A Dagupan City councilor called on the incoming city administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez to consider establishing a health facility, owned and operated by the city government. In a privilege speech on Tuesday (June 7) during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, reelected Councilor Dennis Canto said it has long…
DENGUE cases in Region 1 have dropped significantly by 86.6% this year compared to 2021. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, spokesperson for the Center for Health Development Region 1 (CHD), said only 372 dengue cases have been recorded from January until June 1, 2022 compared to 2,828 cases tallied same period last…
QUICK STROLL BY THE BEACH – A farm caretaker quickly leads cows from the farm through a deserted beach area in San Fabian town that provided a short cut to another location. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
AN election promise by incoming Mayor Belen Fernandez will soon be realized when the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance imposing a three-year moratorium on permit, regulatory and franchise fees on tricycles operating in Dagupan City. The ordinance, authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez, co-authored by Councilor Karlos Reyna, amended Section 239…
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) again reminds the public to take extra caution in dealing with spam text messages offering jobs, privileges and other attractive offers aimed at swindling takers amid reports of increasing number of spam messages being received by mobile phone users. Atty. Anna Minelle Laxamana, spokesperson of…
BEFORE President Rodrigo Roa Duterte steps down from office, transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 expressed their gratitude to the outgoing leader for implementing the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program and free ride program in public vehicles. In an open letter to Duterte on Wednesday, the transport groups…
PV Sinag Power, Inc., a special purpose vehicle of Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI), recently signed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreements for its 159 megawatts-peak (MWp) Laoag and Laoag 2 solar power project in Barangay Laoag, Aguilar town. In a statement, AboitizPower said it awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)…
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) awarded certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) of a 40-hectare landholding to 129 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Hacienda village in Bugallon town. DAR acquired the land owned by Eduardo Dee and sold to spouses Dr. and Dra. Macario Feliciano, through compulsory acquisition and…
VILLA Verde Trail in San Nicolas town, an offroad historical national highway, was reopened to motorists last week after a series of landslides made the road impassable since May 26. This was confirmed by San Nicolas Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. officer Bernard Leo Serquina, who said the road…
SHABU DEALERS BUSTED – The five suspects watch the PDEA team make an inventory of the illegal drug and other items seized after the successful buy-bust operations in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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