WHILE some areas in the Visayas are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, five coastal areas in Pangasinan remain red tide-free. Shellfish Bulletin No. 29 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources showed that based on the result of the laboratory analyses “shrimps, crabs and seashells like mussels and…
NATIVITY AT THE POLICE STATION – Dagupan City’s police personnel arrange a life-sized Belen or Nativity scene at their police station’s lobby for the Yuletide season. (Punchphoto by JoJo Riñoza)
THE Region 1 police seized six assorted loose firearms, 18 assorted magazines and 262 ammunition, one hand grenade and one smoke grenade in a region-wide operation from November 20 to 24. P/ Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula, region 1 director, said the serving of seven search warrants led not only to…
THE state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced it has already released nearly P22 billion to its partner banks for the release of the December and 13th month pensions of its pensioners starting November 29 and not later than December 7 this year. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel…
BEACH CLEAN-UP – Volunteers join the Operation Ligtas-Dayat, launched by 4th District Rep. Christopher de Venecia at the White Beach in Barangay Nibaliw Vidal in San Fabian. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Dagupan City government is poised to boost some of its continuing projects after realigning savings sourced from operations of various projects and offices through an ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on November 19. The city realized total of P9,861,594 in savings, bulk of which came from projects under…
CALASIAO–The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST-1) in collaboration with the Office of Deputy Speaker Rose Marie Arenas, awarded STARBOOKS, ‘virtual libraries’ to six recipient-schools in the Third District. DOST’s STARBOOKS is a stand-alone information kiosk that contains thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats…
THE state of the economy, particularly the soaring prices of commodities, will be on top of the many issues that will be raised in the coming mid-term election next year against the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. This was stressed by former Quezon Province Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III in a talk…
ALAMINOS CITY—Mangroves’ propagation to protect marine biodiversity in this coastal city, the home of the famous Hundred Islands National Park, is in full swing with already about 50 hectares planted with these trees. Arceli Talania, city agriculturist, said mangrove plantations have been undertaken in nine coastal barangays, based on latest…
BRIGHT CHRISTMAS LANTERNS — A little girl marvels at the the sequential changing of colored lights installed inside Christmas parols being sold along the highway on Caranglaan District in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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