LINGAYEN—The provincial board of Pangasinan is set to conduct a probe on Monday, Dec. 4, after a board member decried exorbitant charges by a private hospital and 3 doctors in Dagupan City which he described as a “robbery in broad daylight.” Second District Board Member Raul Sison cited an incident…
ESPINO TELLS PDU30 SUAL – Gov. Amado Espino III reported to President Duterte that the province is already 99 percent drug-free to date. Speaking at the ceremonial send off ceremony on Wednesday for the five Vietnamese fishermen, Espino said the Pangasinan police is optimistic that the province of Pangasinan will be…
WHILE the turnout on the last day, Nov. 30 for the voters’ registration was expectedly low, the almost one month registration period for next year’s elections had “very good results.” This was the assessment of Provincial Elections Supervisor Marino Salas who reported a total of 26,826 registered for Sangguniang Kabataan…
HUMANITARIAN GESTURE AS ASEAN SUAL—The five Vietnamese fishermen arrested for poaching returned to their homes supplied with enough provisions for food for their travel back to Vietnam. “It is a humanitarian act on the part of the government that we help the Vietnamese fishermen,” Department of Social Welfare and Development…
FIESTA TIME IN URDANETA — Students clad in colorful costumes perform for the street dancing competition during the grand parade to mark the start of the Urdaneta City’s fiesta celebration. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 17% increase of dengue cases in Pangasinan this year while cases of diarrhea have already reached to 8,689 cases or 6% higher than of last year’s record of 8,198. Based on the dengue surveillance update (January to November 27) released by PHO, there…
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 1 denied that the widening of Gumapos Bridge in Binmaley town has been abandoned, instead a flagman will be assigned to warn motorists of the damaged portion. Project Engineer Lito Valdehueza of DPWH Region 1, said the project was left unattended for…
DISMAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION ONE of the country’s experts on aquaculture and fisheries describes the current state of aquaculture industry in the country as “dismal” and warns of looming threats to food security in the country. Dr. Wilfredo Yap, who conceptualized the establishment of mariculture parks to boost fish production, told newsmen…
STO. TOMAS—This town was presented the National Quality Corn Achievers Award (Municipal level) during the 13th National Corn Congress on Nov. 23 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City. The local government led by Mayor Timoteo Villar III received a plaque with P1-million prize for projects to further boost…
ROSALES—The Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (Sinag) said the culling of some 40,000 birds in a farm in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija last week should not alarm consumers about possibility of resurgence of bird-flu. Rosendo So, Sinag chairman, said Friday that Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has already adopted measures to prevent spread…
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