THE July 27’s magnitude 5 earthquake that shook many parts of Pangasinan should be viewed as a grim reminder that the province remains very vulnerable to deadly earthquakes like the magnitude 7.6 tremblor that left Dagupan City in ruins in July 16, 1990. In fact, as Governor Ramon Guico III…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ANYARE sa “DROP-COVER-HOLD”? Then walking briskly to safety? Gone with the wind. Why so? It must have been really frustrating on the part of the personnel of our Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMO) in the province, towns and cities on seeing their…
JULY 27 MAGNITUDE 5 EARTHQUAKE GOV. Ramon Guico III reported that Pangasinan sustained only minimal damage from the Magnitude 5 earthquake that rocked the province in the early morning of July 27, and that only one person was injured and no casualty was recorded in any part of Pangasinan. This was…
PANIC-STRICKEN STUDENTS ON THE STREET – Students of University of Pangasinan-Phinma that fled the campus after the earthquake struck anxiously await advisory from the university from the street. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ALL CLASSES, WORK SUSPENDED PEOPLE panicked and rushed out from their homes and offices, students from their classrooms and out into the streets as Dagupan City was being rocked by a strong earthquake measured at magnitude 5 at about 8:43.28 a.m., the strongest temblor felt in the province this year….
BACKFILLING OF FISHPONDS BY ETERNAL GARDENS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod gave the nod to the application of the Eternal Gardens Memorial Park Corporation for the development of its 3.7 hectare property as extension of its memorial park over the petition and protest of city residents in the community. The notarized…
BEWARE of fake news and unverified stories circulating on social media that seeks to sow further confusion and panic among Pangasinenses affected by the powerful earthquake of varying magnitudes in their areas on Wednesday, July 27. This was the warning aired by the Rosales local government that noted a post…
OUR LADY OF MANAOAG IN DAGUPAN MOST Reverend Charles Brown, papal nuncio to the Philippines, will be in Dagupan on August 4 to bless the replica of the image of Our Lady of Manaoag that will be enthroned by Archbishop Socrates Villegas and other priests on the pedestal at a…
REGION’S 27th POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS MONTH MAYOR Belen Fernandez congratulated the men and women of the Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS) for being adjudged as 2022 regional awardee for Best City Police Station in Police Community Relations (PCR). The award was a part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) celebration…
CHOKEPOINT AT DAWEL BRIDGE – With only one lane open for light vehicles crossing the bridge, travel time is seen to delay motorists by 30 minutes just to cross it. Motorists traveling south from the city are advised to avoid the route and instead travel via Mangaldan. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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