ARMYWORM INFESTATION THE town of Bautista was placed under the state of calamity last Thursday due to the massive infestation wrought by the tiny armyworms (or “harabas” to farmers) on onion plants. The state of calamity was declared in a resolution passed during the special session by the municipal council…
WE ARE THE CHAMPION! — The swimmers, players and athletes of Balon Dagupan that saw action in the last Region 1 Athletic Association bask in the glory of making history being heralded as this year’s champion during the welcome parade around the city’s business district. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Balon Dagupan’s victory in the 2018 Region Athletic Association (R1AA) meet held last February 13-14 became certain midway after seven of the city’s powerhouse swimmers set 15 new R1AA meet records in the swimming event. Janelle Alisa France T. Lin, a Batang Pinoy national record holder, set new meet…
ILLEGAL fishing remains a problem in the different coastal areas in Pangasinan despite the intensified campaign waged by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) against it. BFAR Region 1 Director Nestor Domenden said to further intensify its campaign, the agency in collaboration with the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office…
LINGAYEN TOWN IS DRUG-FREE — Lingayen Mayor Josephina Castañeda receives the certification as drug-free municipality from DILG Regional Director James Fadrilan during the ceremonial signing held in Lingayen Public Auditorium last week. Lingayen is the 19th municipality in Pangasinan to be declared drug-free. (PIA photo by Roland Naoe)
25 TOWNS, 3 CITIES TO GO THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), as head of the regional oversight committee, recently declared Lingayen as the 19th drug free town in Pangasinan. Last February 21, PDEA Region 1 Director Brian Babang led the signing and declaration of drug cleared municipality witnessed by…
LINGAYEN— The suspension order issued by the Ombudsman against Pangasinan State University (PSU) president Dexter Buted and Marcelo Gutierrez Jr., executive director of the PSU campus in Binmaley town could not be implemented by the PSU Board of Regents (BoR). Reason? The BoR failed to have a quorum each time…
BINALONAN’S SAF – Meet the four members of the Small Action Force: Rogelio Ochinang, Clifford James Ianamu, Crisanto Naces and Elmer Cabotaje, whose height ranges from 4’2″ to 4’5″. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas)
SMALL ACTION FORCE (SAF) BINALONAN—If Snow White had seven dwarfs to help her in Walt Disney world, the mayor here has four jolly midgets as his bodyguards. They are called as the Small Action Force (SAF) of this town and for Mayor Ramon Guico III or Mayor Monmon to his…
LAOAC—You want to know more about different species of trees here and overseas? Make a trip to a four-hectare lot in Barangay Botigue in this town where the first and only tree library in the country stands and where foreign and indigenous trees can be found, arranged according to species….
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