IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE — Pupils of Dulag Elementary School in Lingayen town participating in the 1st quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill Thursday simulate covering their heads in an open area. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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DURING LENT SEASON LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas reminded the Catholic laity to observe fasting and abstinence for the duration of the Lent season. In his message “Lessons of Love for Ash Wednesday”, Villegas, said every person 14 years of age or older must abstain from meat and items made with meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and…
Faithful must fast and abstain – Archbishop Soc
SAN Jacinto town has been declared drug–free by the regional oversight committee led by the Philippine Drug enforcement Agency last Tuesday, February 13. James Fadrinal, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional director, led the ceremony at San Jacinto’s covered court attended by the 172 drug users and pushers…
PDEA declares San Jacinto 18th drug-free town
DEPOSITED, CONFISCATED, SURRENDERED – Personnel of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office start moving out the more than 1,500 firearms turned over to the Regional Civil Security Unit at the PNP regional office. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DEPOSITED, CONFISCATED, SURRENDERED
LINGAYEN-The Lingayen Gulf Baywalk project, which was started here in 2012, is set to be duplicated in other coastal areas in Pangasinan and all the way to La Union. This was revealed by Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, who started the project in Maniboc, Lingayen and is being continued up to…
Plan to extend Lingayen Gulf Baywalk to La Union mulled
ANOTHER breakthrough in health care has arrived in the Philippines and Pangasinenes are among first lucky beneficiaries. Introducing the RxBox, a health companion in a box. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and University of the Philippines-Manila, developed the RxBox to bring…
Far-flung barangay residents get RxBox
MALASIQUI–Policemen here knocked on the doors of some residents, not for the dreaded Oplan Tokhang anti-drug campaign, but to give red roses to the ladies on Valentine’s Day to spread love. P/Chief Inspector Dennis Balitoc, deputy police chief, said it was P/Superintendent Cirilo Acosta Jr., chief of police, who initiated…
Malasiqui cops use “flower power” on Valentine’s Day
ALAMINOS CITY—Two of three fishermen who went to fish in the West Philippine Sea on January 31 on board two fishing boats have not returned home and are still missing, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) reported. OCD Region 1 Director Melchito Castro told newsmen in Alaminos City on Feb….
Two fishermen missing in West Philippine Sea
MANGALDAN—The barangay workers in four towns and one city in the Fourth District got their wishes on Valentine Day. Rep. Christopher de Venecia delivered various equipment they had wished for to help them in their work. Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Child Development Workers (CDWs) received 168 units of blood…
BHWs, CDWs, tanods get Valentine gifts from Toff
NO INCREASE IN PENSION FOR WWII VETS GIVEN the fast depleting number of World War II veterans, Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil expressed hope that his bill seeking to increase the old age pension of veterans, from the current P5,000 a month to P20,000 a month, is approved this year and included…
