THE ballyhooed Tigil-Pasada of the jeepney operators and drivers failed to pressure the government to suspend the jeepney modernization plan, and it’s just as well. The threat to stage a strike each time it disagrees with a policy is an old ploy that the jeepney operators should have known that…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE you have it. DILG dealt the ‘Sunday Punch’ (Merriam-Wester: A powerful devastating blow) knockout on the 7epaLiFes at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on the 9th round (month)! The glory days of the 7 EpaLiFes are definitely over. Whether they like it or not, the legal…
VM KUA’S ACTIONS SUSTAINED THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sustained Vice Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod presiding officer Bryan Kua’s decision when the later did not adjourn the regular session on February 7 right away despite the motion to adjourn by the majority while Dagupan City Mayor…
EARTHQUAKE DRILL UNDER THE SUN – Students of Dagupan City National High School cover their heads with books for the drill and for protection from the sun while waiting for the drill to end during the first quarterly nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LEGAL OPINIONS FOR WRONG CLAIMS? THE majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is not willing to accept the legal opinion issued by the regional office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in response to the issues raised by the minority without further clarification. Councilor Alfie…
“STOP PLAYING POLITICS!” IN exasperation, the chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan of Dagupan delivered a privilege speech, calling on his colleagues in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, particularly those in the majority, to stop playing politics and finally pass the proposed 2023 budget citing the continued sufferings of many residents in the…
1,245 “SCHOLARS” PURGED FINALLY on March 6, the Dagupan City government distributed scholarship funds to 781 of the original 2,300 scholars of the past city administration at P20,500 per scholar to cover their tuition fees and allowances for one semester in a big event that again crowded CSI Stadia spearheaded…
KNOWN for her candor when meeting with media, Senator and presidential sister Imee Marcos expressed disappointment over the failure of both the national (and local governments) to fully support farmers in Pangasinan after she met with farmers’ groups on their situation and to be updated about status of the government’s…
THE ROAD TO BENGUET — Sen. Imee Marcos gamely shovels soil to cover the capsule during of the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of the San Manuel, Pangasinan to Itogon, Benguet road on Saturday at Barangay Fianza, San Nicolas town. She is joined by San Nicolas Mayor Alicia Primicias-Enriquez, 6th District Rep. Marlyn…
THE Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region distributed 140 barangay health station (BHS) packages to capacitate primary care facilities in the 6th District. The ₱28 million worth of BHS package is composed of a dressing cart, minor surgical set, mechanical bed, spine board, EENT diagnostic set, weighing scale with BMI…
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