FIVE towns and two cities in Pangasinan evacuated 52 families to evacuation centers last week after their areas were flooded due to rains and subsequent floodwaters spawned by Typhoon Florita. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported five families in Dagupan City composed of 18 individuals were…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed more than 800 policemen across the province as responders during the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Florita to maintain order should emergency situations arise in towns and cities. P/O Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial director, said trained policemen were on standby ready to respond to…
THE San Roque Dam located in San Manuel town is still able to store more water, perhaps until the end of Habagat season. This was the projection of Gener Quitlong of the DOST-PAGASA Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (ARBFFWC) in an interview Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Quitlong…
THE Villa Verde Road in Barangay Malico in San Nicolas town, famous for its Baguio-like scenery and cool temperature, is temporarily closed to motorists and tourists after a series of landslides in the area last week brought about by torrential rains caused by Typhoon Florita and ‘habagat’. Bernard Leo Serquiña,…
By Al S. Mendoza TIME to sing praise for Dante M. Velasco, a great son of Dagupan City whose corporate feats have become so global that Nobel Prize-like plaudits for him have long been overdue. Always a step ahead of his peers, Dante is a many dimensional dude worthy…
By Gonzalo Duque THE perennial flooding in Dagupan City, occurring even if the sun is shining brightly, is a matter that seriously concerns us. But we are consoled by the fact that Mayor Belen Fernandez took steps at the start of her term to ask for help from the DPWH to solve this problem. Through her strong…
CHAOS MARKS DSWD AYUDA DISTRIBUTION – Parents of enrolled children trooped to the satellite office of DSWD on A.B. Fernandez Ave. with no guidance on procedure for the distribution, reach out to a DSWD personnel for their priority queue cards. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Dagupan City government offered to hold the distribution of the educational assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in a bigger venue but only for students residing in the city. Mayor Belen Fernandez discussed her offer with DSWD officials of the satellite office and City…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWD) Region 1 has warned unscrupulous persons who are faking documents to benefit from the educational assistance fund. Alarmed by report that in order to avail of the education assistance fund, DSWD Regional Director Marie Angela Gopalan said anyone who would be…
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