COOL BUT SIZZLING HOT – The 15 finalists in the search for Binibining Dagupan 2020 gathered for an official shoot in their swimsuits on a cool day at the Monarch Hotel in Calasiao. Pageant Night will be on December 19, 2019 at the Dagupan City Astrodome. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
10-YEAR PLAN THE Flood Mitigation Commission (FMC) of Dagupan City finally submitted its report to Mayor Brian Lim last Wednesday, November 27. In its 142-page report, the commission identified the main problems of flooding in the city – most of which are man-made, along with proposed work and measures needed…
DEPRESSION was identified as the leading cause of the 65 suicide cases in Pangasinan since January this year based on record from the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office here. Of this number, 60 were men, while five were women. Records show 60 percent committed suicide owing to depression, 17% by undetermined…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) confirmed that the coastal waters of Sual town are still affected by red tide. Its latest Shellfish Bulletin (No. 22) issued on November 28, the recent laboratory analysis conducted by BFAR on samples of shellfishes taken from the coastal waters of Sual, all…
THE Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have been declared as persona non grata for continuously committing atrocities in the countryside by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Mabini town. The condemnation was contained in a resolution that stated, “It has been observed that the CPP-NPA terrorist including its…
THE 7,000-square meter property located in the island Barangay of Pugaro, which was donated to the Dagupan City government and to six illegal settlers in the area on July 15, 2018, was not mortgaged in 2016 by the donor family. This was clarified by lawyer Frank Angeles, representing the Pablico family…
CASES of diarrhea in Pangasinan continue to increase. According to the Provincial Health Office, 42 people have since died from the disease that have increased by 11%, from 7,977 cases in 2018 to 8,853 this year. Ten towns/cities with high cases of diarrhea listed in PHO watch list are San…
PICTURE PERFECT – Tourists don’t fail to take pictures of picturesque views from every angle with themselves in them as witnesses to the beauty of the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City. (Punchphoto by Jojo Rinõza)
2020 PROVINCIAL BUDGET LINGAYEN–The financial team of the provincial government has certified that the P4,456,414,220 annual budget of Pangasinan for 2020, approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) through Appropriation Ordinance No. 4 on November 18, is realizable. This was confirmed jointly by Provincial Budget Officer Hilaria Claveria, Provincial Accountant Arturo…
ESPINO’S FIRST 4 FOUR MONTHS LINGAYEN–In his first four months on his second term of office, Gov. Amado Espino III earned for the province three major awards, the biggest of which is its Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award, the province’s fifth. This was announced during a program after…
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