LINGAYEN–The Provincial Health Office is currently investigating a death of a pregnant woman in the Western Pangasinan District Hospital who was in the hospital for check-up. In The PUNCH’s interview with Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, she said Renato Reynaldo Jr. filed a complaint against the hospital after…
BUGALLON — With the onset of the rainy season, residents of Sitio Nalbagan, Umanday in Bugallon, a low-lying area, have started to prepare for contingencies guided by the safety tips prepared by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (PDRRMO) to avoid loss of lives and minimize losses to…
IT is illegal to keep and take care of exotic or endangered animals. This was pointed out by the the National Bureau of Investigation – Dagupan District Office (NBI-DADO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Dagupan City Health Office after the rescue of two civet cats, locally…
TO help minimize flooding in Lingayen, a clean-up drive and unclogging operation was conducted in Poblacion area in Lingayen. After the flag ceremony last Monday, Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil led the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH), Lingayen Bantay Kalikasan and Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) in cleaning…
TRANSPORT TERMINAL OPERATIONS – The newly constructed common terminal owned by SPD Development and Consulting (SDC) is finally opened for operation. Alan Garman, SDC executive director and Leland Lopez, legal counsel, cut the ceremonial ribbon. (Punchphoto by Leonardo Micua)
THE Dagupan Transport Terminal, touted as a world-class inter-modal terminal on a two and a half-hectare land along the Jose de Venecia Expressway Extension in Barangay Lucao, started operations last Thursday. It coincided with the simultaneous nationwide launch of the “One Direction Towards PUV Modernization” by the Land Transportation and…
STA. BARBARA–The municipal government will stockpile medicines and put the town’s Rescue Volunteers on 24/7 alert this rainy season knowing that Sta. Barbara gets flooded every time the Sinocalan River overflows its banks. This was assured by Mayor Joel de los Santos who also vowed to boost the funding of…
GUV POGI FOR 2ND TERM — Re-elected Gov. Amado Espino III takes his oath before Judge Corazon Natividad D. Lopez-Oro at the Governor’s office. He is joined by his wife, Karina and son, Amado P. Espino IV. (PIOphoto by MVS)
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) elected its officers and created 36 committees during their inaugural session on July 2 presided by Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua, the presiding officer. Elected presiding pro tempore is Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV while Jose Netu Tamayo is deputy presiding pro tempore. Elected majority floor leader…
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR’S APPEAL A KIDNEY transplant recipient at the Region 1 Medical Center five years ago has appealed to healthy citizens to support the advocacy of the Department of Health (DOH) for organ donation to give others a new lease on life. Serafin Feraren, a businessman from Dagupan City…
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