By IFM Radio Dagupan 336 HFMD cases noted in Pangasinan THE provincial health office reported 336 cases of the hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in Pangasinan. According to Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Ana de Guzman, seven towns (Anda, Rosales, Balungao, Burgos, Umingan, San Manuel and Sta. Maria) were already placed in PHO’s HFMD watchlist. Dagupan City has already…
DEMOLITION FINALLY STARTS — Members of Task Force Bantay Ilog dismantle illegal fish pen structures constructed along Dagupan’s coastal barangays after notices of demolition were issued to the owners and operators. (Dagupan CIO Photo)
DEMOLITION FINALLY STARTS
THE Dagupan City government expects more accounts of fish kill in the city’s rivers because of the recorded poor quality of water caused by the overload of fish feeds being thrown into the river for fish in captivity inside illegal fish pens and fish cages. Mayor Belen Fernandez blamed the…
Fish kill blamed on overload of commercial fish feeds
AN interim report on the Project Preparation Study on the proposed Tri-City Ferry System Project for Dagupan City, Alaminos City and San Fernando City (La Union) was presented and discussed by stakeholders, agencies, consultants and concerned sectors last November 15, 2022. The Tri-City project, an initiative of Cities Development Initiative…
Discussions on Tri-City Ferry project continue
THE transport sector expressed dismay over the impending reduction and cancellation of some existing routes in Pangasinan after the provincial government submitted its Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Association Provincewide (AUTOPRO)…
Local transport group says LPTRP is “anti-poor”
RAMPANT illegal selling of lands in Binalonan town by sellers was reported to the local government by prospective buyers. Gleaned from posts on social media, town residents and prospective buyers said many of the real estate sellers are reportedly unable to present their licenses and authority to sell. Alarmed by…
Rampant illegal selling of land reported in Binalonan
DSWD CASH-FOR-WORK PROGRAM AROUND 1,300 workers have been tapped for the cleanup and rehabilitation of the Eco Tourism Park in Barangay Cayanga in Bugallon town since Tuesday, November 15. The workers, residents from 14 towns in the province, are being paid the regional minimum wage (P340) to clean and maintain…
More than 1k workers employed for eco park rehab
KILLED BY RECKLESS DRIVER – First responders try to revive a fish vendor and a resident of Bonuan Binloc after she was hit by a government service vehicle along the Binloc-San Fabian road. The reckless driver was overtaking another vehicle on the shoulder lane where the vendor was waiting for…
KILLED BY RECKLESS DRIVER
THE partnership between the police, church and the community called “Kasimbayanan” was instrumental in the voluntary surrender of an incumbent Sangguniang Kabataan chairman of Rosales town who was tagged as Top 10 High-Value Individual (HIV) drug personality. Antonio Arceo II, 25, also known as “Ton-Ton”, incumbent SK chairman of Barangay…
SK chairman drug user surrenders to Kasimbayanan
By Ahikam Pasion Woman dead, 4 others injured in Mangaldan collision A woman died, while her husband and three others were injured after a forward truck collided with a tricycle in Barangay Poblacion, Mangaldan early Thursday morning, November 17. Victim Magdalena Ortiguero, 58, fish vendor, was on the way to…