23 families in Sison evacuated

TYPHOON Ulysses forced the evacuation of 23 families from Barangay Bulaoen in Sison town to the Bulaoen West Elementary School.

Mayor Danilo Uy said the evacuation was a pre-emptive effort because Barangay Bulaoen is situated beside the Bued River.

The Bued River, which stretches to a total length of 77.3 kilometers, is one of Pangasinan’s main rivers. It begins in Benguet, then traverses downhill.

The town’s Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office immediately provided food and supplies for the evacuees. (Ahikam Pasion)

Asingan postpones Pamanang Yaman Produktong Pangasinan bazaar

THE Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Asingan town conducted pre-emptive clearing operations to enable free flow of the town’s agricultural products in and out of the town.

Jesus Cardines, the town’s MDRRM Officer, said six large trees in the town proper have been removed from the main road. This was followed by a patrol along the town’s barangay roads.

“Ginawa namin ito para hindi maantala yung pagbiyahe mga agricultural products”, said Cardines.

The town was supposed to hold the Pamanang Yaman Produktong Pangasinan bazaar, but was postponed due to Typhoon Ulysses. (Ahikam Pasion)

San Carlos City spared from flooding

CITY Mayor Julier Resuello said the city did not experience any major problem from the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.

He said not one of the western barangays was flooded at the height of the typhoon as feared since these are by the Agno River which normally swells from upstream. (Ahikam Pasion)

Few evacuees in Dagupan City

THE office of the CDRRMC reported only a few families were pre-emptively evacuated from the Bonuan district due to storm surge.

The evacuated families were immediately sent home as soon as the water level subsided. (Ahikam Pasion)

Power outage hits 7 towns, San Carlos City

SEVEN towns and one city being serviced by the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) suffered power outage when Typhoon Ulysses raged across Pangasinan last Thursday.

Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, CENPELCO general manager, said the power outage started Thursday midnight and was caused by the failure of the Labrador-Malasiqui 69kV line of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Areas affected were Bugallon, Lingayen, Binmaley, Malasiqui, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, and San Carlos City.

Meanwhile, NGCP Communications head Ernest Vidal said the lines were de-energized.

Aside from the Lingayen-Malasiqui line, Vidal also said the Labrador-Bolinao 69kV line also tripped. This line feeds power supply to PANELCO I.

Meanwhile, the NGCP was able to restore power to said lines after 16 grueling hours. (Ahikam Pasion)

Clearing operations in Binmaley started

CLEARING operations were immediately launched after some felled trees obstructed access to the town’s barangays even as fishermen tied and anchored their boats in anticipation of a storm surge in the area. (Ahikam Pasion)

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