BE careful crab-lovers! The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently posted a warning about the possible sale and consumption of two varieties of crabs that could cause one’s death. For the safety of residents, Dagupan City’s agriculture office (CAO) is already closely monitoring the types of crabs being…
CARMEN TO SISON LINGAYEN—Sorry, but the trees have to go for progress. This was the gist of the position paper submitted by the regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) submitted to the Sanggunian Panlalawigan on the controversial cutting of 1,829 trees along the Manila North…
THE STORY OF TWO MACHINES—The brand new amphibious excavator dredger called Water Master III (upper picture) owned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bought from Finland for P37.5 million is one of three machines that will be used to dredge the rivers of Dagupan City. The P49-M but…
250,000 CUBIC METERS SILT TO BE REMOVED DREDGING of the shallow rivers in Dagupan City will take more than one year in accordance with the agreement forged by the city government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). City Engineer Virginia Rosario said with a few more minor…
THE final deadline has lapsed and the remaining fish pens and other illegal structures in the rivers of Dagupan City have been ordered for demolition, whether or not the pens have been emptied. Mayor Belen Fernandez, who issued the order to the city agriculture office (CAO) to carry out and…
IN an unprecedented move, the office of the City Prosecutor of Pasig City reversed and set aside a resolution it issued Dec. 27, 2014 dismissing the complaint for libel (four counts) of CityState Savings Bank, Inc. against staff members and employees of The Sunday Punch. The nine-page resolution penned by…
UNLIQUIDATED P105.2-M FUND MAYOR Belen Fernandez will create a task force that will go after non-government organizations (NGOs) that received financial assistance amounting to P105.2 million from the city government since 2010 but have failed to liquidate and account for the monies received. Fernandez directed City Administrator Farah Decano to…
MANGALDAN– Mayor Bona Fe Parayno and the town’s chief of police plus two other persons are in hot water following the filing of a complaint against them in connection with the issuance then revocation of a permit. The controversy was sparked reportedly by the cancellation of the permit issued to…
LINGAYEN—Consumers can expect a rebate on their electric bills for December 2013 and January 2014 by June and July this year, according to the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Panelco) III, which operates in the eastern part of Pangasinan. Engr. Allan Casem, officer-in-charge general manager of Panelco III, said during the Question…
LET THE BANGUSAN PARTY BEGIN!—-Senator Bam Aquino, 4th District Rep. Manay Gina De Venecia and Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez light a grill to signal the start of the street party of the Bangus Festival on the 3.5 km Jose de Venecia Highway. (Photo by MitzCresencio) Back to Homepage
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