THE Dagupan City government decided to operate 23 evacuation centers for more than expected 2,000 residents to be evacuated from their houses and villages located in flood-prone areas. This was revealed by Mayor Belen Fernandez a day before Super Typhoon Ompong was set to hit Dagupan. ============================================================ The City Information…
LINGAYEN —Gov. Amado Espino III has instructed all mayors, and city/ municipal disaster risk reduction and management councils to conduct pre-emptive evacuation as a precautionary and preventive measure in anticipation of the feared impact of the Typhoon ‘Ompong.’ In his Memorandum No. 10 dated September 13, the governor gave orders…
SAFETY FIRST — Linemen of the Dagupan Electric Corporation clear paths of power lines at the Dagupan Astrodome before Typhoon Ompong strikes it down. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN–A former barangay kagawad, listed as a high-value target level 1 in Pangasinan, was arrested on September 11 in Barangay San Vicente, Bani after lawmen raided his house to serve two search warrants for violation of Republic Act 9165 (illegal drugs;) and RA 10591 (illegal possession of firearms and ammunition). Arrested…
PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION –Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez visits the West Central 2 Elementary School Friday morning to check the condition of the facilities for the evacuees. To the mayor’s left is City Health Officer Ophelia Rivera. (CIO Photo)
ALAMINOS CITY–The provincial board recently approved the city ordinance increasing the rate of “environmental fee” from P40 to 60 that will be collected from visitors to the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in this city. The collection of the fee took effect on Sept. 7, according to a Facebook post by…
IS suspended Pangasinan State University (PSU) president Dexter M. Buted still calling the shots at PSU? This question cropped up when students and parents spotted Buted at PSU Lingayen welcoming Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque when the latter visited the university on September 10 to launch his ‘”Ugnayan sa Eskwela” project….
POLICE Regional Office 1 received an award from the International Commission of Diplomatic Relations and Human Rights and Peace Inter-Governmental Organization (ICRDRHRP) on September 12 in Pasig City. The award to PRO1 was presented in recognition of “its great contribution in peaceful balance and growth of economy of the Philippines through social justice, intelligence…
FORMER Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia’s advocacy to care for mothers in the district during her incumbency has found permanency as an accredited party-list. De Venecia happily announced last week that that Inang Mahal has been accredited by the Commission on Elections that can seek a seat in the…
THE Police Regional Office has deployed 185 of its personnel to the frontline as rescue teams to help any agency in rescue operations during and after the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong expected over the weekend. Police Chief Superintendent Romulo Sapitula, regional director, said aside from the 185 personnel from the regional…
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