THE repeated call of the minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod to the majority to desist from their illegal practice of plagiarizing the former’s proposed ordinances and resolutions are simply falling on deaf ears. In last week’s regular session, the majority bloc introduced for second reading Resolution No. 6403, a…
A tornado swept through the boundary of Basista and Urbiztondo on August 10, causing significant damage to 29 houses and uprooted trees. In Barangay Bayoyong, 26 houses were severely damaged, according to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Basista. Another three houses in Barangay Pasibe East, Urbiztondo…
PANGASINAN has the highest number of emigrants in Region 1 at 1,647 as of 2022, according to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). Senior Emigrant Services Officer Eumarlo Tolosa reported that Ilocos Norte was second with 908; Ilocos Sur, 434; and La Union, 486. The CFO conducted a 4-day Community…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) No illegal drugs found in jail’s male dormitory NO illegal drug was found when the joint Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a surprise inspection at the Dagupan City Jail Male Dormitory last week. Oplan…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Elderly tricycle driver killed in pickup collision AN elderly man was killed when his tricycle was hit by a pickup truck in Alaminos City. The victim, Agustin Cablayan Velano Jr., a resident of Barangay Alos, Alaminos City, was driving along the National Road when he suddenly…
URDANETA City Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno III was served a 90-day preventive suspension order at his office on August 12 over a red tape complaint, during which he slapped a cameraman employed by the provincial government who was documenting the proceeding. The suspension order, signed by Governor Ramon Guico Jr.,…
OVERSUPPLY OF TOMATOES READY TO BE DUMPED — A vegetable vendor at the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City frantically sells his produce for P60/kilo or 60% lower than the P160/kilo of previous weeks. Vendors must sell or dump these within days. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
TWO major agricultural infrastructure projects are underway in San Fabian — a trading hub for crops and animal products, and commercial-scale pig farms that will be managed by the local government and cooperatives. The P7-million market, part of the government’s Kadiwa program, will get a P5 million counterpart fund from…
THE Department of Science and Technology distributed 15 Portasol, a portable and stackable grain thermal drying tray, to four farmer groups in San Jacinto town last August 14. The equipment, an alternative to the conventional method of drying crops like rice and monggo on pavement and along highways, minimizes crop spoilage due to mold,…
Team pose for a souvenir photo shortly after receiving their prize. (Photograb from Facebook) TWO public secondary schools in Pangasinan brought honor to the province and country when they clinched multiple awards at the International Exhibit for Young Inventors (IEYI) last August 5 held in Taipei, Taiwan. Competing against 800 innovators…
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