MORE than 16,000 families, comprising 51,230 individuals, were affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) in Pangasinan, according to government officials during the weekend. Most of the evacuees have returned to their homes, except some in Dagupan City, where flooding remains a concern, reported Pia Flores, assistant director of…

THE Manaoag local government, in partnership with the Eye Center in San Carlos City, provided free cataract surgery to more than 300 senior citizens of the town. Mayor Jeremy Rosario called on other elderly residents suffering from the eye disorder to get in touch with his office for assistance and…

AFTER being blocked by the recent typhoons that entered the country, the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, has set in, marking a slight drop in temperature especially in the evening and early morning. Weather bureau PAGASA said the onset of the amihan season was determined by “meteorological patterns” wherein the high-pressure area over…

A new rainfall and water level monitoring equipment procured and installed by the Manaoag local government on November 15 was immediately put to the test during Typhoon Pepito last week. Carlito Hernandez, Manaoag municipal disaster risk reduction and management (MDRRM) officer, said the equipment monitored the rise of water at…

THE Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) reported no significant damage to its power lines or poles in the aftermath of Typhoon Pepito. Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, Cenpelco general manager, noted fewer power outages in the service areas of the power supplier before, during and after the typhoon. He said Cenpelco continues…