THE local government of Bolinao is set to assess the damage caused by the foreign vessel that ran aground off the coastal waters in Barangay Patar last month. Mayor Alfonso Celeste said Wednesday that the extent of damage can already be assessed since MV Chematic has already left the area…
THE town government of Asingan has requested the National Irrigation Authority to build a mini dam in its jurisdiction to irrigate 100 hectares of farmlands. Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. said a mini dam is needed to benefit Barangays Ariston East, Ariston West, Bantog, and Baro. The NIA conducted an…
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government has asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod to adopt a resolution condemning the atrocities of the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) –NPA (New People’s Army)-NDF (National Democratic Front) and to declare the groups as persona non grata in Dagupan City. Marilyn B. Laguipo,…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Marc Brian Lim to enter into a memorandum of agreement on behalf of the city of Dagupan with the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) for the implementation of the Free Wi-fi for All’ project, a free public service internet network. Authored by Councilor Jose Netu…
THE more than 1,000 onion farmers in Bayambang, the Onion Capital of Pangasinan, feel like they hit the jackpot with the spike in prices of onion owing to short supply in the domestic market. Artemio Buezon, the municipal agriculturist, said the onion farmers are now “millionaires” because the farm gate…
THE Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City earned here P44.73 million in tourism receipts from 522,917 in 2019 from local and foreign tourists. City Tourism Officer Miguel Sison, however, said the last year’s tourist arrivals was lower by 4.5 percent compared to tourist arrivals of 2018 and attributed…
IF customers of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) are being made to pay more for their electric consumption last December, it is because P0.70 per kilowatt hour (Kwh) increase was imposed for the December 2019 billing month, representing an increase in generation charge. Atty. Randy Castilan, spokesperson for DECORP, said the…
TRICYCLE OPERATIONS IN DAGUPAN IF the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) Dagupan City can have its way, there will only be one franchise for tricycle operators, not two as introduced in 2018. Robert Christopher Erfe-Mejia, POSO Dagupan chief, is set to recommend the removal of the “night franchise” for…
LINGAYEN town government has a new municipal administrator. Retired AFP Major General Roberto G. Sylim assumed the post as the new administrator of the town in a turnover ceremony during the flag raising ceremony on Monday, January 6. Sylim said he will hold weekly meetings with the heads of each…
HONESTY is still the best policy! Netizens were one in praising 13-year old Samson De Vera, who surrendered a bag he found to the authorities here. De Vera turning over wallet (Rosales PNP Facebook) According to the Rosales Police, De Vera, a grade six student at Rosales National High School turned…
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