THE small steps expected to lead to giant strides in greening the newly-constructed Daang Kalikasan that connects Pangasinan to Zambales provinces have begun. Imagine palm trees, acacia mangium and a host of coconut and ylang-ylang stress lining the 54-kilometer road. Since Daang Kalikasan was temporarily closed since Feb. 17 for…
A NURSERY, view deck stations, and a dam will be part of further development and improvement of the scenic Daang Kalikasan road here to be implemented by various national government agencies and the local government unit (LGU). This was pointed out by Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil during the question hour of…
CONGRESS’ DECLARATION SOUGHT THE help of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) was sought to adopt separate resolutions asking Congress to declare the Daang Kalikasan and the Daang Katutubo, and the Lingayen to Binmaley Baywalk as national roads. Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil, chairman of the newly formed Provincial Advisory Council (PAC), told the…
THE excellent delivery of quality health care services provided by Pangasinan Provincial Hospital has been validated anew by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015’s certification of the hospital. PPH Chief of Hospital Aurelio O. Cariño confirmed that PPH is once again validated for ISO 9001:2015 certification this year, affirming…
EARLY MORNING RIDE — Rusty Blue, a Macau parrot, hangs on to his owner-trainer Ronnie Fernandez while they do their daily early morning ride through the stretch of Old De Venecia Road in Barangay Lucao in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial office issued a ‘No Take Policy’ directive to all police chiefs in the province following the directive of Chief PNP Archie Gamboa as it reiterated the latter’s order to stop all kinds of illegal gambling, illegal drugs, prostitution and other illegal activities. P/ Col. Redrico Maranan,…
INCREASING SUICIDE CASES ALARMING IN a bid to lower the alarming and increasing number of suicide cases in Pangasinan, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has set into motion the creation of an organized crisis inter-agency action committee. According to P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, PPPO director, 107 suicide cases were reported last…
THE local government unit of Lingayen continues road clearing operations in major streets particularly access to the market area in accordance with the directive of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-027 February requiring LGUs to remove all types of roadblocks within 75 days. Mayor…
BANGUS FOR LENT — Farmworkers haul their bangus during an early evening harvest in Binmaley to meet peak demand for bangus during Lenten season when Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AMID COVID-19 THREAT THE province again lost another opportunity to host foreign tourists when the Alaminos City government decided not to allow another foreign cruise ship to dock in Hundred Islands amid the COVID-19 threat. Mike Sison, city tourism officer, said the cruise ship from Europe that sailed from Hong…
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