A barangay kagawad in Mayombo has denied any participation in the theft of a 75-KV transformer of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) from a fallen electric post at the height of Typhoon Cosme. As proof, Kagawad Robert Rebudal pointed to the incident report signed by Barangay Chairman Samuel Guadiz dated…
HELP CONTINUES TO POUR IT may take at least one year to fully rehabilitate Pangasinan from the devastation it suffered from the fury of Typhoon Cosme on May 17. Governor Amado Espino Jr. made this assessment as he signaled the start of the massive reconstruction and rehabilitation of the province….
IT’S good news and bad news for the people of Dagupan City. The good news: customers of the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) will not be made to pay the planned increased water rate soon. The bad news is the relief will be temporary. The DCWD, headed by General Manager…
LINGAYEN-The first trance of P40 million worth of medical equipment, supplies and medicines donated to Pangasinan by the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in Manila arrived on Thursday. The donated equipment and supplies were turned over to Governor Amado Espino Jr. by businessman Rosendo So, president of the Eastern Pangasinan…
LINGAYEN—Rep. Victor Agbayani of the 2nd district asked fellow Pangasinenses to be strong, united and remain steadfast in the face of numerous difficulties posed by the escalating prices of commodities and gave assurance of legislative help soon. Speaking to newsmen at his residence on Sunday, Agbayani said Congress is deliberating…
The surge in prices of commodities and construction materials here are not simply the result of the local supply and demand in the aftermath of the super Typhoon ‘Cosme’. According to local traders, prices of construction materials have dramatically soared because suppliers in Manila have began selling at higher prices.
A professor of the University of the Philippines has expressed strong belief that Dagupan cannot be far behind in joining the “city of the future” league. Dr. Perla Legaspi, professor of the National College of Public Administration and Governance at U.P, who spent half of her age in Dagupan, however,…
G.I. SHEETS DISTRIBUTION—Qualified beneficiaries in Dagupan City whose houses were totally destroyed by typhoon Cosme wait in line at Dagupan Poolside to receive their share of the roofing materials being provided free by the national government. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
P40 MILLION DONATION—Governor Amado Espino Jr. receives the first trance of the P40 million worth of medical equipment, supplies and medicines from the Cardinal Santos Medical Center through businessman Rosendo So, president of the Eastern Pangasinan Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, witnessed by other officials. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
POLICE TASK FORCE FORMED BASISTA — A scam at a sub-office of the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) is being looked into as the possible motive behind the gun slaying of one of the coop’s top officials on Wednesday night. This was unearthed by probers who went to the Cenpelco…
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