SECOND District Representative Mark Cojuangco speaks to residents of Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Pangapisan North in Lingayen — a community that has been branded as “water world” for 24 years due to persistent flooding — to explain the P23-million floodgate project intended to solve their longstanding problem. “Sixty percent is already…
REJECTING DILG REG’L OFFICE OPINION DAGUPAN City’s seven-man opposition in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is turning to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juvic Remulla for his legal opinion on issues that the department’s regional office, issued, mostly not in their favor. “We are seeking legal opinion on…
HEALTH SERVICING NOT IN PRIORITY LIST BARANGAY Health Workers (BHWs) in Pangasinan must pay the P970 assessment fee required to obtain a National Certificate II because Barangay Health Servicing is not included in the province’s priority skills training list, according to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). In…
THE Municipal Environment and Natural Resource Office (MENRO) of Lingayen again reminded the town residents that burning trash is prohibited under a national law and called on barangay officials to strictly enforce the ban. Open burning is banned under Section 48 of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Poor water quality detected in Pangasinan’s western coast THE coastal wasters of Bolinao and Anda, where fish cages abound, registered low dissolved oxygen levels, which is not conducive to the growth of fish being raised in captivity, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…
SUPER HEALTH CENTER COMING SOON IN MANGATAREM The groundbreaking ceremony for the Mangatarem Super Health Center was held on January 10 in Barangay Parian. The facility, funded by the DOH’s Health Facility Enhancement Program 2024 with an initial P12 million budget, was championed by Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, who…
MAJORITY BLOC NEUTRALIZED THE minority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) invoked Article 107 of the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Local Government Code in rejecting the opposition’s claim that the supposed amendment to the SP house rules on October 17, 2023 is valid. Article 107 dictates that…
DATA released by the Dagupan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) indicates a significant surge in grassfire incidents, with reports showing 47 cases in 2024 compared to just 10 cases in 2023, a 370% increase. CDRRMO Chief Ronald De Guzman emphasized during the flag raising ceremony last Monday,…
FOR EFFECTIVE QUICK RESPONSE THE Dagupan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) advised residents to first call its emergency numbers: 09684449598 / 0755400363, to report any emergency or fire incident before posting live updates on social media. This advisory was issued during an executive meeting attended by local…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dagupan J.O. employees get P2K additional pay MAYOR Belen Fernandez announced that the salaries of job order employees in Dagupan have increased from P12,000 a month in 2024 to P14,000 a month this year owing to the passage by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Ordinance No….
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