THIS year’s Christmas will definitely be one of the more memorable ones, be it good and bad. It is the first Christmas celebration of the decade by thousands of families when practices of the old are embraced to rekindle the spiritual life and earthly love, without restraints but still cautious,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S crunch time for the 7 epaLiFes at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The setting is set for a showdown between them and the DILG! I say this because the DILG finally came around and warned all the Dagupan City councilors of sanctions if they do not…
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2022 THE Department of the Interior and Local Government reminded the Dagupan City government to pass the Appropriations Ordinance of Dagupan City for Fiscal Year 2023, which to date has not been scheduled for a regular session’s agenda although already submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod more than…
NATIVITY 2022 EDITION –The ‘Belen’ created at the Christmas Village in Calasiao aptly illustrates the meaning of Baby Jesus’ birth – family love, faith, respect for God almighty and humility. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR BLOCKING URGENT MEASURES A DILG legal opinion in 2019 states that if the Sanggunian committed inaction that is intentional and without valid and justifiable grounds on matters certified as urgent by the Local Chief Executive (LCE), thereby showing no consideration on the priorities of the administration, “the members, thereof, are considered to…
FOR CCTV, GARBAGE HAUL CONTRACTS DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez again sought special audit on two suspected anomalous transactions of the past Lim administration that resulted in loss of millions in funds. In her two separate letters to City Auditor Michael Basa, the first dated December 12, 2022 cited the…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) warned the public not to sell or light any of the firecrackers banned by law before, during, and after the New Year revelry. P/Major Ria Tacderan, Pangasinan PPO spokesperson, said the PNP will strictly enforce Republic Act 7183, otherwise known as the Philippine Firecracker…
‘Belen’ created (by the Department of Education) on display at the Paseo De Belen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A FAIRLY strong earthquake measured at magnitude 5 rocked the town of Infanta town 9:33 p.m. last Sunday, December 18. No one was reported hurt in Infanta and its adjacent vicinity as a result of the earthquake, which was detected and measured by an intensity meter in the town of…
WITH continued reported cases of more drowning incidents along the Angalacan River, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Mangaldan town has recommended the prohibition of swimming and crossing in the river. Rodolfo Corla, chief of the Mangaldan MDRRMO, said while efforts to warn barangay residents against…
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