SEVERAL employees of the Mangaldan local government unit (LGU) have tested positive for illegal drug use following a surprise drug test conducted last week. The exact number and names of those who tested positive have not been disclosed, but they are currently under the monitoring of the Philippine National Police…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez called for solidarity among the consignacion at the Magsaysay fish market to safeguard the city’s bangus (milkfish) industry. In an interview over Aksyon Radyo on June 6, Mayor Fernandez cited the current oversupply of bangus in Dagupan, attributing it to the influx of ‘alien bangus’p…
THIRD REJECTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REACTING to another rejections, the appeal to expedite the passage of the new supplemental budget of Dagupan by the seven councilors comprising the majority despite a certificate of urgency from Mayor Belen Fernandez, City Legal Officer Aurora Valle said the seven committed capricious and whimsical…
PREMATURE harvesting of milkfish by fish farmers in Bolinao and Anda, who feared the effect of neap tide called “gataw” led to the drastic drop in the price of their product from P20 to 30 per kilogram last June 5. A report stated that traders and buyers trooped to Western…
BINMALEY’S POLITICAL HOTSPOT TOWN residents of Binmaley started to feel political tension heating up when Vice Mayor Simplicio Rosario challenged Mayor Pedro Merrera III to a public debate to discuss pressing issues facing the residents, this after calling out the mayor alleged failure of the administration to manage the disposal…
ROAD HAZARD – A rolling convenience store loaded on a motorized carrier is banned on highways but this was seen traveling along De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City where it slows down traffic and poses a hazard to motorists. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOLLOWING another heated debate, the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod again rejected the request of the minority bloc to be furnished with the former’s written manifestation in advance to allow it to study the matter in order to produce quality legislation. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez noted that…
ONE of the high impact projects of the DPWH in Pangasinan, the Lingayen-Dagupan Diversion Road includes a bridge component that will be built across the Calmay River linking Barangay Carael to Barangay Tapuac, both in Dagupan City through the Jose De Venecia Expressway. This was announced by he Department of…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will seek the legal opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government whether the appearance of Mayor Belen Fernandez before the SP on May 28 and earlier on May 7 without the suspension of the rules, was in order. This was sought by Majority Leader…
(Filed by Dagupan IFM News) Leptospirosis warning up in Dagupan RESIDENTS of Dagupan City have been warned about a rise in leptospirosis cases during the rainy season particularly when flood occurs in low-lying areas. The City Health Office warned that leptospirosis if not treated early can cause death in the…
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