Last Week's News
A total of 200,914 families or 670,422 individuals were affected by Super Typhoon “Uwan” (International name: Fong Wou), which lashed Pangasinan from November 9 to 10, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Of the total affected, 4,052 families or 12,359 individuals sought refuge in various…
SEVERAL low-lying barangays in Calasiao have been submerged as the water level in the Marusay River reached a critical point, according to the latest report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). The MDRRMO reported that the river’s water level has risen to eight feet above normal,…
THE local government of Malasiqui is working round the clock to provide relief and restore normalcy after Typhoon “Uwan” brought extensive damage to homes and farmlands in the town. Mayor Alfie Soriano reported that the typhoon left a trail of destruction, damaging 415 houses—some totally destroyed, while others lost their…
CLEARING BAYWALK— Payloader truck and other heavy equipment are used to remove large volume of beach sand that covered the baywalk area in Lingayen due to storm surge brought by Super Typhoon Uwan. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) continues to fast-track its power restoration and clearing operations in areas of Pangasinan severely affected by Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Engineer Alriel John Garbo of DECORP said line crews have been deployed to several locations where utility poles were toppled and power lines were cut during…
DAMAGES to the city’s fisheries sector caused by Super Typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung Wong) have been estimated at ₱130 million as of November 12, according to City Agriculturist Mary Ann Solomon. Speaking on “Sumbungan ng Bayan,” a program hosted by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and aired live over Kabaleyan…
POLICE seized around ₱13.6 million worth of shabu and arrested two high-value targets in an early morning buy-bust operation in Barangay Ilog-Malino, Bolinao on November 12. The operation, conducted around 6:50 AM, was a joint effort of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, and the PDEA…
THE Pangasinan Electric Cooperative I (PANELCO I) has condemned the assault on one of its linemen who was attacked while performing post-typhoon duties in Barangay Batiarao, Anda, following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan. According to reports, the lineman was documenting damaged electric poles when a drunk suspect suddenly struck…
( Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man shot dead in Urbiztondo Fear and tension have gripped Barangay Salavante, Urbiztondo, after a resident was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on a stormy Sunday evening, November 9. The victim, identified as Noli Rosario Calugay, was reportedly preparing to move his belongings when…
UNLISERBISYO TO ensure that the needs and welfare of a total of 7,206 individuals or 2,322 families are properly addressed, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez visited evacuees in various evacuation centers in Dagupan on Wednesday, November 12. Due to the damage left by Super Typhoon Uwan, the city was placed under…
FREE PHONE CHARGING—To serve phone users as electricity was out for 14 hours following the onslaught of “Uwan”, the main Centrum gasoline station in Daguapan City, offers free cell phone charging last Monday (November 10). (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
VETERAN radio broadcaster Liwanag M. Daoana, known for her alias “Tita Annie” died on Thursday, November 13. She was found dead in her boarding house along Amado-Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. Police are currently investigating the cause of her death. Since the death of her only son, Jay in 2019, she…
MPBL PLAYOFFS IT’S sad day for Pangasinan in the basketball front. The Pangasinan Heatwaves suffered an excruciating loss in the hands of San Juan Knights to knot the series at one-all, 66-83 during Game 2 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) North Division Semifinals last November 7 at the Ynares Sports…
THE series of natural calamities that have struck our nation—the latest being Super Typhoon Uwan (International name: Fung Wong)—has once again tested the resilience of the Filipino spirit. For millions of ordinary citizens, especially those still struggling to rise from poverty, these disasters have deepened their hardships and despair. In…
By Gonzalo Duque THE forthcoming National Days of Protest led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) religious sect for three days starting November 16 to 18, is making the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nervous. A lot of counter-moves by the administration have been going on in a…
By Leonardo Micua I recently came across photos posted online by my good friend, retired Colonel Sonny Versoza of Lingayen—former police director of Pangasinan and one time chief of police of Dagupan City during the last and final term of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. His photos told a sad story.…
