MORE than 16,000 families, comprising 51,230 individuals, were affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) in Pangasinan, according to government officials during the weekend. Most of the evacuees have returned to their homes, except some in Dagupan City, where flooding remains a concern, reported Pia Flores, assistant director of…
THE Manaoag local government, in partnership with the Eye Center in San Carlos City, provided free cataract surgery to more than 300 senior citizens of the town. Mayor Jeremy Rosario called on other elderly residents suffering from the eye disorder to get in touch with his office for assistance and…
AFTER being blocked by the recent typhoons that entered the country, the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, has set in, marking a slight drop in temperature especially in the evening and early morning. Weather bureau PAGASA said the onset of the amihan season was determined by “meteorological patterns” wherein the high-pressure area over…
A new rainfall and water level monitoring equipment procured and installed by the Manaoag local government on November 15 was immediately put to the test during Typhoon Pepito last week. Carlito Hernandez, Manaoag municipal disaster risk reduction and management (MDRRM) officer, said the equipment monitored the rise of water at…
THE Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) reported no significant damage to its power lines or poles in the aftermath of Typhoon Pepito. Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, Cenpelco general manager, noted fewer power outages in the service areas of the power supplier before, during and after the typhoon. He said Cenpelco continues…
CONG. MARK WITH TUPAD IN 2ND DISTRICT. In his recent message to Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) beneficiaries supported by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Rep. Mark Cojuangco commended the strong bayanihan spirit of the District 2 residents, and encouraged the TUPAD workers to become community…
IN response to a series of complaints on social media regarding the increasing number of flies in several neighborhoods, Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario issued a memorandum on November 11 directing the conduct of a thorough inspection of all poultry farms in the municipality. Sanitary Inspector Ramon Guico, Business Process…
THE flood-prone Jovellanos Street in Dagupan City, located at the back of the city plaza and on the side of the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, will soon be elevated and have a bigger drainage system after funding for the project was approved by the city council. Supplemental Budget No….
81 BARANGAYS IN PANGASINAN THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Ilocos Region (MGB-1) identified 638 barangays across four provinces that were highly vulnerable to landslides and flooding as storm Pepito neared Luzon in the wake of Typhoon Ofel. In a press conference on Thursday, November 14, MGB-1 officials said…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Typhoons hamper children’s educational development TEACHERS have expressed fear that the series of on-site class suspensions prompted by the onslaught of typhoons will significantly slow down the educational development of students. Several educators told IFM Radio Dagupan that students absorb less in doing modular learning…
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