THRIVING ILLEGAL FISH PENS IN DAGUPAN – A motorized boat fully loaded with sacks of fish feeds cruises along the Pantal River in Dagupan City on its way to deliver the feeds to contracted illegal fish pen operators whose operations have long been tolerated by the previous and today’s administration. (Punchphoto by Cesar…
TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF P150-M THE continued refusal of the opposition in the Dagupan Sanggunian Panlungsod prompted the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 to appeal anew for approval of the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the agency for the construction of…
CAN the approval of the minutes of a precious session be deferred indefinitely? This issue became the subject of another redundant debate between the majority and the minority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod when the majority bloc moved to defer approval of the minutes of the March 12, 2024 regular…
THE Local Development Council (LDC) approved the P600 million supplemental budget (No.1-2024) and its accompanying Comprehensive Development Plan and Local Development and Investment Program No. 1-2024 last April 15 for submission to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan. The amount is earmarked for various important programs and projects of Dagupan, especially for…
THE regularity of the occurrence a high heat index in Dagupan City and Pangasinan since 2023 has made many wonder what appears to be a new phenomenon. Well, here’s a scientific explanation finally from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) . In its Facebook post on April…
DESPITE DAILY HIGH HEAT INDEX DESPITE the scorching heat of the sun in Dagupan City, there was no stopping residents going about their normal activities but more importantly, they were noticeably taking the necessary precautions to avoid heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke that could lead to their hospitalization…
SIGN OF THE TIMES – It’s still not clear whether DPWH intends to paint a white lane fronting the sign for safe crossing of fighting cocks and hens along the highway in Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
WITH OPPOSITION’S RESERVATIONS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed resolutions concurring with the appointments of three senior officials of the Dagupan City government by Mayor Belen Fernandez during its April 16 regular session. The three officials whose appointments were approved were department heads Atty. Froilan Fermill as head of the Human…
VICE Governor Mark Lambino said the Capitol Development Plan aims to mitigate the effects of climate change in the area, particularly, worsening flooding in the Capitol Complex He said the existing drainage and drainage network in the complex can no longer accommodate the volume of rainfall during a typhoon that…
THE newly built bridge across Dawel River in Dagupan is set to be opened to vehicular traffic on May 15 this year. Engr. Amelia Zamodio, project engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), said it will definitely be opened on May 15 because work on the approaches…
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