2023 DAGUPAN WATERWORLD — The high level of flood water in many parts of Dagupan City last week is ominous and foretells of a city completely under water. The flooding last week was mainly from the heavy rains carried by Super Typhoon ‘Egay’. Fortunately, for the city, it did not occur when the…
THE municipality of Mangaldan was still not placed under a state of calamity as of Friday, July 28, despite the wide extent of damages brought about by ‘Egay’ and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). This was bared by Councilor Aldrin Soriano who said the MDRRMO and the Mayor’s Office, have…
DENR DESILTATION PROJECT A MASSIVE dredging operation is set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB), to desilt shallow rivers of Pangasinan that will include Dagupan City and the towns of San Fabian and Infanta to minimize flooding. This was announced by Mayor Belen Fernandez after discussing…
TWO leading members of the new Flood Mitigation Commission (FMC) are deans of colleges of engineering of two of the four universities of Dagupan, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. They are Dean John Zamora of University of Pangasinan Phinma, and Dean Maximo Magsano of Lyceum-Northwestern University. Dean Zamora already initially…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. BOTH Guv Mon-mon Guico and Dagupan Mayor Belen thank their stars that the province only suffered minimally compared to other provinces in the region. Why? Both were noticeably absent in places where they were expected at the height of the onslaught of Typhoon Egay. Fortunately…
ONE-WAY STREET THRU DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION – Motorists from Mangaldan and Manaoag literally move like turtles as they pass through flood and deep mud on A.B. Fernandez East Ave. amid ongoing construction of an elevated drainage system in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Dagupan City Public Order and Safety Office has begun implementing its one-way traffic and detour traffic scheme along AB Fernandez East on Tuesday, June 25, as construction of elevated drainage construction in the area continues. Only vehicles coming from the East can pass through the Traffic Post number one…
DAGUPAN City was placed on alert by Mayor Belen Fernandez last Thursday when the level of water of the Sinocalan River that drains into the city before it empties into the Lingayen Gulf reached 6.90 meters above sea level, near the critical level of 7.0 masl. She issued the alert…
HERE we go again. Super Typhoon Egay came and went, and thank God, Pangasinan was largely unscathed, at least compared to other provinces in the Ilocos Region. The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported only P34-million in damages to the “agriculture” sector. Still, it was about…
SNAPPY ATTIRE AS PROPER DECORUM – Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, keep to their respectable dress code as honorable members of the legislative body, huddle in front of Vice Gov. Mark Lambino during last week’s regular session before Typhoon ‘Egay’ hit home. Many that visit and attend the regular sessions wonder…
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