FISH CAGE REHAB—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap pledges P25 million financial assistance to fish cage owners affected by Typhoon “Emong”. He was accompanied by Governor Amado Espino Jr. when he visited Bolinao. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
AFTERMATH OF “EMONG”—Students of Garrita National High School in Bani (upper photo) and Cape Bolinao High School in Bolinao (lower photo) wonder what lies ahead for them as both schools still lay in ruins as this year’s school opening starts next week. The rehabilitation of 152 damaged schools in western…
TYPHOON VICTIMS’ WOES WORSEN ALAMINOS CITY–Dealers of construction materials in this city have been warned by the local government against profiteering as rehabilitation and relief operations shift to high gear in areas within typhoon-devastated Western Pangasinan. Retail sellers of construction materials, i.e., galvanized iron, nails, lumber, and cement, among others,…
DATU Michael Bagul, president of the Dagupan City Muslim Association, has denied he is involved in any illegal drug dealing, and decried being labeled a “drug lord” by the government and the local media. In a handwritten letter (in Pilipino) to The PUNCH, with an attached copy of his counter-affidavit…
DESPITE the heavy damage caused by Typhoon Emong in the 1st district of the province, there will be no postponement in the scheduled June 1 opening of classes in the area. Dr. Aurora Domingo, schools division superintendent of Pangasinan 1 that covers the typhoon-devastated towns of Anda, Bolinao, Bani, Mabini,…
Groundbreaking rites for the long planned Seafood Processing Plant (SPP) in Dagupan to be funded by a $2.2 million grant from the Korean government will finally be held on Monday, May 18. City Legal Officer George Mejia said the ceremony will be held at Sitio Russia in Barangay Bonuan Binloc,…
Undaunted by the stress brought upon her by the hectic program she lined up for the recently concluded Bangus Festival, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez promised a bigger and more exciting Bangus Festival next year. She made the assurance after Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. said the vice mayor will head the…
STA.MARIA–The irrigation component of the San Roque Multi-Purpose Project (SRMP) in Pangasinan will finally be built soon following the awarding of the contract to winning bidder China Machineries and Agricultural Company (CMAC). National Irrigation Administrator Carlos Salazar said construction of the re-regulating pond is scheduled to start in August.
AID FOR EMONG VICTIMS—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. turns over truckloads of relief goods to the town of Anda, one of the most heavily damaged areas in the aftermath of Typhoon Emong, which hit Northern Luzon on May 7. Espino also visited other parts of Western Pangasinan that bore the brunt…
FINALLY A RE-REGULATING POND—Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., head of the Presidential Management Staff (right), and Reynaldo Mencias of the National Irrigation Administration, jointly announce the result of the bidding for the construction of the P4.5 Billion re-regulating pond of the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam, and the schedule for its construction….
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