BORN INSIDE A TRICYCLE – FO2 Franklin Nipales and fellow fireman from the San Quintin Fire Station, who responded to the frantic call of the tricycle driver for help, assist the mother after the successful delivery of the baby inside the tricycle. (Photo from SanQuintin Pangasinan Bfp RegionOne Facebook)
SAN QUINTIN – A mother here gave birth to her third child inside a tricycle while en route to the town’s Rural Health Unit (RHU) to deliver her child. But instead of midwives, it was the firefighters who responded the emergency call, assisted and saved the day for mother and…
ONE town, out of the 44 towns and four cities in Pangasinan, is still without a fire station, while five towns are still awaiting the completion of the construction of their fire station buildings. According to the Fire Supt. Noel Gagalac, provincial fire marshal, Burgos town cannot start construction of…
THE Department of Education Dagupan City Schools Division Office (SDO) reminded public schools under its wing not to impose mandatory collection of cash for Christmas and year-end parties. This, after complaints were lodged on alleged collection by teachers for class parties. Dr. Lourdes Servito, DepEd Dagupan SDO Assistant Schools Division…
COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS – Members of the Flood Mitigation Commission field questions from the men during a press conference at the City Tourism Office. Joseph Lo, FMC vice-chairman, explains why it would take 10 years to fully implement the commission’s submitted recommendation. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FORMER Mayor Belen Fernandez vouched for the Pablico family‘s “word of honor” when it donated a 7,000 square meter property to the Dagupan City government and six informal settler families during her administration. Fernandez dismissed as fake news the report being peddled by a radio station that the land donated to…
THE Department of Health (DOH) advised the public against buying medicines online. During the DOH 4th Quarter Media Forum held at Lenox Hotel in Dagupan City, Assistant Secretary Atty. Charade Mercado Grande, of the Health Regulation Team, said that DOH cannot guarantee the safety and quality of medicines bought from…
NO QUORUM OF ONE – Councilor Joey Tamayo sits by his lonesome self as Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, presiding officer of Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod declares a “No-Quorum” shortly after Ryan Ravanzo, city secretary, finishes the roll call. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Pangasinan Capitol Complex, with sights and sounds of major cities in the world, began to enthral locals and tourists who visit the Capitol. Governor Amado I. Espino III led the opening of the Paskuan ed Kapitolyo, now on its second year, on December 6, Friday, starting at 4:30 PM….
THE Lingayen-Binmaley Baywalk, where light vehicles rushing to Lingayen normally pass to avoid the bumper-to-bumper traffic along the Binmaley-Lingayen highway, is still officially a baywalk where pedestrians and residents have priority use for leisure walking, jogging or zumba. Bernard Caronongan, information officer of the 2nd Pangasinan Engineering District (PED) of the…
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