DUE TO SUMMER FESTIVALS Hotels, resorts overcrowded LINGAYEN – Thanks to festivals, Pangasinan is finally earning its share of improved domestic tourism in the region. Department of Tourism Regional Director Martin Valera considers each day from April   to May in Region 1 as a holiday because of the festivals in…

More than half a million participants, spectators and tourists are expected to join the grandest merriment on the occasion of the renowned “Kalutan ed Dagupan” slated at 4:30 p.m. today. Councilor Nicanor Aquino, Bangus Festival 2006 executive chairman, said that the Kalutan ed Dagupan-Bangus sa Lansangan this year is a…

By Eva C. Visperas DAGUPAN City Mayor Benjamin Lim is mad and furious at The Sunday Punch. Last Tuesday, the mayor called and berated a senior writer of the PUNCH on the latter’s mobile phone to make known his displeasure over two of PUNCH’s  stories published last issue.  He branded…

BOOST TO PISTA’Y DAYAT The beaches in the province may not be as popular as Boracay but these are certainly one of the safest and cleanest in the region. Take it from Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) chief in Dagupan City. He validated this claim…

THE most wanted man in Pangasinan was arrested Monday by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Dagupan City at his hideout in sitio Cabuan, barangay Tamayo, San Carlos City. The suspect, Rodel de Guzman, alias “Itiw” and “Edwin” was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for…

LINGAYEN – The ban against shellfish from Anda and Bolinao remains. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that it has not lifted its advisory against gathering and consuming shellfish including tahong (mussels) and talaba (oysters) from the two western towns following numerous inquiries from consumers. The shellfish…

BANGUS INDUSTRY THREATENED NIFTDC lab tests show The alarm bells are ringing for the Dagupan City’s aquatic life. Based on the latest laboratory analyses conducted by the Dagupan-based National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center, fishes raised and grown in the city could be affected unless the city government moves drastically….

LINGAYEN – Stay away from shellfish brought in from Bolinao and Anda for now. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has warned that the coastal waters of Bolinao and Anda  are now positive of the deadly  red tide toxin even as it pointed out that the coastal water of…

 Alarmed by worsening fraternity wars in local campuses, an anti-fraternity crime council in Dagupan City was recently formed in a bid to curb the violence spawned by these. The council was formed during a dialogue attended by Mayor Benjie Lim, Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, police chief Supt Ed  Basbas, and…

  The country’s most outstanding regional newspapers will again take the center stage tomorrow, April 24. And, the SUNDAY PUNCH has again been named as one of six community newspapers (weekly category) in the country that was nominated to the Philippine Press Institute Annual Community Press Awards. Celebrating ten years…