OLDEST VETERAN’S CHILDREN—Mariano Agacer, 80 and Jovita Agacer Barroga, 70, proudly receive the plaque of recognition awarded to their father, Bonifacio Agacer, for being the oldest surviving war veteran in Pangasinan at 103 years old. Due to health reasons, the elder Agacer, from Natividad town, was unable to travel to…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has urged parents to bring their children to a health center to get measles vaccination after noting the sudden surge of reported measles cases in the province last year. PHO recorded a 92.3 percent increase in 2013 with 26 cases from only two cases in 2012….
FREE VACCINATION—Justine Serrano holds her one-year old baby as she gets her shot of anti-measles vaccine from a nurse at the City Health Office (CHO). The CHO gives free immunization and vaccination every Wednesday to provide Dagupan children with long term protection against diseases. (PIA photo/Roland Naoe) Back to Homepage
THE ad hoc Blue Ribbon committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod will continue its investigation in aid of legislation into the complaints raised by The PUNCH editor-publisher Ermin Garcia Jr. in his column despite an attempt of Vice Mayor Brian Lim to put an end to the probe. Councilor Jose Netu…
MACARTHUR PARK RESTORATION—Mayor Belen Fernandez announces the plan to restore the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Dagupan in its dignified state during the 69th commemoration of General Douglas MacArthur’s landing in the shoreline of barangay Bonuan Gueset last January 9. Dagupan Historical Commission Chairman Gonzalo T. Duque, Culture and Arts…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez vowed to restore the Mac Arthur Park in Bonuan Blue Beach where the towering monument of the American general stands to its stateliness when she led the commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the landing of the Allied Liberation Forces in the Lingayen Gulf on Jan. 9, 1945….
DAGUPAN City’s P628 million budget for this year was signed by Mayor Belen Fernandez on January 5 after the first flag raising ceremony for 2014. Just slightly higher than the P612 budget for 2013, this year’s budget consists of P224.4 million for personal services; P253.9 million for Maintenance and Other…
FIRECRACKER INJURIES NEW Year revellers who were slightly injured by firecrackers should not take their wounds for granted as it could lead to the fatal effects of tetanus. Dr. Michael Canto, spokesman of the government-owned Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City said those who had a breakage in…
DAGUPAN aims to be more prepared in the event of an earthquake by seeking professional help from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Specifically, the city seeks assistance in setting up a software system as well as training for personnel of the disaster preparedness team.
MALASIQUI—Mayor Armando Domantay Sr. has called on the Sangguniang Bayan members to pass an ordinance that will penalize illegal quarrying operators in this town. Domantay made the appeal to completely stop the illegal quarrying in the town. A petition was sent to the mayor’s office late last year by residents…
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