IF the Dagupan City government cannot establish a dog pound for stray dogs, the barangay council of Tapuac under Barangay Chairman Dr. Nelson Cuison will. The dog pound is set to be established under Barangay Ordinance No. 004, Series of 2018 , to regulate ownership, care and custody of animals…

THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRMC) updated the provincial government with initial tally of losses and damages caused by Typhoon Ompong PDRRMC chief Rhodyn Oro reported that damage to : Provincial roads, P22,420,000; provincial bridges, 2 P9,025,000; provincial buildings and other facilities P1,350,000; Barangay roads, P1,075,000; barangay bridges,…

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) distributed P14,601,751 worth of relief supplies to families in towns and cities in Region 1 affected by Typhoon Ompong. According to Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes Castillo, some 11,560 family food packs (FFPs) composed of 6 kilos of…

FOR INSURGENCY-FREE DECLARATION  LINGAYEN — The provincial board hailed the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police in their relentless effort in keeping the province ‘insurgency-free.’ To express their appreciation, Provincial Resolution Nos. 1844-2018 and 1845-2018 authored by Board Member Jeremy Agerico B. Rosario Rosary Gracia P. Perez-Tababa, was approved…

THE Second and Fourth Engineering Districts of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) estimated damage to national roads and bridges in Pangasinan on account of Typhoon Ompong reached P400 million. District Engineer Edita Manuel, said most of the affected infrastructures are road shoulders. One of the heavily damaged…

CLASSES in all levels in Dagupan City were ordered resumed on Wednesday, Sept. 19 after four days of cancellation. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez was confident that the flooding in the city had already eased since no more rainfall was experienced on Tuesday and San Roque Dam already reduced the volume…

THE Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) prohibited Malasiqui Progressive Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. (MPSLBI) from doing business in the Philippines. Under Resolution No. 1331.B dated August 16, 2018, the MB directed the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) as Receiver to proceed with the takeover…

PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION –Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez visits the West Central 2 Elementary School Friday morning to check the condition of the facilities for the evacuees. To the mayor’s left is City Health Officer Ophelia Rivera. (CIO Photo) 

ALAMINOS CITY–The provincial board recently approved the city ordinance increasing the rate of “environmental fee” from P40 to 60 that will be collected from visitors to the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in this city. The collection of the fee took effect on Sept. 7, according to a Facebook post by…