SUAL—An Olive Ridley sea turtle was rescued by employees of Sual Power Plant here on Aug. 12 when many parts of Pangasinan were flooded. The 57-kilogram pawikan (sea turtle) was turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Alaminos City the following day. It was named “Ruben,”…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia extolled the late Mayor Alipio Fernandez as the ‘People’s Mayor”, one who lived a life that was dedicated to service. In a privilege speech in the House of Representatives on August 14, De Venecia said Mayor Al was “a bright business executive, a devoted public servant, and…
LINGAYEN–A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed on August 14 at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office for the implementation of a new policing approach system in Pangasinan. Those who signed the “Community and Service- Oriented Policing System” were PNP Region 1 Director Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula and Sr. Supt, Wilson…
RELIEF GOODS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS — Sen. Nancy Binay (right) and Fourth District Rep. Christopher De Venecia (left) distribute relief goods to flood victims in Mangaldan town. (Punchphoto Cesar Ramirez)
LINGAYEN – Gov. Amado Espino III welcomed the two 22-year-old newly-elected Liga ng mga Barangay president Art Bryan C. Celeste and Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Jerome Vic O. Espino as the latest addition to the province’s officialdom during the regular flag raising ceremony on August 6. Board member Espino said…
LINGAYEN – To further improve the rate of delivery of public service in the province, the provincial government, has acquired new vehicles and a dredging machine. Newly acquired are six provincial buses, two service vehicles and one ambulance. The provincial government has six provincial buses purchased during the first term…
TO the menfolk in Dagupan City: Behave on seeing a woman on the street or end up paying P1,000 to P2,000 for any sign of crude or rude harassment. An ordinance protecting women against harassment in the city’s streets is set to be passed by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)…
IT pays for an OFW to be listed and employed through legitimate process because of the protection that the government can provide. Take the case of the family of an OFW from Barangay Gueset in Bugallon who returned home but later reportedly died from wounds inflicted on her by her…
THE EcoWaste Coalition, a non-profit environmental health group, has petitioned the national government to order the closure of an illegal municipal dumpsite in Mapandan. Reacting to the concerns raised by affected residents of Barangay Primicias of this town, the EcoWaste Coalition wrote the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…
FLOWER PLANTS AS DRYERS – A teacher decides to use the flower plants at the West Central School as the best place to dry her pupils’ books that were not spared by floodwater. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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