A MORE efficient waste management could be expected in Dagupan with the passage last week of the long-delayed supplemental budget of P557 million by the new majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) following the 60-day preventive suspension of three majority councilors opposed to the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. Supplemental Budget…
THE observance of Undas this year was largely peaceful throughout the Ilocos Region, with no significant incidents reported, according to P/BGen. Lou Evangelista, regional director of Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1). During the regular Monday flag-raising ceremony, Evangelista credited this success to the comprehensive deployment and mobilization of police personnel…
VISITING departed loved ones this year for the traditional observance of Undas on November 1 proved challenging for many Dagupeños as public and private cemeteries were flooded triggered by a series of typhoons, incessant rains, and the daily high tide. At the public cemetery in Bonuan Boquig which has around…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) DSWD assures enough relief goods for typhoon victims THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office assured there is enough food packs on stockpile for distribution to people affected by the recent series of three typhoons — Kristine, Leon, and Marce. DSWD…
THE 7 opposition councilors at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod met their second comeuppance with the 60-day preventive suspension of Councilors Redford Erfe-Mejia, Alipio Serafin Fernandez and Victoria Czarinna Lim-Acosta. The preventive suspension was issued by the Office of the President based on a petition filed by Vice Mayor Bryan Kua,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE suspension of Dagupan epaLiFe Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, and Irene Lim-Acosta is plain karma and the direct consequence of their juvenile arrogance. So the 4 epaLiFe Councilors Celia Chua-Lim, Dada Reyna-Macalanda, Alvin Coquia, and Marilou Fernandez, who were perhaps more restrained in the…
Police Lieutenant Celeste Cereno assists “Ana” during an emergency delivery of her baby inside the mobile patrol vehicle. A ROUTINE shift for a police officer at the San Jacinto Municipal Police Station turned into an extraordinary display of quick thinking and compassion when she helped deliver a baby on the…
PANGASINAN ACCOUNTS FOR 59% THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the Ilocos Region announced that the voter registration list is fully updated and free of discrepancies. According to Atty. Noli Pipo, Regional COMELEC Director, the number of registered voters in Region 1 has reached 3,654,020 based on the list validated…
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is set to hold a National Convention for all election officers in Region 1, for their training on the new voting machines that will be utilized for the upcoming 2025 National and Local Elections. Atty. Noli Pipo, COMELEC Region 1 director, said this initiative is…
AN EYE FOR THE NEWS – Two participants in the Division Schools Press Conference (SDO-Dagupan) review the images they captured during a simulated press conference and a volleyball game at Lucao Elementary School in Dagupan City. (Punchphto by Willie Lomibao)
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