THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) warned beachgoers to observe safety precautions against rip current when swimming in Lingayen Gulf to avoid drowning incident. Avenix Arenas, council spokesperson, said rip current is a water current that can sweep off swimmers away to shore in just five minutes…
THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN THE Bangus Festival retained its title anew as the Festival of the North, its third consecutive win, last Friday during the Festivals of the North competition, a special annual feature of the Bangus Festival. Made up mostly of veteran streetdancers from Barangay Pantal originally representing Cluster 2…
HI HO CARABAO! — Bolinao farmers ride their carabaos through the Balingasay River for the Carabao Float Race water sports event during the town’s Mangunguna Festival. Carabaos were used by residents to cross the river before the bridge was built. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN— With no sign of the heat abating in the weeks ahead, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has warned against heat stroke which can be fatal. PHO head Dr. Anna De Guzman said her office is watching out for reports of residents suffering from heat stroke due to the increasing…
PNP-SPONSORED COVENANT SIGNING LINGAYEN—The provincial police are confident that the campaign period and the conduct of election on May 9 will remain peaceful after the series of Secure and Fair Election (SAFE) covenant signing coupled with “Unity Run” were finally accomplished in all 44 towns and four cities in the…
AS the country suffers from the intense summer heat, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is proposing an Oratio Imperata for rain to be said in various dioceses in the country. “The suggestion is due to the prolonged drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon that has ravaged many parts…
THE Provincial Health Office reported that dengue cases in Pangasinan have increased by 46 percent, from 400 for the period January to April 7 last year to some 500 for the same period this year. Dr. Anna Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, told the KBP Forum on Thursday that because…
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has issued an advisory that the following towns will experience power interruption owing to the maintenance work on 17 April 2016 from 1pm– 10pm: CENPELCO – Bautista, Bayambang, Guilig and Bari Substations and entire PANELCO III franchise area. Those served by Decorp’s San Jacinto…
FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS ALL the election officers (EOs) in the 44 towns and three cities have been reshuffled since April 1 as part of the preparations for the conduct of fair and honest elections. Lawyer Joel Gines, officer-in-charge as provincial election supervisor in Pangasinan, said only the EO in Urdaneta…
SOME 1,014 inmates who are registered voters in the province will be allowed to vote inside and outside the five Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities on May 9. The five BJMP facilities are in Burgos, Balungao, Dagupan City, San Carlos City and Urdaneta City. Atty. Kenneth Bid-ing,…
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