(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

 

216 barangays in 20 towns flooded in Pangasinan

THERE were 216 barangays in 20 towns and cities in Pangasinan that were affected by flood spawned by monsoon rains triggered by Typhoon Egay.

This was based on the monitoring of the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) that also reported that 29 of these barangays are from Dagupan City.

PDRRMO continues to assess situations in flooded barangays as LGUs are aided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and other concerned government agencies, including non-government organizations are yet conducting relief operations in these flooded areas.

Dagupan City and the towns of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Mangatarem, Mangaldan, Lingayen and Basista declared the state of calamity.

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It’s ‘Back to business’ in Dagupan City

MORE than a week after the widespread flood spawned by Typhoon Egay, followed by days of monsoon rains, ambulant vendors who stopped selling when their area was submerged in almost knee-deep water returned to the streets in Dagupan City to resume their trade.

At the height of the flood, only “kuligligs” and bancas commuted residents but were reported to be charging exorbitant fare to their passengers.

Jeepneys and tricycles chose not to ply for fear that they would conk out  in the middle of rising floodwaters.

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Tondaligan Ferdinand being swarmed by tourists anew 

TOURISTS and visitors were back at Tondaligan Ferdinand Park, soon after the “no swimming policy” was lifted by the city government, a few days after Typhoon Egay exited from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Tondaligan Ferdinand Park was suddenly alive again as beach sheds, food stalls reopened to take advantage of the new surge of tourists into the beach.

Even fishermen who moored their bancas to shore to shelter them from the wrath of the typhoon, were seen setting out to sea to resume their offshore fishing activities.

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Vendors also seek “ayuda” from DSWD 

AMBULANT vendors who lost their daily earnings because of the flood that submerged most of the barangays of the city appealed to the national government through the Dagupan City government for calamity assistance or ayuda.

They said they did not receive any financial help from the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, similar to what tricycle drivers and operators received.

They said they submitted their names to the City Market Division in the hope that the list will be submitted by the city hall to DSWD. But that didn’t happen.

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Comelec Pangasinan ready to receive COCs from BSKE bets 

THE Commission on Elections in Pangasinan is ready to accept certificates of candidacy for the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from August 28 to September 2.

Provincial Elections Supervisor Marino Salas directed all election officers in 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan to be on standby for the filing of COCs of all prospective candidates.

He asked election officers to make a schedule of filing per barangay in big towns  like Malasiqui, Mangatarem, Bayambang and even San Carlos City to  prevent the overcrowding of candidates in election offices.

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6,000 voters purged in Pangasinan

PROVINCIAL Elections Supervisor Marino Salas said 6,000 voters were deleted from the final list of voters in Pangasinan preparatory to the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

Purged were voters whose registration had been deactivated, have died, failed to vote for two successive elections or have transferred to other places.

He said the final list approved by the Provincial Electoral Board showed that Pangasinan  has a total of 2.1 million voters.  Some 778,000 of these  are voting in the Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Dagupan and San Carlos cities, and Malasiqui have the highest number of voters in Pangasinan.

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PNP ready for maximum deployment when schools open

THE Pangasinan PNP will implement maximum deployment of its forces when pupils and students return to their classrooms on August 29 for school year 2023-2024.

P/Capt. Renan dela Cruz, public information officer of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, said it is to ensure the safety of pupils and students going back to their respective classrooms after more or less two months of school break.

Expected to be deployed are 90 to 95 percent of the personnel to perform the task of protecting the school population from harm.

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