AS soon as news broke out that a Chinese woman tested positive of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus while visiting Manila, many people rushed to different drug stores near them to buy face or surgical masks. Those who were minute late, blamed everyone but themselves after being told by drug stores that…
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…
TALONG FESTIVAL 2020 –High school students dance their way to the town plaza in colorful costumes for the Street Dancing Competition. (Punchphoto by willie Lomibao)
THIRTY-four hogs were confirmed to have died from Asian Swine Fever (ASF) in Barangay Linoc, Binmaley while another 21 were culled on first week of January just when Pangasinan was about to be declared ASF-free. This was disclosed by Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, assistant provincial veterinarian, who confirmed that of the 34…
CHAN AMBUSH SLAY TWO persons of interest who can help shed light on the ambush last Jan. 9 have been identified by the chief of police of Calasiao, a member of the task group investigating the gun slay of retired police general Marlou Chan. In a press conference on Jan….
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