‘AMANG’, the first tropical cyclone that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year, recently caused cloudy weather and rains in Pangasinan and in neighboring provinces. The rains poured, unfortunately, were not enough to refill the depleting San Roque Dam in San Manuel town. Gener Quitlong of the DOST-PAGASA Agno…
EASTER SUNDAY’s “SALUBONG” BY THE BEACH — The traditional Easter Sunday pre-dawn Salubong was staged at the Tondaligan Beach as Abet-abet ed Olin Inbilay,’ an adaptation of the traditional ritual of the lifting of mourning that heralds Easter. Aside from the meeting of Jesus and Mother Mary, there was the encounter of Jesus and St…
MORE than 800,000 tourists flocked to the Minor Basilica in Manaoag during the Holy Week. In an interview Wednesday, April 12, Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario said most of the visitors were from Pampanga, Bulacan, and Metro Manila, in addition to locals who came to town for their annual penitence…
By Rex Catubig WHILE it is popularly believed that the senses are dulled as one ages, I find that the opposite is actually true: Age sharpens the senses and enhances one’s perception of things. Simply said, one becomes acutely sensitive to the changes around him. And one becomes…
BLESS ME, FR. SOC — Archbishop Soc Villegas gently blesses a little boy’s head who approached him to hold and kiss hand for his blessing during the Good Friday procession around the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Calasiao recorded higher number of dengue cases this year. In its recent log posted Tuesday, April 11, the town already recorded 35 cases from January 01 to April 08 this year, 14 cases higher (January to March recorded seven cases each) than last year’s…
THE Department of Health–Ilocos Region, in collaboration with partners in Pangasinan, provided health and medical services to 250 barangay health workers (BHWs) during the “Women’s Health Day Celebration” on March 31, 2023 held at the Provincial Training and Development Center II in Lingayen, Pangasinan. BHWs received free eye screening, haircut…
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) 12 homeless families in Alaminos City get free house units TWELVE families in Barangay Lucap, Alaminos City were given a housing unit each by City Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste. Mayor Celeste, along with members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, awarded the housing units in Sitio Sto. Rosario,…
PROCESSING PLANT – Vice Gov. Mark Lambino, representing Gov. Ramon Guico III, Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil and Food Terminal Inc.’s. CEO Robert Tan lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Regional Food Terminal (Fish Processing Plant) in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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