LINGAYEN – The alert level in Pangasinan was lowered to ‘blue’ on Wednesday after Tropical Depression Jenny left the Philippine Area of Responsibility but the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) confirmed that it left low-lying barangays in the towns of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, and Dagupan City severely…
PORK HERE IS SAFE BUT… — Meat vendors at Malimgas Market feel deserted amid news of “unknown disease” that killed hogs. They blame lack of information on the security of locally slaughtered hogs in the province. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) and the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) have announced lower power rates effective August. Randy Castillan, spokesman of Decorp, said the generation rate being paid by electric consumers was lowered by around 80 centavos per kilowatt hour this August. The generation charge, which is around…
URDANETA CITY–- To complete security in the province against spread of Asian Swine Flu following Governor Amado Espino III’s issuance of lockdown on all pork imports in the province on August 20, meat inspectors have been deployed by the National Meat Inspection Service – Regional Technical Operation Center (NMIS- RTOC)….
FARMERS in Pangasinan are alarmed on seeing price drop in palay from P10 to P12 a kilo only and are pointing to the rice tarrification as the culprit. Ernesto Pamoceno, president of Farmers Irrigators Association of Pangasinan said other provinces are experiencing worse at P8 per kilo. Fully dried palay…
COPS WITH BEST SINGING VOICES – Winners in the 2019 Pangasinan Singing Police hold their plaques as they acknowledge the cheers of the audience. (L-R) P/ Staff Sergeant Franklin Guiling (Dagupan City Police Station), 5th place; Patrolwoman Beverly Bulosan (Dagupan City Police Station (4th place), P/ Master Sergeant Dulce Mejos (Infanta Police Station),…
PANGASINAN, HOME OF SINGING COPS MISSION accomplished! This was happily reported by P/Corporal Eric Mostoles to the Asingan Police Station, his home station in Pangasinan after besting 19 other police personnel in the Pangasinan Singing Police Grand Finals to emerge as this year’s Singing Police. Twenty uniformed personnel from the…
FILIPINOS have been identified by international pageantry experts as the “best pageant fans in the world” — which is true since beauty contests are embedded in the Philippine society. Our year-round calendar is filled with it, be it national, local, and even in barrio fiestas, there is always a pageant…
FINAL MARCH FOR DAGUPENO ADMIRAL – PCG commandant Admiral Elson Hermogino lead officers of Philippine Coast Guard in honoring Vice Admiral Rolando D. Legaspi, PCG deputy commandant for operations. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SAN CARLOS CITY– Graduates of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation School of Law here gathered recently to celebrate its Silver Anniversary and Grand Alumni Homecoming. With the theme, “25 Years of Quality Legal Education Towards Global Competence and Excellence,” Justice Nicodemo T. Ferrer, Dean of the School of Law, cited graduates…
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