IRRIGATION OF FARMLANDS THREATENED THE water level at the San Roque Dam in San Manuel town is slowly but steadily dropping and this could pose serious problems to farmers once El Niño sets in. As of Thursday, March 30, 6 a.m. logged 242.29 meters above sea level (masl), already 37.71…
CHRIST THE SAVIOUR – Tourists visiting the Pilgrimage Island at the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City are dwarfed by the 56-foot statue of Christ the Saviour. This island is a popular pilgrimage site during Lent. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FROM P1.3-T TO P P864-B AFTER being awarded a measly annual budget by the majority in the city council, Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez knew the only way to prevent an 80% shutdown of operations at the city hall is to maximize utilization of available all plantilla positions and ask…
THE provincial government has increased the meal allowance of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Pangasinan provincial jail from P70 per day to P100 per day. Governor Ramon Guico III announced this in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Lingayen. While P70 per day…
IN the face of a hot, searing summer, the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region I has raised the alarm, warning the public of ‘summer’ illnesses that occur at this time. Dr. Rheuel Bobis of the CHD said the most common diseases that afflict most this…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez underscored the need for women to be protected from all forms of abuse and look after their mental well-being during the Women’s Forum on Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) and Mental Health held last March 24 at the City Astrodome as part of the 2023…
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Cracks noted on Calasiao bridge CRACKS have been noted on the bridge in Barangay Songcoy, Calasiao not because of a recent earthquake but because it is already old and needs immediate rehabilitation. Rolando Mendoza, barangay administrator of Songcoy, said members of the…
BEATING THE RAINS – Personnel of the Dagupan City Engineering Office work feverishly, while the city was experiencing 42 heart index, in clearing the street drainage system to minimize flooding the city streets during the rainy season. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PANGASINAN will lead in the effort to make the Philippines self-sufficient in salt. This is how Gov. Ramon Guico III envisioned Pangasinan’s mission in addressing the impending shortage in salt supply in the country in his State of the Province Address on March 27 in Lingayen. “The revitalization of the…
DIGITAL CITIES 2025 PROGRAM DAGUPAN City is all set to implement its digital initiatives being one of 25 cities in the Philippines with its inclusion in the Digital Cities 2025 program of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). This was affirmed during the Digital City Stakeholders meeting held…
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