THE undermanned Bureau of Fire Protection in Dagupan city made one request to the public – no prank calls please. SFO2 Dan Ortega said despite efforts to tell the public to be responsible in reporting fire occurrences, prank calls still continue and most are made before the break of dawn….

DESPITE DRY SPELL HERE’S a bit of good and reassuring news after all the reports of damage to agriculture caused by exceedingly high temperature the past weeks. As of last Wednesday, the water level elevation at the San Roque Dam in San Manuel remained high at 238.70 meters above sea…

NOT ONE BUT TWO VIRTUES LINGAYEN—Vice President Jejomar Binay said the country needs an experienced leader to lead the country. Senator Grace Poe said what is needed is an honest official. But Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said there could be someone (a presidential wannabe) who could be both,…

LINGAYEN– The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here commended the efforts of the former police head in the province through a resolution passed during their regular session on May 18, 2015. Provincial resolution 1350-2015 expressed the provincial board’s “profound gratitude to Police Senior Superintendent Reynaldo Biay for his invaluable service to the…

FIGHTING criminality and crime syndicates in Dagupan City shifts to high gear with the recent installation of 11 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in strategic areas in the central business district. The operation of the CCTV cameras have been undergoing initial testing since last May 15. Supt. Christopher Abrahano, chief of…

FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia called on municipal and city mayors in the district to require public and private schools to conduct earthquake, fire and flood drills at the start of classes. De Venecia made the call when she met Mayors Bonafe Parayno of Mangaldan, Robert de Vera of San Jacinto, Kim…

‘EPAL’ POLITICOS WARNED AS the campaign period for next year’s elections draws near, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is keeping project billboards off the hands of politicians. Engr. Victoria Visperas of the DPWH-2nd District Engineering Office said Department Order No. 72 prohibits the printing of names and pictures…

THE DPWH-2nd District Engineering Office has announced that the Padilla Bridge in Lingayen town will be closed to vehicular traffic for a period of six (6) months starting May 20 to give way to replacement works on the bridge deck slab. The Lingayen via Domalandan Bridge-Labrador -Barangay Socony, Bugallon road was…

FIRE incidents in Pangasinan almost tripled with 286 already recorded in the first quarter. F/Chief Inspector Arthur Sawate, provincial fire marshal, said there were only less than 100 fire incidents across the province over the same period last year. He attributed the increase to the rash of number of forest…

LINGAYEN—Appreciation of Pangasinan history and culture by future generations of Pangasinenses will help strengthen their regional identity. Celia Fernandez, Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan 1 superintendent, said as much as she hailed the DepEd’s policy making the study of Pangasinan as part of the curriculum under the K to 12…