THE Municipal Health Office of Mangaldan is currently monitoring a surge in waterborne diseases this rainy season. Dr. Larry B. Sarito, the municipal health officer, reported his office is closely watching cases of W.I.L.D. diseases (Water-borne diseases, Influenza, Leptospirosis, and Dengue, following the recording of 12 cases of acute gastroenteritis….
PANGASINAN is included in the list of 34 provinces across the country that the National Nutrition Council (NNC) will start focusing on due to recorded cases of stunting, locally known as pagkabansot. Kendall Pilgrim Gatan, OIC Regional Nutrition Program Officer of NNC, introduced the significance of the Philippine Plan of…
Filed by IFM Dagupan News Misting intensified in Dagupan vs. dengue DAGUPAN City Health Office again stepped up its misting operations in many barangays in response to the renewed threat of dengue. Consequently, Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the City Health Office to coordinate with the different schools so that school…
ROAD HAZARD – A rolling convenience store loaded on a motorized carrier is banned on highways but this was seen traveling along De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City where it slows down traffic and poses a hazard to motorists. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOLLOWING another heated debate, the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod again rejected the request of the minority bloc to be furnished with the former’s written manifestation in advance to allow it to study the matter in order to produce quality legislation. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez noted that…
ONE of the high impact projects of the DPWH in Pangasinan, the Lingayen-Dagupan Diversion Road includes a bridge component that will be built across the Calmay River linking Barangay Carael to Barangay Tapuac, both in Dagupan City through the Jose De Venecia Expressway. This was announced by he Department of…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will seek the legal opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government whether the appearance of Mayor Belen Fernandez before the SP on May 28 and earlier on May 7 without the suspension of the rules, was in order. This was sought by Majority Leader…
(Filed by Dagupan IFM News) Leptospirosis warning up in Dagupan RESIDENTS of Dagupan City have been warned about a rise in leptospirosis cases during the rainy season particularly when flood occurs in low-lying areas. The City Health Office warned that leptospirosis if not treated early can cause death in the…
SANTACRUZAN 2024 – Young girls bedecked with flowers gleefully wave their letters to spell ‘Ave Maria’ before the start of the Mayflower & Santacruzan 2024 parade Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral. The grand Santacruzan is the culmination of the Flores de Mayo, a Catholic flower festival honoring Mary. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
VICE Governor Mark Lambino defended the US trip of some members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) and department heads from June 1 to 9, saying they were invited by a group of Pangasinenses to attend special occasions and their foreign travel authority were approved by the Department of Interior and…
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