THE town of Mangaldan has been placed under State of Calamity (SoC) on Thursday afternoon, August 03, following a special session held by the Sangguniang Bayan there. Councilor Aldrin Soriano, in an interview, said the SB passed Resolution No. 2023-199, declaring the town under a state of calamity. Twenty-one of…
“THE disaster doesn’t know no one. Once the disaster strikes, it will not discriminate against anyone.” This was the thought shared by Joel Tangunan, vice president of the Pangasinan Persons with Disability (PWD) Federation, who said that once disaster strikes, persons with disabilities are twice more likely to lose their…
DESERTED ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL ISLAND – Parishioners knew better than to risk entering the cathedral’s compound that was completely submerged in 3-feet deep floodwater. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE National Food Authority (NFA) Pangasinan branch has 19,000 bags of rice as of Aug. 2, 2023 ready for distribution to calamity-affected areas in the province, according to Asst. Branch Manager Virgie Mariano. Mariano said their buffer stocking is for calamity purposes for needy areas especially those placed under state…
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACT THE fear and anxiety among residents that the San Roque Dam, located in San Manuel town, would release waters amid continuous rains induced by Super Typhoon Egay and enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat) and further aggravate flooding in many towns and cities was lost soon after…
SOME 30,000 families were affected by the wrath of Super Typhoon Egay in Dagupan, prolonged floods spawned by the overflowing Pantal River aggravated by flood waters from the Sinocalan River that reached 7.9 meters above sea level, from the normal level of 6.0 masl. The Department of Social Welfare and Development…
FOLLOW THE LEADER – Motorists traversing the A.B. Fernandez Avenue find it prudent to form a processional line, following the vehicles in front of them to avoid falling into deeper parts of the flooded area. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ENROLLED children in primary and high school in Pangasinan are expected to be in their respective schools on August 29, Monday for the School Year 2023-2024. The schedule was announced by the Department of Education (DepEd) last Thursday, August 3 though schools damaged by Typhoon Egay may not be ready…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) DSWD not spared by critics over distribution of relief goods DISTRIBUTION of relief goods by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in different barangays of Dagupan City continued but not without criticisms. Th critics complained that the DSWD is distributing relief packs only…
By Leonardo Micua AS Dagupan is the catch basin of water from the upland draining through the Sinocalan River in adjacent Sta. Barbara town before it meanders and empties into the Lingayen Gulf, it is no longer a stranger to flood. But evidently, inundation had become more apparent and more…
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