DAGUPAN was among the major cities around the country that took part in the Million People March, with the main venue at the Luneta Grandstand in Manila, organized mainly by netizens to protest against the pork barrel and corruption in government. Held last August 26, the observance of National Heroes’…
NO FUND FOR POWER BILL THE cash-strapped Dagupan City government has finally sourced the funds to pay for the delayed wages of its 400 emergency workers (EWs) from July to August. The amount will be incorporated in a supplemental budget that City Hall has submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)…
FREEING THE RIVERS— Ronnie Cayabyab (extreme left), action officer of Task Force Bantay Ilog, leads the dismantling of an illegal fish pen at the Calmay River in Dagupan City last Friday, a day before the deadline set by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez for the removal of some 205 illegal fish…
WITH the onset of the August 31 deadline set for the dismantling of all illegal fish pens in Dagupan, Mayor Belen Fernandez unleashed all concerned government agencies of the city for the massive clearing operations of all waterways. City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina said the mayor ordered her to tap…
LINGAYEN—The biggest damage caused by Typhoon Maring to the province was on rice farms, destroying more than P356 million worth of crops, according to the final report of the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC). About 11,213 hectares of farmlands in 36 towns were severely hit.
THREE of the six congressional representatives of Pangasinan added their voices to the growing public support for President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to scrap the pork barrel, formally known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund. Third District Rep. Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas said she agrees with the President’s move for drastic…
Effective with our September 1 issue, our cover price will be increased from P10 to P15. We are constrained to increase our price after 5 years in order to meet rising printing costs and enable us to continue delivering the news that matter to Pangasinenses here and overseas. Back to…
METER USED OWNED BY CITY DAGUPEÑOS have been footing the electric bill of the privately-owned Citystate Savings Bank located on the ground floor of the former MC Adore Hotel since it started its operation in June. This was confirmed by Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) when it advised Mayor Belen T….
ON LAND AND ON WATER—Vehicles navigate the flooded road of AB Fernandez West along Babaliwan, one of the areas affected by Typhoon Maring in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
NO storm signal was declared in Pangasinan last week but the torrential rains brought by Typhoon Maring proved more vicious than Typhoon Labuyo’s Storm Signal #3 the previous week. With practically nonstop rains for five days beginning August 17, flooding hit eight towns and two cities by August 21, displacing…
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