THE newly built bridge across Dawel River in Dagupan is set to be opened to vehicular traffic on May 15 this year. Engr. Amelia Zamodio, project engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), said it will definitely be opened on May 15 because work on the approaches…
TWENTY-one out of 30 barangays in Mangaldan have been identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) with high flood susceptibility during continuous rainfall. A Facebook post of Mangaldan Public Information Office cited the results of the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) conducted by DENR-MGB,…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) No need to adjust working hours in Pangasinan yet—VG Lambino THE provincial government need not adjust working hours of its employees because of the high heat index being felt in the capitol and in some towns. Vice Governor Mark Lambino said that unlike Manila, Pangasinan…
AMAZING RACE 2024 IN DAGUPAN – A segment of the popular TV series ‘Amazing Race’ is filmed in Dagupan City after the last clue was found by a participating couple. The last of the series in 2019 was discontinued because of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) warns the public of heatstroke and heat exhaustion as the province experiences scorching temperatures. Dr.Cielo Almoite, provincial health officer I, said extreme heat can cause heat exhaustion and stroke especially among the elderly, young children, and those with underlying health conditions. She added that…
THE Dagupan City government has been holding series of meetings with various stakeholders for the formulation of a standard protocol for responders if a high-magnitude earthquake or tsunami strikes. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the protocol is necessary so that no citizen will be left behind whenever mass evacuation is ordered…
SHOOT FOR A CAUSE — Police Col. Jeff Fanged (left), Pangasinan police director, and Ms. Hilda Austria (2nd from left), president of the Pangasinan PNP Press Corps, lead other police officers in the ceremonial shoot for the Marksmanship Challenge Shoot-for-a-Cause 2024 on Friday (April 12) at the Pangasinan PPO Shooting Range…
“I WILL not tolerate homophobia and physical abuse in my town,” was the quick reaction of Bayambang Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao to the assault on drag artist and performer of Taylor Sheesh, an impersonator of Grammy winner Taylor Swift during a concert in the town as part of their 410th Pista’y Baley…
FOUR persons were hurt when their car overturned after losing its brakes along Villa Verde Road, Barangay Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan last April 8. P/Capt. George Banayos Jr., chief of police of San Nicolas, identified the victims as Ajit Chajal Kudhail, 47, his wife Shaveta Kudhail, 37, and their two children aged eight and two year…
A GRASS fire broke out and ravaged the mountains near Barangays Laoag and Manlocboc in Aguilar town in the afternoon of April 6. Fire Inspector Jonathan De Vera, Aguilar Fire Station’s fire marshal, said the grass fire occurred far from the main road and was not accessible to fire trucks. “All we could do was to monitor the extent of the…
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