By Leonardo Micua A deeper and thorough study by government experts is really needed to determine the cause of our flooding in Dagupan City due mostly to tidal flooding and to extreme meteorological factors that cause many rivers to overflow their banks. This is because of the nagging suspicion in…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo OVER time, we forget, no matter if we say, we will never forget. In the same manner, we remember, even if we choose to forget. As we transition from one stage to the next, we often forget more than we are able to remember. We…
DAGUPAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THE registration of scholars who are not residents in the city and “ghost scholars” with fake names by the past Dagupan City administration cost the city government an estimated P8 million which otherwise could have been granted to bona fide scholars from Dagupan. This was revealed by…
DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION FOR DRIVERS – A driver of a modified jeepney gets his COVID-19 vaccine from a DOH personnel without leaving his vehicle. His passengers also took advantage of the free service for vaccination. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR TODA MEMBERS A COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru for jeepney and tricycle operators and drivers association (J-TODA) members in Dagupan City was launched on September 10, Saturday at the Dagupan City Transport Terminal along the de Venecia Highway in Barangay Poblacion Oeste. The launch was led by City Mayor Belen Fernandez,…
COLOR-SCAVENGING DURING CLEAN-UP – An old woman takes advantage of the clearing operations at the Dagupan City dumpsite in Bonuan, and busies herself picking out recyclable materials that she can sell, unmindful of the scorching heat from the noon sun. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR SUPER FAMILY HEALTH CENTER THE Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a deed of donation in favor of the city of Dagupan with the 19-44 Real Estate Corporation for the donation of a three-meter land with an area of 57.6 square meters to be…
AS the start of election period (October 6) for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections approaches, the COMELEC warned candidates a list of “no-no’s” during the period. A violation of any can lead to their disqualification. Atty. Nathaniel Siaden, Election Office IV, said receiving donations and donating funds and…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pangasinan provincial office is expecting a tension-filled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election on December 5 this year, if it is not postponed. This is due to changes in the province’s many municipalities’ power paradigm as a result of the May 2022 National and Local Elections….
WANTED: SUBSIDIES FOR FARMERS — Two rice farmers do their routine prior to repacking their dried palay while wondering if the promised subsidies from the national government will finally be released to them. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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