Tag: Pangasinan

What is in Alaminos, Pangasinan?

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 19) – Can anyone guess what we can find in Alaminos, Pangasinan? This city is the site of one of the most famous landmarks in the Philippines. The Hundred Islands! Every school child knows what the Hundred Islands is. The name is actually a misnomer because the islands number 124 during low tide and 123 during high tide. Of said islands, only three were developed for tourism: Governor Island, […]

Higit 200 bagong kaso ng HIV-AIDS, naitala sa Pangasinan

Patuloy ang ginagawang kampanya ng Region 1 Medical Center upang mas lalo pang mapaunlad ang kamalayan ng publiko hinggil sa sakit na HIV-AIDS. Ito’y kasunod na rin ng pagkakaroon ng higit dalawandaang bagong kaso ng nakahahawang sakit sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan. Kaugnay ng kampanyang ito ay ang pagsasagawa ng memorial candle lighting. Ayon kay Dr. Rico Reyes, Head ng Medical Department ng R1MC, layon ng isinagawang Candlelighting na matawagan ng atensyon ang publiko upang maiwasan […]

Isang bahay sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan, nasunog dahil sa naiwang lutuin

APRIL 28 — Nagulantang ang mga residente ng Tolentino Street, Brgy Palamis, Alaminos City, Pangasinan nang isang malaking usok ang magmula sa isang bahay ng residente na kinilala bilang si Willy Rabanal. Ayon sa ulat, umalis umano sa kanilang tahanan si Rabanal upang mag-grocery at maaring sa pagmamadali nito ay nakalimutan niya ang kaniyang niluluto sa kaniyang kusina. Dahil dito ay muntik ng maging abo ang kaniyang bahay kung hindi lamang maagang naagapan ng isang […]

Underground caves, mouth-watering seafood dishes and traditional industries – Bolinao has much to offer

BOLINAO, Pangasinan – (Eagle News Service, April 27) One of the municipalities surrounding the Lingayen Gulf, the town of Bolinao in Pangasinan got its name from a certain type of fish found in the surrounding waters. Or so the stories go. As a natural consequence of being beside the sea, Bolinao became primarily dependent on the bounties of the deep, not only for the daily meals of its residents but for its livelihood as well. […]

BFAR warning: shellfish ban in Pangasinan still up because of red tide

DAGUPAN City, Pangasinan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is banning the harvesting of shellfish in the towns of  Anda and Bolinao in Pangasinan because of the red tide toxin which continues to affect the shellfish in the said areas. BFAR has likewise reminded residents of Pangasinan to refrain from eating shellfish taken from coastal waters, particularly of Anda and Bolinao. BFAR has also assigned local government units in the province to check […]