HIGH TIDE MISERY–The flooding in Barangay Careenan, as captured here last week, and many other barangays in Dagupan City has become a frequent occurrence caused by the regular high tide cycle, no longer by monsoon rains or typhoons. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao). Back to Homepage
DAGUPAN Mayor-elect Belen Fernandez has ordered the City Agriculture Office to commence the demolition of illegal fish pens along various rivers after City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina reported that some 60 illegal fish pens are already empty and abandoned. The mayor issued the order during a regular meeting with department…
THE city government of Dagupan, now under Mayor-elect Belen Fernandez, has re-aligned funds and prioritized the payment of unsettled bills to the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) for the power consumption of public schools from February to May totaling close to P1 million. Funds were sourced by Fernandez from the mayor’s…
7TH SP CLOSES LINGAYEN—Members of the 7th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) held their last regular board session on June 24, giving special commendation to their outgoing colleagues. “This 7th Sangguniang Panlalawigan has been a body that has supported the program of government of the honorable governor of the province of Pangasinan…
TWO-thirds of drug abuse patients suffer from mental illness, according to an official of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). Undersecretary Rommel Garcia, DDB vice chairman who was in Dagupan Wednesday for the observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit Drug Trafficking (IDADAIT), said that drug addicts have four…
THE CITY HALL under a Fernandez administration has started drawing up a blueprint for an urban renewal program in Dagupan’s central business district aimed at keeping the city competitive with other fast-rising metropolitan areas in northern Luzon and restore the downtown area’s old grandeur. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the program will…
THE location for the planned fish port in Dagupan City is now being studied after the bill proposing its creation has been approved by both houses of Congress. “Humahanap pa sila ng lugar pero magkakaroon na tayo ng fish port,” said Fourth District Representative Gina De Venecia, author of the…
POZORRUBIO–Metal artisans from this town joined a series of trainings facilitated by the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) to improve skills and diversify the product line the local metal craft industry. The training included lectures on metal treatment technology and metal acid etching delivered by experts from MIRDC,…
A CITYWIDE sale in Dagupan’s shopping malls and other business establishments dubbed ‘Diskwento Dagupan Sale’ will now be an annual event every June 20, in line with the city’s Charter Day celebration. In the recent 66th Charter Day of Dagupan, the June 20 sale was conducted in coordination with the…
INCOMING college freshmen for the schoolyear 2014-2015 from Region 1, particularly those from poor families, can now apply for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Science and Technology (S&T) Undergraduate Scholarship. Deadline for filing of application is August 23 and the nationwide scholarship examination is on September 22.
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