READY TO RESCUE—Members of the province’s SWAT team demonstrate skills simulating a hostage rescue operation during the annual general inspection at the Provincial Police Command last August 21. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in response to the recent flooding in various parts of Luzon, has included uncomplicated leptospirosis, a water-borne disease, in its coverage. Effective August 7, all admissions of uncomplicated leptospirosis will be reimbursed as case rate of P11, 000 for all member types.

GINA DE V’s PROJECT SAN FABIAN–Residents of Barangay Binday here thanked 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia for acting on their request for protective slope and spur dike at the Binday River, which has effectively prevented flooding during the recent rains. The protective slope and spur dike, costing P45 million,…

DAGUPAN Mayor Benjamin S. Lim called on parents, teacher and students to help in efforts to adapt to the now regular flooding in the city which he attributed to climate change. “We cannot afford to see politics hamper our efforts in saving Dagupan from sinking due to the pestering floods…

THE tsunami early warning system (TeWS) in the province is primed for full operation this September. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Research Specialist Angel Lanuza, also the institute’s point person for the TeWS, made the announcement last Thursday as he supervised the construction of the base structure where…

A FORUM-workshop dubbed “Business Risk Assessment and Management of Climate Impacts” sponsored by the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was held in Dagupan August 23 and discussed the city’s vulnerabilities. Participants included city government officials and personnel, and stakeholders from various professional, religious,…

AGNO—Two Indonesian barges which ran aground and abandoned on the shoreline of Barangay Aloleng here at the height of Typhoon Gener had been towed to the Sual Port. The two vessels were finally pulled by two tugboats, Harlina 89 and Yugtong, last week out of the area after 11 days.

THE idea is good but where’s the money? This question was posed by the Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan Divisions as the latter welcomed the recently approved provincial resolution calling for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public and private schools. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan recently passed Resolution No….

LINGAYEN—Back in 2010, about 75 percent of the more than 7,000 police investigators nationwide were found to have no formal competency training to perform their tasks. And so a training program was launched and now only 73 designated investigators in two regions have yet to undergo the program given by…