A HOUSE caught fire in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 22 in Sitio Las Vegas, Barangay Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. The city fire department said the house owned by widow Gloria Cornel, 54 years old, caught fire at around 1:50 in the afternoon. The incident was declared fire out…

BARANGAY officials operating Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and stallholders at the Malimgas Market confirmed that regular collection of daily garbage has been discontinued since City Mayor Brian Lim lost in his reelection bid. Both sectors already complained of stench filling the air and increasing number of swarm of flies and…

EVEN before incoming Mayor Belen Fernandez assumes her post on July 1, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance adopting a Revised Comprehensive Dagupan City Government Scholarship and Educational Assistance Program to benefit students from poor families, including those who are at risk of dropping out, out-of-school youth who are not beneficiaries…

POOR READING, WRITING, NUMBERS “THIS is better for the children so they can learn instead of the online and module system where only parents do most of the studying.” This was the reaction in the vernacular of Chrislyn De Vera, a mother of 6 children and one of the parents…

THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) warned city residents against the disease leptospirosis which is prevalent nowadays owing to flash floods and flooding in low lying areas affected by high tide . Dr. Dalvie Casilang, city health officer, said leptospirosis is a disease that often occurs particularly during the rainy…

A FARMER was killed while six others suffered third degree burns and were hospitalized when they were struck by a lightning in the afternoon of June 12 in Barangay Nibaliw, Mabini. The fatality was identified as Marcelo Flores, 40, who was directly hit by the lightning as they took shelter…

THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) strongly denied a baseless claim on social media that expired Moderna vaccine was being administered at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome. Dr. Dalvie Casilang, officer-in-charge of Dagupan CHO, said the vaccination team received the supply of vaccine June 6, 2022 from the Department of…

NO EXPIRED VAX THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development Region 1 (CHD) gave its categorical assurance that the alleged ‘expired vaccine’ issue in Dagupan City that drew flak among netizens recently is without basis. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, in an interview Thursday, June 9, said the city’s public information office…

A Dagupan City councilor called on the incoming city administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez to consider establishing a health facility, owned and operated by the city government. In a privilege speech on Tuesday (June 7) during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, reelected Councilor Dennis Canto said it has long…