LINGAYEN—Whale sharks, locally known as butanding (Rhincodon typus), have been a mainstay at the Lingayen Gulf for months now and the provincial tourism office has started looking into setting up organized sightseeing tours. Ma. Luisa Elduayan, provincial tourism officer, said they are currently in coordination with the Water Search and…
LINGAYEN—The provincial board will take up a proposed resolution Monday urging the National Police Commission (Napolcom), through its chairman, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, to speed up the process of appointing the province’s new police chief. A list of three nominees has been submitted by Police Director General…
PEREZ VS. BATAOIL LINGAYEN— Lingayen Councilor Ramon Bataoil will be squaring off with San Manuel Councilor Shiela Perez for the presidency of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Pangasinan Chapter when it holds its election on Monday, August 19. The PCL president sits at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and is considered a…
LINGAYEN—A red alert has been raised by the provincial health office (PHO) with the increase on deaths due to dengue fever and the expected rise in cases of water-borne diseases following the flooding last week due to Typhoon Labuyo. Dr. Anna Theresa De Guzman, provincial health officer, reported that 12…
PREPARING FOR TYPHOON LABUYO—Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (standing) briefs members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) at the Mayor’s Office conference room on August 11 in preparation for typhoon Labuyo, which hit the city the following day. The city remained disaster-free despite being declared…
THIRTY-four indigent senior citizens of Dagupan City underwent successful cataract operation last August 8 as part of the city government’s new program, ‘Panangaro Kinen Laki tan Bai,’ for senior citizens. “The city has to help elderly citizens restore their sight due to cataract problems to continue to become productive citizens…
TASK Force for the Protection and Prevention of the Street Vulnerable, a new team formed by the Dagupan government, has began combing the city’s streets and hidden corners around the city to complete a profile of the “poorest members of society”. The team’s target beneficiaries are street children, beggars, abandoned…
DAGUPAN, a flood-prone city and once hit by a major earthquake, finally has a Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Plan after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved it in a special session on August 15. The plan is in compliance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10121, An Act Strengthening The…
TWO committees of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will seek the endorsement on Tuesday of an ordinance seeking the realignment of P27 million from part of the funds allocated by the past city administration for the Maternal Child Care and Lying-in Hospital. The realignment was proposed by the City Development…
EXCLUSIVE DAGUPAN—Fishermen unload the day’s harvest at the Magsaysay Market for the test run for exclusive Dagupan Bangus sale. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
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