergency meeting to stakeholders in the swine industry. Dr. Reynante de la Cruz of Unahco Feeds Inc, called on all hog raisers in Pangasinan to unite together in fighting ASF as this is is a highly transmissible and highly…
LINGAYEN– The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) decried the government’s loan assistance program for farmers in the face of unprecedented losses caused by rice traders’ manipulation prompted by the Rice Tariffcation Law. He said government subsidy not another loan program will help farmers. Danilo Ramos, KMP chairman, said loan programs…
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