“THE test of the pudding is in the eating,” is how the world usually responds to issues whose end is doubtful, and difficult to judge. Such was the case with the implementation of the elevation of streets and drainage system in perennially flooded Dagupan City’s major streets. Well, Typhoon Carina…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. I USED to think that only the lazy, irresponsible writers and journalists can be guilty of the crime of plagiarism. (Of course, it’s rampant among lazy students especially with the onset of technology and those discovered were promptly failed). I was perhaps naïve to believe…
BEFORE AND AFTER ELEVATION OF STREET- Photos grabbed from the Facebook account of Mayor Belen Fernandez show contrasting images of the street junction on A.B. Fernandez Ave. and M.H. Del Pilar before (left ) for years and after (right) the elevation project was completed.
THREE days of monsoon rains spawned by Typhoon Carina that hit the northeastern part of the country brought flooding in many parts of Luzon that did not spare Pangasinan, spawning flash floods in Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan City, Lingayen, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Labrador and other towns and evacuation by affected families….
BINMALEY Vice Mayor Sammy Rosario expressed serious concerns over the ongoing sand hauling activities at the shoreline of Binmaley Beach, describing the situation as “very alarming.” In an interview over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan on Wednesday, July 24, Rosario questioned why sand is being used to cover schools and houses, and…
MAYOR Pedro Merrera firmly denied allegations of Vice Mayor Sammy Rosario that he is behind illegal quarrying activities at the Baywalk area in Binmaley. Mayor Merrera, in his rebuttal over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan, explained that the accumulation of sand at the slope protection area has caused seawater to flood the…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dagupan ready for the “Big One” MAYOR Belen Fernandez said the city government is ready to save lives if the ‘Big One’ strikes the city anytime soon because it has been coordinating Phivolcs, PAGASA, Office of the Defense and National and Regional Disaster Risk…
46 PANGASINAN BARANGAYS SUBMERGED THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that Typhoon Carina left P8,866,218.35 worth of damage to agriculture and another P91-million damage to infrastructure as of July 26. Gov. Ramon Guico III issued executive order declaring the suspension of classes in all levels, both…
THE SAME STORY EVERY YEAR — Vehicles cruise along flooded Tapuac road in Dagupan City due to a combination of high tide and enhanced rains due to the southwest monsoon and Typhoon Carina. The scheduled elevation of the road and drainage system this year is expected to change the story next year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE minority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod deplored the arbitrary practice of the majority bloc hijacking their proposed resolutions and ordinances earlier referred to standing committees that the majority control only to be resubmitted after a few months “word for word” and naming themselves as authors. This was exposed by…
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