Everyone moving but the bashers By Leonardo Micua THERE was a lull Thursday morning before the full might of Super Typhoon “Ompong” struck us in Northern Luzon or just few hours before our deadline. Although it rained a little the night before, making the surrounding areas still wet, it was a perfect day I […]
Author: Sunday Punch
Study of Pangasinan river systems urged
FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a thorough and comprehensive feasibility study on the river systems not only in Dagupan but also in neighboring towns to determine where the critical areas are that cause severe flooding each year. De Venecia sought […]
Dagupan lost Awai land, seeks recovery of P16-M
SALE DECLARED NULL AND VOID THE Department of Agrarian Reforms (DAR) has declared as null and void ab initio the sale of a 30-hectare property in Barangay Awai, San Jacinto to the Dagupan CIty government sometime in 2002 supposedly to become a sanitary landfill. This was revealed by Mayor Belen Fernandez in her state of […]
TIME OUT
TIME OUT – A family that had just arrived at the evacuation center Friday afternoon at the Malued Elementary School decides to take its time in installing the camping tent assigned to them. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Dagupan on high alert for Typhoon ‘Ompong’
ANTICIPATING extensive damage to the city by the onslaught of Typhoon ‘Ompong’, the Dagupan City government has been placed on high alert since Tuesday, September 11. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez called for a meeting with the city’s Quick Response Team (QRT), City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), barangay captains, department heads and concerned […]
23 evacuation centers opened in Dagupan
THE Dagupan City government decided to operate 23 evacuation centers for more than expected 2,000 residents to be evacuated from their houses and villages located in flood-prone areas. This was revealed by Mayor Belen Fernandez a day before Super Typhoon Ompong was set to hit Dagupan. ============================================================ The City Information Office (CIO) reported that as […]
Espino orders pre-emptive evacuation
LINGAYEN —Gov. Amado Espino III has instructed all mayors, and city/ municipal disaster risk reduction and management councils to conduct pre-emptive evacuation as a precautionary and preventive measure in anticipation of the feared impact of the Typhoon ‘Ompong.’ In his Memorandum No. 10 dated September 13, the governor gave orders to: 1) Take precautionary and […]
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST — Linemen of the Dagupan Electric Corporation clear paths of power lines at the Dagupan Astrodome before Typhoon Ompong strikes it down. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Ex-kagawad, teacher, 17 others arrested
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN–A former barangay kagawad, listed as a high-value target level 1 in Pangasinan, was arrested on September 11 in Barangay San Vicente, Bani after lawmen raided his house to serve two search warrants for violation of Republic Act 9165 (illegal drugs;) and RA 10591 (illegal possession of firearms and ammunition). Arrested was Rolly Caacbay, farmer, and […]
PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION
PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION –Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez visits the West Central 2 Elementary School Friday morning to check the condition of the facilities for the evacuees. To the mayor’s left is City Health Officer Ophelia Rivera. (CIO Photo)