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Tests of resiliency CENTRAL Pangasinan has just barely recovered from the extended severe flooding in the last 30 days and here comes Typhoon Ompong again threatening to swamp Dagupan City and its neighbors with floodwaters and with far more damaging impact over the weekend. Fortunately and as expected, the resilience of our people in coping […]
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Crisis as an opportunity CRISIS in any situation can be viewed either as an opportunity or as a curse. As a curse, it leads one to desperation, trapped in one’s defeatist mindset left only with a hope that one can survive a crisis with a lot of help from others. As an opportunity, it brings […]
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Save the Dagupan bangus AS the Dagupeños waded through floodwaters, the thought of felt scarcity of Dagupan bangus in markets did not seem to bother family households. Perhaps this occurrence was simply deemed a consequence of the extended severe flooding in the city, as it always was in the past. The fact is, the felt […]
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Good intention, wrong application THE Dagupan City Council adopted a resolution recommending the creation of a “Task Force on Anti-Flooding” to be led by City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. Evidently, it is in response to residents’ frustrations manifested on social media over the extended days of flooding in the city. The thrust of the resolution […]
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No help at all THE past 15 days have been hellish for Pangasinenses, more so for Dagupan residents. To their consternation, barangays and the commercial district were inundated without letup reminiscent of the days of Typhoon Pepeng. Social media was instantly abuzz with rants from netizens with accusations and complaints about failure of governance, a […]