SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE BEACH – Lifeguards and staff of the Tondaligan Beach Park prepare for the expected influx of beach swimmers and picnickers by designating areas for swimming, exit and entry points to ensure compliance with established COVID-19 health protocol. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Santiago Island Bridge that will connect seven islands barangays to the mainland here is set to be constructed next year. Former First District Rep. Jesus Celeste said he already met with Department of Public Works and Highways local officials on Aug. 7 to discuss the bidding for the project…
Bolinao’s Santiago Island Bridge starts construction 2021
A 21-year-old construction worker and resident of Barangay Esmeralda is the first COVID-19 case of Balungao town. Mayor Maria Theresa Rodriguez-Peralta confirmed that the male patient tested positive for the virus after being swabbed on Jul. 30, although he was asymptomatic. The patient reportedly travelled from Pasay City, without a…
Balungao records first Covid-19 case
THE San Carlos City government cautiously considers the city as free of COVID-19 since it has not recorded any confirmed COVID-19 positive case over the last two weeks. In a posted message on Facebook on Thursday, City Information Officer Jhuliano Nazareno confirmed that the city no longer has active COVID-19…
San Carlos City, coronavirus free for now
ONE sitio in Sual was placed under lockdown and a barangay under Modified General Community Quarantine when the town registered nine COVID-19 patients last Thursday, the highest among 18 towns and cities still affected by the COVID-19 contagion. Mayor Liseldo Calugay ordered the lockdown on Sitio Bagatan in Barangay Calumboyan…
Sual sitio with 3 new cases ordered locked down
THE second batch of NPA returnees and their supporters were officially processed and prepared to start a new life during the ceremony held last August 12 in San Quintin town. The ceremony for the benefit of the 72 former NPA rebels was a phase in Oplan Panagsubli launched by the…
2nd batch of NPA returnees hailed
TWO sea turtles, named Balong and WRR, were returned to the Lingayen Gulf on August 12, from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) center in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona led the release of the female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the…
2 sea turtles released to Lingayen Gulf
REGION’S BEST GOVERNOR Amado I. Espino III commended the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) for being cited as the Best Provincial Police Office award and for other special awards presented by the Police Regional Office-1 (PRO-1). The Pangasinan PPO was adjudged the Best Police Provincial Office “for its exemplary performance…
Espino commends Pangasinan PNP
FOR HEALTH AND VANITY
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) hailed an ordinance passed by the Barangay Council of Bonuan Binloc mandating all residential unit owners to register their leases in the barangay. The committees on laws, ordinances and judiciary and the committee on barangay affairs headed by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo and Lino Fernandez, respectively, commended the ordinance during…