15-DAY MONSOON RAINS LINGAYEN—P124 million in estimated damages to agriculture and infrastructures in Pangasinan was reported as a result of the prolonged monsoon rains last week that caused severe flooding in 11 towns and cities. Five persons were also reported to have died as a result of the monsoon rains in…
LINGAYEN– Despite the flooding in some towns and cities, the provincial board did not deem it necessary to declare a state of calamity in the province since affected municipalities are empowered to declare a state of calamity on their own. “Not all or majority of the towns have been badly…
INFINITY RIVER-POOL IN DAGUPAN — The 15-day downpour in Pangasinan created what appeared to be like an “Infinity Pool” of floodwater in the city’s Pantal St. beside the swollen Pantal River. It took 3 more days before the floodwater in the street receded finally restoring the river exclusively to fishing…
THE last of 65 families comprising of more than 200 persons who were evacuated to the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome when floodwater rose to dangerous level in their villages last July 18 have returned to their respective homes. For almost a week, the families were provided hot meals by the City…
TWENTY-two residents of Bolinao trooped to the National Bureau of investigation (NBI) office in Dagupan City last Thursday to file complaints against One Dream Global Marketing. NBI special investigator Diogenes Norlo Gallang said a case of syndicated estafa is set to be filed against Arnel Gacer, president and chief executive…
ANOTHER P7-M PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE FUND—Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (center) receives the P7million Performance Challenge Fund for earning the Seal of Good Housekeeping in Financial Management from Department of Interior and Local Government Regional Director Julie J. Daquioag (4th from left). Witnessing the presentation are: (from left) Provincial Budget Officer Hilaria Claveria,…
FOR GOOD FINANCIAL HOUSEKEEPING LINGAYEN– For complying and going beyond the targets set in good housekeeping, particularly in financial management, the Pangasinan provincial government was rewarded with a P7 million performance challenge fund (PCF). According to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 1 Director Julie Daquioag, Pangasinan scored high…
SHOWER AFTER THE RAIN — The evacuees in Dagupan City who escaped the wrath of monsoon rains gleefully take to the mobile showers provided by the city government at the Dagupan City Astrodome for some relief from the sudden warm climate that ensued. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
LAST Sunday morning was a hot sunny day, but it was unlike all other sunny days in the past in Pangasinan. Residents in 59 barangays woke up to see their roads and homes submerged as high as 7 feet caused by the incessant rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The…
LINGAYEN– The provincial board set into motion last week, July 20, the loan agreement of the provincial government with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), in the amount of P758,149,708.38 to fund various infrastructure and developmental projects in Pangasinan. The board ratified provincial ordinance 28-2015 that approved the sub-loan…
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