‘BANGING of the gavel by the presiding officer after a motion to adjourn is duly seconded, is the only way a session can be terminated.’ This is Vice Mayor Bryan Kua’s reaction to the recent ruckus in the October 10 session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod that ended in a walkout…
A 30-year-old woman from Barangay Balagan in Binmaley town was one of the two Filipino casualties in the recent attack by the Palestinian terror group Hamas on Israel, on October 9. This information was confirmed by Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo through a post on the social media…
QUALITY SEAFOOD AT MAGSAYSAY MARKET – Households in Dagupan and neighboring towns have a choice of selection of seafood from the sea and fishponds, i.e., fish, particularly Dagupan Bonuan Bangus, crabs, squids, lobsters, prawns daily at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City . (Punchphoto by Butch Uka 10/11/23)
FIVE TOWNS, ONE CITY PANGASINAN already has five towns and one city declared as African Swine Fever (ASF) Red Zones. This information was based on data from the National ASF Prevention and Control Program (NASFPCP) covering the period from August 22 to October 4 of the current year. The following…
IN anticipation of the increase in demand of electricity, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is installing a 174-kilometer transmission line from Candelaria town in Zambales to Sual town in Pangasinan. NGCP officials led by Winifred Paguia, construction regional manager of North Luzon Project Division A, told members…
THE surveying and property acquisition for the construction of a commercial airport in Bolinao to be funded by an omnibus loan availed by the provincial government from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), are currently underway. Vice Governor Mark Lambino said the provincial government is also considering allocating space…
PANGASINAN’S inflation rate surged to six percent in September. This marks a substantial increase of 1.1 percent compared to August 2023’s 4.9 percent but lower than the 6.4 percent seen in September 2022. This data was released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on October 9. The PSA attributed the…
LEGAL BATTLE INSIDE DAGUPAN SP THREE members of the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) are facing criminal complaints for illegal detention, oppression, and slander in connection with an incident that occurred during the October 10 SP session. Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, along with minority bloc councilors Michael Fernandez,…
NO PAIN, NO GAIN! — Not a few motorists are heard complaining about the seemingly worsening traffic situation in Dagupan City because of the simultaneous construction projects in the city’s main streets. But motorists who complained about the same situation in Metro Manila when overpasses were being constructed at the same…
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BEING RUSHED MAYOR Belen Fernandez called on the residents and the business community to remain patient while several construction projects in Dagupan to address the frequent flooding in the city are being rushed. One of the measures taken to further speed up the completion of the elevation of…
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