Why the nom de plume? By Jing Villamil MANY had asked why this writer used a nom de plume almost all her writing years, and kept unknown the most wonderful sound to one’s ears – one’s most wonderful name! Those who asked found the writer’s answer somehow evasive, unacceptable. She…
2020 CHINESE NEW YEAR – Students perform a lion dance for traditional good luck ritual in front of a store along Perez Blvd. in Dagupan City to highlight the celebration of Chinese New Year on 25 January 2020. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PROVINCE-WIDE SURVEILLANCE ON THE spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Pangasinan has not been contained as evidenced by the culling of 418 hogs as of January 22 in Barangays San Isidro and Canaolan in Binmaley and Barangays Apaya and Pulong in Malasiqui while culling operation of more hogs is…
UNMANNED QUARANTINE CHECKPOINT – The lax implementation of Animal Quarantine checkpoint could be a factor in the spread of the African Swine Fever in Pangasinan. The checkpoint in Bonuan Catacdang road was found unmanned by The PUNCH on Jan. 20, 2020 at 9:55 P.M. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Malasiqui municipal government declared a state of calamity on Thursday in response to the confirmed spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) among the backyard hog raisers in the town here. Mayor Noel Anthony Geslani said the declaration will enable the municipal government to use calamity fund in giving…
AFTER FOUR MONTHS IT’S been more than four months since former Fifth District Rep. Amado Espino Jr. and his party were ambushed on September 11 last year in Barangay Magtaking, San Carlos City, where he and another were wounded and two of his bodyguards were killed, but no case has…
THE missing fishing boat with seven crewmen who have been missing since Jan. 14 did not have clearance from the Coast Guard to sail towards Scarborough Shoal. This was determined by Dasol Mayor Noel Nacar when he was coordinating Wednesday with concerned agencies for updates on the seven missing fishermen,…
THE Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Northern Luzon has joined Philippine National Police Maritime Region 1 (Ilocos), Philippine Coast Guard Northern Luzon and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 search and rescue operation for the seven fishermen reported missing in the waters off Pangasinan since Tuesday last week. NFNL…
MEN IN WHITE FOR CULLING – Members of the Department of Agriculture’s team deployed to cull, kill and bury hogs affected by Asian Swine Fever go about their tasks in Barangay Apaya in Malasiqui, observing all prescribed protocol. (PIOphoto)
A rehabilitation plan to help backyard hog raisers in Pangasinan whose pigs were culled as part of the protocol against African Swine Fever (ASF) to help recoup their loses is being readied by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Ilocos regional office during the first quarter this year. Erlinda Manipon, DA-1’s…
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