SISON-TUBA BOUNDARY DISPUTE THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan created an ad hoc committee headed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino to tackle the boundary dispute between the municipalities of Sison town in Pangasinan and Tuba town in Benguet, that heated up anew after a long lull. Vice Governor Lambino nominated Sixth District Board…
CLOSE to one million learners trooped to their respective schools in the region last Monday, August 22, when school year 2022 to 2023 officially begins. This was reported by Cesar Bucsit, spokesman of DepEd Region 1, who said that data as of August 18 showed that at least 948,027 pupils…
THE Dagupan City government was recently directed anew to conduct road clearing operations in all the barangays per guidelines set in 2019. Romary Soriano, newly assigned local government operations officer in Dagupan, reiterated the directive when she spoke before the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Tuesday, citing the need to clear all…
PLANS for the Department of Education’s priority projects for both elementary and secondary public schools in Dagupan City were presented to Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez during a meeting of the Local School Board. Dagupan City Schools Division Superintendent Aguedo Fernandez cited the construction of new school buildings and the…
DAWEL BRIDGE NOT A FACTOR DESPITE restrictions for crossing the Dawel Bridge, collection and disposal of garbage at the dump site by the Waste Management Division (WMD) continues. This was stressed by Councilor Lino Fernandez, chairman of the Liga ng mga Barangays in Dagupan in a privilege speech before the…
FULLY VAXXED MOTHER-DAUGHTER — Barangay Pogo Chico’s residents, Ermelita Caballero and daughter Kylerhyss gamely respond to the city government’s “Sa booster Pinaslakas” campaign to have their anti-COVID-19 booster shots. Both received 3 kilos of rice each as incentive. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PINASLAKAS, a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Health (DOH) was launched in Dagupan City on August 15 at the City Plaza to increase the number of fully-immunized Filipinos and to target 50% of target population to have booster shots within the First…
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Region 1 said 87 percent of the total eligible population in the region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, CHD focal person for Covid-19, reported that as of August 14: 3,756,987 out of 4,318,377 individuals have received their…
MASSIVE VACCINATION IN BARANGAYS DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez issued Executive Order No. 10 that created Task Force COVID-19 to oversee the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the city and curb the number of cases. With her as chairperson, Mayor Fernandez appointed as members are Councilor Dennis Canto,…
CAMPAIGN FOR BOOSTER JABS IT appears that many Dagupeños still have not received their COVID-19 booster shots. This was revealed by Dr. Ophelia Rivera, Dagupan City Health Officer, in an interview Wednesday, August 17. Rivera said while the city has reported 100% of targetted individuals in the city and 13%…
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