The Tsunami (Contributed by Nida Rofe, as lifted from “History’s Worst Decisions”… and the people who made them. Illustrated edition – Stephen Weir.) ‘It won’t happen to me.’ It is the cry of the unprepared everywhere. But in the case of earthquake and volcanoes, it will. It’s the way the…
Stewardship of the Earth By S. Bill Jimenez “HUMANITY is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world’s scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme…
A TALL ORDER LINGAYEN–Should the San Roque Dam be closed? That is the question that now confronts the province’s local leaders as they face the huge task of rehabilitating Pangasinan after it suffered an estimated P10 billion damage in infrastructure, agriculture and household properties wrought by the massive flood from…
LINGAYEN–The number of fatalities in Pangasinan from the flood spawned by Typhoon “Pepeng” rose to 62 as of 6:00 p.m. on October 22 Thursday as five more bodies were found in flooded Bayambang town where some barangays are still under water.
BINALONAN–The water has subsided but classes remain suspended in some of the heavily- flooded areas in the province because of the thick mud left behind and damaged school facilities. Dr. Viraluz Raguindin, schools division superintendent of Pangasinan 2 of the Department of Education, told The PUNCH that teachers, parents and…
LINGAYEN–After the costly lessons served by the October 9 deluge, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) adopted new protocols for the release of water from the San Roque Dam. The amended interim protocol was made two weeks after 34 towns and cities of Pangasinan were submerged, most of which by water…
MALASIQUI–The Office of Ombudsman for Luzon has ordered 11 local officials from this town and one provincial official to answer the charges filed against them over the lease contract signed with the Magic Group of Companies. The charges include abuse of authority and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of…
A FUMING Dagupan Mayor Alipio Fernandez has ordered City Legal Officer George Mejia prepare the filing of charges against two women from Bonuan Gueset who padlocked the Gregorio del Pilar Elementary School, holding hostage 1,086 pupils and 30 teachers for two hours last Tuesday morning.
In view of the recent massive flooding that hit Dagupan, the city council on Monday has requested the city engineer’s office to conduct a survey on the flood line in each barangay that can be used as basis for the adoption of a localized building code for this flood-prone city.
Dagupan City was unanimously voted this year’s recipient of the special citation for quality management and innovation from among the country’s business-friendly local government units during the 35th Philippine Business Conference at the Manila Hotel last October 21.
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