REPRESENTATIVE Mark Cojuangco of the 5th District, one of the areas heavily devastated by typhoon Pepeng and the ensuing floods, is prepared to file a bill criminalizing the indiscriminate granting of building permits by local or city engineers to structures which impede waterways.
SAN CARLOS CITY–Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors without Borders, an international medical and humanitarian aid organization, conducted a medical mission and donated kits for hygiene and construction to some barangays here in the aftermath of Typhoon “Pepeng”.
ROSALES –Keep the faith. This was the appeal echoed by local officials led by 6th District Rep. Conrado Estrella III assuring investors that the town remains a haven for their investments despite the unprecedented flooding on October 9, which practically put Rosales under water.
DAGUPAN, as one of the major education and business centers in Northern Luzon, is a magnet for small-scale entrepreneurs, including street food vendors. Food stalls and carts have mushroomed around the city’s many schools, colleges and universities and these street foods are a hit among students because they are affordable,…
URDANETA CITY — Vegetable supply brought to the Bagsakan (wholesale) Market here from regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera has been cut by 40 percent following Typhoon Pepeng. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said farm produce has become scarce as a result of the devastation of farms and heavy damage…
A P1-BILLION bond float, dubbed Pangasinan ECL bond float, is being proposed to help farmers recover from their losses brought about by the 10/9 deluge. Under the proposal, rural banks in Pangasinan should be able to provide 6-month loans to individual farmers.
REPRESENTATIVE Jose de Venecia Jr. and his wife Gina met with five mayors of the 4th District last week to plan for the setting up of evacuation centers in each town in the district. The De Venecias vowed to make the establishment of “Refugee Centers” as their top priority, noting…
ALAMINOS CITY–It pays to do some serious coastal resource protection. Last October 16, the city held the “1st Ban-oitan ed Alaminos”, a hook-and-line fishing contest for the coastal communities. The top winner in the motorized banca category, Victor Viray of Barangay Lucap, caught more than 16 kilos of assorted fish…
THREE Colegio de Dagupan (CdD) students topped the recently concluded 20th National Statistics Office Provincial Statistics Quiz Show. It was a comeback performance for the school having been a champion for five consecutive years before it lost to the Pangasinan State University (PSU) last year.
THREE alumni of the Divine Word Academy of Dagupan (DWAD) are helping mold the minds of the youth as Chinese language teachers in their alma mater.
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