SAN FABIAN–An octogenarian burned to death in a 40-minute fire that razed her house in Barangay Poblacion, San Fabian at about 12:20 a.m. on June 25, according to the San Fabian police. The fatality was identified as Nora Erfe, 89, a retired public school teacher. She was found trapped inside…
IN observance of Environment Awareness Month, volunteers from different government agencies and organizations gathered for a tree planting activity in Brgy. Cayanga, Bugallon on June 21. The activity was held to support the Adopt-a-Mountain project to promote the province’s greening initiatives. From its launching in 2017 backed by the Sangguniang…
BINMALEY – Using a two hundred-meter rope, the Binmaley PNP, together with the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) partially eased traffic woes of motorists here. In a PUNCH interview, P/Lieutenant Colonel Brendon Palisoc, officer-in-charge of Binmaley PNP, said the rope keeps motorists in their places in downtown area through…
TOBACCO FOREVER — A tobacco farmer in Villasis stacks tobacco leaves in a drying barn seemingly unaffected by the legislated increase in prices of tobacco products. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SAN CARLOS CITY—The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) is gearing up for the rainy season to ease the effect of possible widespread power interruptions. Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, Cenpelco general manager, said part of their preparations is the construction of additional substations. He said there are towns that are presently experiencing…
THE campaign of the Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) against Japanese encephalitis has seen to the immunization of some 4,325 children and adults in the city. City Health Officer Dr. Ophelia Rivera, said Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a disease contracted from mosquito bites, whose symptoms, i.e., fever, headache, vomiting, confusion, and…
THEIR DAILY CHALLENGE – Three blind massage providers follow their designated “eye” who flags down a jeepney for their transport to-and-fro their homes in Bonuan District to the Malimgas Market in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed Ordinance (No. 2173-209) providing new routes for public utility jeepney (PUJ) in Dagupan and identifying those that may traverse thereon during a special session Friday afternoon. This ordinance also amended Section 3.4 of Ordinance No. 1848-2005, otherwise known as “Modified Day Coding System Ordinance of 2005”…
2019 ELECTIONS ONLY one of the 44 candidates for the provincial and congressional posts in the May polls failed to submit his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pangasinan office in Dagupan City. Lawyer Eric Oganiza, the acting provincial election supervisor, said the candidate…
THE ‘Happy Schools Movement’ project was launched by the Department of Education (DepEd) – Region I in Dagupan City last week to increase learning productivity among young learners through fun and happy activities. The movement will implement programs among them “cooperative learning” or group work, storytelling, film viewing and game…
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