THE Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) deployed a team of seven linemen and one foreman to Pangasinan to assist in restoring electricity in areas left without power following the onslaught of Typhoon Emong (International name: Go-may). INEC Chief of Staff Athena Nicolette Pilar said the team is expected to help…
UNLISERBISYO THE DAGUPAN City government’s relief operations are continuing, and one of the stops last week was Barangay Mayombo, where residents affected by flooding received aid packages. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez joined the distribution along with Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Councilors Michael Fernandez, Jigs Seen, Tala Paras, Jaja Cayabyab, Atty….
A CORNER STREET MARKET FOR NOW — VENDORS at the Dagupan City market temporarily moved to the corner of Herrero Street and AB Fernandez Ave. as their regular trading site was flooded due to persistent rains or high tide. The coastal city sits below sea level and serves as a…
THE Quintos Bridge in Dagupan, located along the main thoroughfare A.B. Fernandez Avenue, served as a temporary marketplace when the city’s downtown area became inaccessible to all light vehicles due to prolonged widespread flooding spawned by more than a week of monsoon rains that were intensified by two typhoons. Mayor…
AMID POWER OUTAGES AND LIMITED COMMUNICATION DESPITE widespread power outages and communication breakdowns caused by Typhoon Emong (international name: Go-may), Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Dindo Reyes said the 911 emergency hotline played a critical role in delivering assistance to affected residents during the storm. “Maraming tumatawag sa 911,”…
THE local government of Bolinao is enforcing a price freeze on basic necessities following the town’s official declaration of a state of calamity due to widespread damage brought by Tropical Cyclone Emong (international name: Go-may) and the southwest monsoon. In a post on its official Facebook page on July 30, the local government announced…
RAINS spawned by the southwest monsoon and typhoons in late July affected at least 271 hectares of farmland in Pangasinan, and the initial damage estimate to crops and irrigation facilities is expected to increase as assessment and data collection continue. In the entire Ilocos Region, a total of 959 hectares…
AUTHORITIES are still working to identify the body of a man found lifeless along the shore of Barangay Bolasi in San Fabian. As of July 31, no individual or family has come forward to claim the remains. According to San Fabian Acting Chief of Police, PLt. Col. Danilo M. Perez,…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man electrocuted while climbing metal post A man died after being electrocuted while climbing a metal post and accidentally came into contact with a live wire.. According to the victim’s brother-in-law, the man had climbed the post to remove old paint. However, during the ascent, he…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves sizzled hot when they torched the Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle in a dominant fashion, 81-55, during the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) last July 28 at the Batangas City Coliseum. During the first period, Mike DiGregorio maneuvered the Heatwaves’ offense with his floaters and pull-up jumpers and wound up…
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