TAYUG–The ax fell anew on this town’s chief of police due to the continuing violence perpetrated by armed men riding tandem on motorcycles. Chief Inspector Satur Ediong was relieved last week by Police Provincial Percival Barba ostensibly under his two-strike policy. He is replaced by Chief Inspector Junio de Guzman.
JUST as Dagupan City faces a worsening garbage disposal crisis, two councilors have proposed ordinances that will hopefully help reduce non-biodegradable wastes in the city. Councilor Jesus Canto, head of the committee on health, filed a draft ordinance banning the sale and/or use of plastic and styrofoam packaging materials and…
FAMILY PLANNING–A couple participates in one of the activities for the “May Plano Ako Day” held at the Arenas Civic Center in Malasiqui last August 25. The program, which aims to increase the number of couples who practice modern family planning methods and encourage birth spacing by at least three…
Only 60% compliance with waste segregation policy noted THE government of Dagupan is standing pat on the strict implementation of its “No segregation, no collection” policy for the city’s garbage in the face of continued refusal and unwillingness of several communities to comply.
THE city council of Dagupan passed on Monday a resolution asking Mayor Benjamin Lim to direct all city government employees to undergo voluntary drug testing. Councilor Jesus Canto, who authored the resolution, said civil servants must set a good example in the community by voluntarily subjecting themselves to drug testing.
MANAY GINA’S NEW ROLE—4th District Rep. Gerogina “Manay Gina” de Venecia, Assistant Majority Floor Leader, speaks during a plenary session of the House of Representatives to call attention to needed priorities in Congress. Her new task includes crafting an agenda to rally support for the Administration’s priority legislations. De Venecia is also…
MANGALDAN–Fourth District Rep. Georgina De Venecia has promised to complete the reconstruction of the public markets of Mangaldan and Manaoag before the year-ends. De Venecia said she is prioritizing the rebuilding of the markets, as these are the hubs of trade in the two towns, in line with her goal to prop…
TRICYCLE FRANCHISES–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez reviews documents of applicants for the 381 new tricycle franchises that the Sangguniang Panlungsod opened last week as part of the city’s 2,500 quota as provided in an ordinance. (Photo by Mttz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
THE Dagupan City Council is considering to issue 300 more tricycle franchises in Dagupan after a big number of interested applicants failed to get theirs last week. The council, through the committee on public utilities, processed on August 24-26 the remaining 381 franchises available under the city’s 2,500 quota as…
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is calling on the public to help catch tax evaders. BIR Assistant Regional Director Ernesto de Vota said informants of suspected tax evaders will get 10 percent of the amount to be collected as their reward.
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