CONTINGENCY PLAN ANTICIPATING a Cease and Desist Order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the operation of open dumpsites in Dagupan, the city government already considered a contingency plan to contract a service provider to haul the city’s wastes regularly to a location outside the city. …
BARANGAY officials inthe province were urged by the Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) to be more active in monitoring the sale of firecrackers in their communities in promoting the ‘Iwas Paputok’ campaign of the government during the holiday season. Provincial health officer Dr. Anna Ma. Theresa De Guzman said the…
Barangay officials urged to take lead role in ‘Iwas Paputok’
LINGAYEN—With just over a week before New Year revelry, all hospitals run by the provincial government have started gearing up to admit victims of firecracker explosions. This was announced by Dr. Anna de Guzman, the provincial health officer, saying that to date, all things that these hospitals will need in…
Hospitals ready for firecracker victims
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office intensified its campaign against illegal firecrackers in line with the government’s ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’ to prevent firecracker incidents before and during the New Year revelry. The launching was marked by a simultaneous motorcade by all the police stations in all towns and cities. P/Colonel Redrico Maranan,…
PNP intensifies campaign vs banned firecrackers
THERE is a gift-giving Santa Claus who arrives at the Christmas Village nightly in Calasiao town to entertain children. The Christmas Village, situated beside the town’s plaza and near the centuries-old St. Peter and Paul parish church, hosts the gift-giving to children by Santa Claus between 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. …
Calasiao’s Christmas Village comes alive with ‘Santa’
FOUR college students drowned at the beach in Barangay Bonuan Gueset last Monday, December 16. Dagupan chief of police Lt/ Col. Abubakar Mangelen Jr. said the victims Mark Christian Cruz, 18, from Manaoag, Daniel John Matias, 18, from Hermosa, Dasol, and Joebert Verzosa, 18, from Lingayen, all criminology students at…
Four college students drown in Dagupan beach
TOWNS in Pangasinan can learn from Villasis’ policy on gambling during a wake. The controlled hours of gambling during the vigil for the dead in Villasis has resulted in more disciplined townsfolk. This was the felt change in communities after the mayor issued a memorandum four months ago about it….
No ‘unli’ gambling during wake in Villasis
BRIDES IN DIFFERENT MOODS– The future brides do their own thing while waiting for the mass wedding ceremonies in Dagupan City last Friday, December 20, to start: the first dotes baby daughter with the father, second takes the chance to make a call, third is bored while fourth has animated talk…
BRIDES IN DIFFERENT MOODS
FARMERS in Sual town will soon begin to reap the benefits from the rehabilitation of the Logolog Dammade possible by the Adopt-A-River program of TeaM Sual Corporation (TSC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in 2014, via the Logolog River Slope Protection program in Sitio Logolog, Barangay Pangascasan. TSC,…
Dam rehabbed for Sual farmers’ productivity
BUS terminals in towns and cities have been crowded with more arrivals for the holiday season after bus companies fielded more to accommodate passengers on vacation returning to their hometowns. Nash Talipasan, LTFRB-1 Regional Director, said special permits have been granted by the agency to bus companies plyng Pangasinan routes….