THOUGH not expecting nor hoping for a disaster to strike soon, 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia distributed “earthquake bags” to her constituents last April 5. De Venecia said the contents of the bags may be small accessories but these can save lives in case a high-magnitude earthquake or tsunami…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government has expressed willingness to extend support to the children of Sally Ordinario Villanueva, one of three Filipinos who were executed in China last March 30. Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan, in a press conference during the visit of Guillermo Ordinario, Sally’s father, to the Capitol on April 4,…
NEW IBP PANGASINAN OFFICERS–Chief Justice Renato Corona (left) officiates the oath-taking of the new officers and members of the board of directors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Pangasinan chapter headed by Atty. Farah Marie Decano (second from left) in ceremonies held at the Leisure Coast Resort on March 27….
IBP-PANGASINAN ADVOCACY THE new president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) chapter in Pangasinan called on all lawyers in the province to work together and put up a solid front “against the real enemies of justice”.
NETS FOR FISHERMEN–Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (center) hands fishnets (tabal) to Chairman Diosdado Canilang of Barangay Dulag, Binmaley for distribution to marginal fishermen as part of the provincial government’s livelihood assistance program. The fishnets are also aimed at promoting responsible fishing practices instead of the use of illegal fish…
RIVERS that have been cleared under the provincial government’s “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Tan Aroen Ko” program are now open for fishing. With this development, Governor Amado Espino Jr., assisted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) that implemented the river clean-up program, distributed last week 162 fishnets (tabal)…
DAGUPAN Mayor Benjamin Lim has promised Chief Inspector Jun Melchor Boadilla, newly-designated jail warden and officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, to fund the construction of additional cells at the over-populated city jail in barangay Bonuan Gueset.
ALAMINOS–Seventy five poor senior citizens in this city each received last week a P1,500 stipend from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as part of the agency’s Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program. Under the program, mandated in Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens…
PATAR SHORELINE–Children and adults savor the cool breeze from the South China Sea in the scenic shoreline of Patar, Bolinao, one of the most popular summer destinations for foreign and local tourists in Pangasinan. Bolinao is about 60 kilometers northwest of Dagupan (Punchphoto by Willy Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed to communities hosting transmission facilities across the country to be more vigilant in guarding and protecting high-voltage transmission lines against grassfires, especially during the summer season.
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