COASTAL CLEAN UP—Some 3,000 volunteers pitch in to help clean the Lingayen beachfront (at the back of the Capitol Building) during the Simultaneous Coastal Clean-up (Save the Lingayen Gulf – Shore it Up). The activity highlighted the need to preserve the natural beauty of the Gulf and the primary source of…
LINGAYEN—Protecting and preserving the environment is not only about planting trees but nurturing the life beneath the sea. This was exactly what 35 volunteer divers from Manila and Alaminos City did by plunging into the waters of Quezon Island in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP), Alaminos City last October 25 to…
REMEMBERING THE DEAD—Workers of BFAR-NIFTDC spruce up the fish cemetery anticipating the usual visit of tourists in the area every All Souls Day. The fish cemetery is the first such cemetery in the country and one of the most visited areas in the center. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
RESPECT FOR THE ENDANGERED DAGUPAN CITY—As the Christian world prepares to remember their dead, the personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Barangay Bonuan Binloc have started to spruce up a sprawling compound where some 18 dolphins and other endangered species are buried. The Fish Cemetery,…
DAGUPAN CITY, Oct. 29 (PIA) – There is now an easy and inexpensive way to correct errors in one’s civil registry entries. Dante Pescador, provincial statistics officer of NSO Pangasinan, said petitioners can now simply file a verified petition with the local civil registry office where the record sought to…
FIRST TO VOTE—A drop of indelible ink is applied on Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr.’s after casting his vote for the 2013 Barangay Elections at Portic Integrated School in Bugallon last October 29. The governor arrived at the polling precinct at 7:00 o’ clock in the morning and was the first voter who…
THERE is one inexpensive and sure way to win an election – run unopposed! It was a walk in the park for 146 candidates for barangay captain in Pangasinan who ran unopposed in Monday’s election. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, said they were the lucky ones from among hotly contested…
CAN a mere executive order of a local government official compel the relocation of students and pupils from one school campus to another? This legal question became the central issue during the hearing for the preliminary injunction on the civil case at the sala of Regional Trial Court Judge Hermogenes Fernandez of…
SHOES MADE FOR WALKING-–-Pangasinan Police Director Marlou Chan turns over a pair of brand new shoes to a patrolman for his use in his daily foot patrol. The shoes are part of the new logistical support for policemen in the country. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
LINGAYEN—The efforts to improve capabilities of the Philippine National Police in the province went into high gear with the recent issuance of newly acquired Glock hand guns to still unarmed elements of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO). Provincial Director Senior Supt. Marlou Chan said the initial delivery of 399 hand…
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