PANGASINENSES enjoy a long weekend as November 13 (Friday) was a non-working holiday in Pangasinan to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late Speaker Eugenio Padlan Perez. Republic Act No. 6721 entitled “An Act Declaring November 13 of Each Year a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Pangasinan,” was…
HAZARDOUS JOB — Water is said to be a conduction element for electricity and seeing the Dagupan Electric Corp. linemen work on the electric pole that fell inside a fishpond along De Venecia Road Extension made onlookers realize that linemen deserve all the respect for doing a hazardous work just so…
MANAOAG— A barangay kagawad here was slapped with a 12-month suspension after having found guilty of act of immorality, gross misconduct, and acts unbecoming of a public officer. Last October 9, Mayor Kim Mikael Amador signed the suspension order of Barangay Kagawad Rogelio Subido of Barangay Baguinay, following the decision…
THE president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) appealed to his brother bishops of the Philippines to prohibit the clerics from blessing any new statue, image or object of devotion made or crafted from materials that are considered endangered or protected like ivory. CBCP president and Lingayen-Dagupan…
LINGAYEN– The provincial government is vying for a certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) as a malaria disease free zone, confident that it will be able to sustain its zero case until the end of this year. This was disclosed by provincial health officer, Dr. Anna De Guzman, during…
LINGAYEN—A government doctor in Western Pangasinan Doctor’s Hospital (WPDH) located in Alaminos City is in hot waters following a complaint for his alleged rudeness which was posted on Facebook that was shared more than 2, 000 times by netizens. The complaint, posted on the Facebook account of Mark Anthony Rios…
POZORRUBIO— Be careful, you are on candid camera! The Pozorrubio Police Station (PPS) launched its novel project “Project Selfie”, the use of a digital camera attached to a helmet on the head of a policeman to record its operations particularly in checkpoints and patrolling on Thursday (November 5). P/Sr. Inspector…
ANOTHER CHAMPION—Mangaldan Mayor Bonafe Parayno receives the trophy for Mangaldan government, the 2015 winner in the search for the Most Statistically Developed LGU in the 1st and 2nd class municipality category, from Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. during the 26th National Statistics Month Provincial Awarding and Closing Ceremony. (Punchphoto by Willie…
LINGAYEN–Typhoon “Lando” made life miserable to the people of Pangasinan as it claimed 12 lives, injured 16 more and exacted P2.9 billion in damages to agriculture and infrastructure, and still counting. This was the report of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to the Capitol last week.
THIS time of the year, while people are busy visiting their dead in cemeteries, one cemetery in Dagupan stands out — the special area for dead fishes. Some 34 fish species, including dolphins, sea turtles and whales are now buried in the rectangular lot measuring 1,312 square meters. Just this…
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