THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) finally passed an ordinance adopting and declaring the musical composition “Dagupan Hymn” and “Balon Kabuasan” as the official City Hymn and City March, respectively, during its regular session last Dec. 8. Authored by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, the Dagupan City Hymn and March Song Ordinance cited Rex Catubig, as…

LINGAYEN— The National Housing Authority (NHA) is set to provide Housing Materials Assistance (HOMA) to some 8,000 families in the province, whose houses were greatly damaged by Typhoon Lando last October. The P40 million NHA-HOMA targeting 8,000 families from all the six legislative districts, was in response to Gov. Amado…

AT least 400 Dagupenos whose houses were destroyed by Typhoon Lando that hit the city in early October this year will soon receive financial assistance for the repair of their houses. In her state of the children’s address at the West Central I Elementary School here on Dec. 7, Mayor Belen Fernandez said the financial assistance…

THE Dagupan City Council has passed a resolution expressing its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of City Health Officer Leonard Carbonnel who joined his Creator on December 4 due to lingering illness. The resolution authored by Councilor Jesus Canto, chairman on the committee on health, cited Dr. Carbonnel’s dedicated…

LINGAYEN—Pangasinan residents can begin to file their applications for passports at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Regional Consular Office (RCO) in the province, located at the second floor of Robinson’s Place in Calasiao. Jennifer Catherine Gapuz, officer-in-charge of the DFA-RCO in Pangasinan said the new consular and diplomatic office…

P300,000 BAIL RECOMMENDED URDANETA CITY—A teacher was jailed at the city police station detention cell here and charged for violation of Republic Act 7610 (Anti-Child Child Abuse Law) and grave threats for reportedly slapping the faces of her high school students.  Superintendent Jeff Fanged, city police chief, said Tuesday that…

THE GREEN SCHOOL THE “green school” in Dagupan City continues to harvest more awards. The Bonuan Boquig Elementary School hauled anew three national and regional awards in the search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly School for its innovative and novel ways to green its surroundings to help mitigate climate change. The…

MABINI— A P500-million water treatment facility will be built here by MacroAsia Company. Jonathan Cabrera, manager of water development project of MacroAsia, said the groundbreaking ceremony was held after a memorandum of agreement was signed between his company, local government officials led by Mayor Carlitos Reyes and other major stakeholders….

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has already allocated close to P60 million for a “menu of local projects” under the Bottoms Up Budgeting (BUB), a new system of allocating funds emanating from the grassroots level. This was bared by Bella Cerdan, senior trade specialist of the DTI provincial office,…

ALAMINOS CITY— This city has obtained the approval of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) last week for its Solid Waste Management (SWM) plan for year 2015 to 2025. Section 10 of the RA9003 requires provinces, cities, and municipalities through their local SWM Boards, to prepare their respective 10-year…