THE scenic 54-km Daang Kalikasan in Mangatarem town and the Daang Katutubo in Aguilar town were closed to public starting Feb. 17 to address several problems that arose due to sudden tourist influx in the areas. The multi-agency emergency meeting presided by Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil decided to close the…
THE provincial government appears to be losing the battle against the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in Central Pangasinan as 1,441 more hogs were again culled last week in six barangays, bringing to 3,479 the number of hogs that were so far culled since January this year in the…
CONTRA COVID-19 POLICY — A local health worker using a handheld thermal scanner randomly checks the temperature of a market vendor while another provides alcohol to persons entering the market in Lingayen town. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
CULLING CONTINUES IN MANGALDAN EIGHTY hogs were already culled in Barangay Bateng, Mangaldan, after they tested positive for African Swine Fever. Barangay Bateng became the ‘ground zero’ for ASF in the town, and the epicenter of the 1-7-10 protocol of the Department of Agriculture, along with Barangays Talogtog and Bantayan….
SEGREGATION OR SCAVENGING? – The two men are busy emptying trash bags in an area in Barangay Tapuac where residents dump their garbage left uncollected by the city government. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ABOUT 900 pupils at Lucao Elementary School in Dagupan City were given the privilege to experience automated voting system when they elected their officers for the Supreme Pupil Government (SPG) for the school year 2020-2021 on Feb. 14. Gary Desoloc, school principal, said it was part of a nationwide simultaneous…
AFTER 4 DAYS A fisherman from Agno town who was reported missing since Feb.13 was sighted and rescued on Monday, February 16, at about 30 nautical miles west of Balingasay, Bolinao town. According to Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL) information officer Capt. Jojit Ofiaza, NFNL Commander Commodore Caesar Bernard Valencia…
WHAT TRICYCLE BAN? — Two tricycles overloaded with passengers traverse the Binmaley-Dagupan highway not only in complete disregard of passengers’ safety but of the national law banning tricycles in the middle of highways. They obviously knew there were no police or barangay tanod to enforce the law on the highway. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIVE coastal areas in Western Pangasinan have been declared red tide-free and all types of shellfish, including Acetes sp. or alamang gathered in the area, are fit for human consumption. The declaration was based on the latest laboratory analyses conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in…
THE request of the market stallholders who’ve long complained about the water leaking from the rooftop of the Magsaysay Fish Market stallholders for a freeze in their annual five percent stall rental escalation was denied. This was reached during a committee hearing conducted by Councilor Teresa Coquia, chairman of the…
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