INCREASING OCCURENCE THE need for vigilance to keep seas free of plastic debris was underscored after a 12-kilogram female Olive Ridley sea turtle collected in San Fabian eventually died with no known cause, only with the suspicion that it died due to plastic ingestion. It was buried at the Fish…
NEW ‘NORMAL’ SUMMER – The lifeguard at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan watches out for anyone who might attempt to violate the total lockdown of the beach because it is the time of the year when the beach is usually crowded. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SOME P20 million of fish (bangus, malaga, talakitok and others) died in a fish kill that happened starting April 24 in the rivers in Barangays Calmay, Lomboy, Salapingao, Pugaro and Bonuan Gueset starting April 25. “Masyadong maliit ang P20 million, sir,” said fish farmers who came to The PUNCH before deadline to…
AN initial P4.5-million worth of bangus (milkfish) was lost to fish kill last April 24 that hit fish pens and cages in Dagupan City, the Bangus Capital, due to thermal shock or sudden change of temperature. City Agriculturist Emma Molina said three barangays were affected: Dupo, Pugaro Suit and Calmay….
DAGUPAN City residents living by tributaries inside barangay islands woke up on April 25 smelling the stench that permeated the air emanating from the river as a result of the fish kill that hit the city and caused tons of bangus to die, float and rot City Agriculturist Emma Molina,…
DAGUPAN City government’s urgent need for mass testing gets a boost from the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) by passing Resolution No. 5919 that authorizes Mayor Brian Lim to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with government-accredited and certified testing facilities, laboratories, diagnostic centers and organizations for COVID-19/SARS-COV-2 tests for the purpose. The measure…
MY CASH AID, PLEASE! — An elderly beneficiary of the DSWD’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Lingayen affixes his thumb mark on the acknowledgment document before receiving the cash due him. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) has banned social public events but that did not deter Daniel Catchillar and Gracely Villafania from getting married as planned while yielding to its limitations and restrictions. Newlywed couple Daniel and Gracely, both Jehovah’s Witnesses, were wed early morning of April 27 at the…
CAPITOL NEWS THE Provincial Government of Pangasinan praised the sixteen health workers who took care of COVID-19 positive patients during their send-off ceremony on April 27 at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital Gymnasium. “Salamat sa sakripisyo niyo para sa ating mga kababayan. We appreciate ang mga ginagawa ninyo sa hospital at…
SINCE the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was extended up to May 15, Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia also extended his program providing help to frontline workers in his district. Starting April 27, the district office of Congressman De Venecia distributed food packs to frontline workers in 140 barangays of the Fourth…
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