VILLASIS–Four days before the gun ban that takes effect today, January 13, in line with the May elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes led Comelec officials and gun enthusiasts in a shoot fest dubbed “Last Bang Before the Ban” held at the Villasis Practical Shooting Association Firing Range…
LINGAYEN—The municipality of Dasol in the western part of the province stands to benefit from the P7 million-fund reward that Pangasinan won for its Seal of Good Housekeeping Award. The money will be spent for the construction of the Bobonot-Tambobong road line to provide better access to the surrounding communities and…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office based in Dagupan announced there will be no more extension on the distribution of free import commodity clearance (ICC) stickers for helmets. DTI provincial director Peter Mangabat advised riders to purchase new helmets manufactured on 2010 to comply with the helmet…
EAT nourishing food, keep a healthy lifestyle and exercise. This is the advice issued of the provincial health office (PHO), particularly to people with lingering illnesses and are taking regular medication. “Most people with existing illnesses do not heed doctors’ advice, thinking that their medication would offset the symptoms of…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has again called on dog owners to be responsible and make sure that their pets get anti-rabies shots to prevent the spread of rabies. The PHO recorded 14 human rabies infestations by the end of last year, higher than the three in 2011. Christina…
CALM AFTER THE FIREWORKS—The Calmay River in Dagupan City provides a tranquil scene, viewed from the De Venecia Highway Extension, during the first sunset of 2013 after all the noise and smoke from the New Eve’s revelry have died down. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
WITH the national government spending P1.6 billion for the expansion of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) based in Dagupan City, what’s the need for building a P40-million city-run hospital? None, says Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, R1MC chief. “I am speaking as a private citizen now but my opinion is…
URDANETA CITY—A grass fire at around 5:30 in the afternoon of December 31 in Barangay Nancayasan along McArthur Highway here alarmed residents with its huge flame and smoke. It was not determined whether the blaze was set off by a firecracker but Fire Officer 1 Franklin Corpuz, a fire arson…
ALAMINOS CITY—Three people were arrested by the police in Barangay Baleyadaan here last January 2 for cutting down a half a century old Narra tree. Superintendent Armando Muena, police chief, identified the suspects as Gilbert Reynosa, 50, married, resident of the barangay, Gilbert Bain, 35, married, and Benjie Lalosin, 34,…
DAGUPAN City received last month the Pinnacle of Excellence Award from the Department of Health for its program against tuberculosis. Dr. Aurora Cuison, head of the City Health Office’s Directly Observed Treatment System (DOTS), said apart from the hall of fame award for the city’s TB initiatives, five employees manning…
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