DAGUPAN’S QUICK RESPONSE THE city government of Dagupan was the first local government unit in Pangasinan that undertook relief operations distributing 19,353 family food packs to all its 31 barangays immediately after Typhoon “Cosme” struck. This distribution was effected shortly after the the city council headed by Vice Mayor Belen…
SUAL -The bangus growers who lost millions as a result of the spillover of waters in fishponds and broken fish cages were not the only victims of their produce that got away. Some 121 town residents were reportedly hospitalized for food poisoning after partaking of bangus that were found…
Given the uncertainty whether the damaged school buildings could be repaired in time for the opening of school year, Gov. Amado Espino Jr. is set to request the Department of Education to postpone the scheduled opening on June 10. Two days after Typhoon ‘Cosme’ exited, Pangasinan II Division Superintendent Alma…
BINMALEY—Pangasinan mayors were fuming mad when they learned they would not get a chance to meet with President Gloria Arroyo after being asked to be present when she arrived for an assessment of the damage cuased by Typhoon ‘Cosme’. Mayor Simplicio Rosario of this town said he and 12 other…
The Dagupan City Water District wants to increase its water rate by 45 percent but the Dagupan City officialdom is poised to say “No deal”! Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, the city council’s presiding officer, said she will manifest her opposition to the request because of the timing and the heavy…
Life in the typhoon battered communities is returning to normalcy as homeowners have begun the difficult task of repairing their damaged houses, and for many rebuilding their houses. According to the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), to date some 22000 houses have been reported as totally destroyed and some 48,000…
POLICE stations across the province were heavily damaged as well. This report prompted Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr. to rush to the province to conduct an ocular inspection and do an immediate assessment of the damage caused by Typhoon ‘Cosme’. Within hours, he directed the…
OVER a five-year period, every policeman in the province will be issued his own service pistol with bullets to boot, and every police station will have its own patrol car and improved firepower capability and still expect air support from a helicopter that can be launched from the regional office…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) was hailed by residents and businessmen for fulfilling its promise to restore power in the city’s downtown area on Thursday. Electricity at the Malimgas Market, city hall, the City Museum and some portions of the central business district was restored at 6:00 p.m. Thursday to…
Scenes of widespread destruction of properties in a community become evident when one sees cables toppled electric and telephone poles strewn on the streets. But for both services, it can only mean huge daily losses in revenues. For the Dagupan branch office of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., the…
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