THE Dagupan City government resumed the clearing of public lands in Bonuan Binloc of untenured occupants on February 11, mostly foreshore lands that are inalienable and not disposable. Mayor Belen Fernandez, along with some 100 personnel of the city government, officers of the city police, City Environment and Natural Resources…
WHILE the upgrading of Perez Boulevard is in full swing, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to launch another flood mitigation project in Dagupan City, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. The new project involves the upgrading of Burgos Street from the corner of A.B. Fernandez Avenue…
THE new government-run Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center (CFERMTC) in Rosales has been helping address medical service shortages not just in Pangasinan but the nearby provinces of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac as well. Dr. Emerson Patawaran, CFERMTC chief, said it is one of the Department of Health’s…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Police probes Tayug pupil abduction attempt AN investigation is ongoing on the alleged attempt by still unidentified individuals to abduct a Grade 3 student of the Tayug South-Central Elementary School last week. The school administrator said they are fully cooperating with the authorities on…
A new solar water system in Barangay Tobuan, Labrador town that will provide safe and clean water to residents was inaugurated last January 25 led by Representative Mark Cojuangco, Labrador Mayor Ernesto Acain, and other local officials. Cojuangco said this is the first in a program that aims to ensure…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez said it is only a matter of time before the more than 60-year-old dumpsite in Bonuan will finally be closed as hauling of excess garbage that have piled up there to the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill is continuing. Speaking at the city’s plaza during a flag-raising ceremony…
THE much-needed repair of the partially collapsed 442-meter Carlos P. Romulo Bridge, also known as Wawa Bridge, along the Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Sta. Barbara Road will start this quarter. Esperanza Tinaza, DPWH Ilocos Region information officer, said a P300-million fund for the reconstruction work was allocated in the 2024 national budget and the…
THE Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Ilocos Region is closely monitoring a rise in patients with hand-foot and-mouth disease (HFMD), with 110 recorded in Pangasinan, including 17 in Dagupan, the highest among all provinces in the region. From January 1 to 18, 2025, there were 253…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) 5,000 replacement plates arrive in LTO Dagupan SOME 5,000 replacement vehicle plates have arrived at the Land Transportation Office in Dagupan City, some of which were paid for as far back as 2015. LTO Dagupan Chief Romero Dawaton expressed hope that more replacement…
TRADITIONAL ‘ANGPAO’ FROM BELEN – Dagupan residents rush to the pick-up truck carrying Mayor Belen Fernandez for their share of the ‘angpao’ in small red envelopes only to find out her ‘angpao’ was reserved for children. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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