GIVING BACK IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco and his team spread holiday cheer by personally distributing ham to his constituents in the Second District, using his own funds. Each family with an AyudaMark ID will receive a ham, with distribution already underway and continuing…
AIMING for a clean slate before the year 2024 ends, the new majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City approved 11 of 12 minutes of previous sessions that remained pending due to deliberate inaction by the former majority, in violation of the Local Government Code. In their session last…
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are enforcing stringent measures to ensure that only licensed vendors will be selling allowed firecrackers in Dagupan City. In a recent press conference, BFP Senior Fire Officer III Florante Battalao said they are closely monitoring individuals applying for…
THE Regional 1 Medical Center (R1MC) officially raised its alert level to a “white code status” in anticipation of an expected increase in fireworks-related injuries during the Yuletide celebrations. Dr. Dindo Manzano, a medical specialist II at R1MC, said this means that emergency room doctors and nurses as well as…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dagupan police securing busy holiday spots UNIFORMED police officers of Dagupan are on patrol 24/7, along with a number of force multipliers, in parts of the city frequented by residents and visitors this holiday season. P/Lt. Colonel Brendon Palisoc said the number of tourists this…
ANOTHER ILLEGAL FISH PEN COMING UP — A motorboat slowly navigates the Pantal River as it hauls a bunch of bamboo to an island barangay in Dagupan City for the construction of another illegal fish pen. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE current experimental partnership between Dagupan City and Holcim Philippines, Inc. will soon transition into a more permanent relationship when a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Mayor Belen Fernandez and company officials is signed. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, on motion of Councilor and Majority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez, passed a resolution last…
DAGUPAN City resident Nathaniel Jovero will not be making the traditional tomato-based spaghetti sauce for the Christmas feast using fresh tomatoes as the price of the fruit-vegetable has skyrocketed to P200-220 per kilogram in the market, like the price of chicken meat. The surge in tomato prices is attributed to…
THE Mangaldan Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) started repainting on December 17 the stall demarcation lines at the town’s public market to ensure proper spacing for vendors and maintain clear pathways for shoppers. According to Assistant POSO Chief Gerardo Ydia, there was an overflow of vendors beyond their designated…
THE Philippine salt industry has taken significant strides towards revitalization, charting a sustainable and innovative path with the conclusion of the 2nd Philippine Salt Congress held on December 12-13 at the Pangasinan State University (PSU). With the theme “SALT: Sustainable Actions in People’s Lives through Technology in the Salt Industry,”…
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