THE seven-member majority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) again rejected the passage of the long pending Supplemental Budget No. 2-2024 when it objected to a motion of the minority to include the measure in the agenda for the August 12 regular session. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael…
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET 2 STILL PENDING WHILE the fate of proposed Supplemental Budget No. 2-2024 still hangs in the hands of the seven majority in the city council, the Local Development Council (LDC) passed a resolution approving Supplemental Annual Investment Program (SAIP) No. 2-2024 and Supplemental Budget No. 3-2024, to fund…
LAST PHASE OF FLOOD MITIGATION THE elevation of Perez Boulevard and its drainage system, covering the segment from Nazareth General Hospital to YMCA, is expected to start soon, completing the flood mitigation project for the three most flood-prone areas in Dagupan City. Mayor Belen Fernandez met with Department of Public…
THERE were 898 motorcycle riders, tricycle drivers, and others that were apprehended in various towns of Pangasinan since the start of the enforcement of Provincial Ordinance 325-2024 on August 15, which prescribes the mandatory wearing of reflectorized vests. P/Capt. Renan de la Cruz, information officer of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office,…
CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY, KEY TO GOV’T EMPLOYMENT — Fresh college graduates and current government employees wait outside the Pangasinan National High School in Lingayen town last week, one of the testing centers designated by the Civil Service Commission, for the Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) to begin. To earn…
THE repeated call of the minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod to the majority to desist from their illegal practice of plagiarizing the former’s proposed ordinances and resolutions are simply falling on deaf ears. In last week’s regular session, the majority bloc introduced for second reading Resolution No. 6403, a…
A tornado swept through the boundary of Basista and Urbiztondo on August 10, causing significant damage to 29 houses and uprooted trees. In Barangay Bayoyong, 26 houses were severely damaged, according to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Basista. Another three houses in Barangay Pasibe East, Urbiztondo…
PANGASINAN has the highest number of emigrants in Region 1 at 1,647 as of 2022, according to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). Senior Emigrant Services Officer Eumarlo Tolosa reported that Ilocos Norte was second with 908; Ilocos Sur, 434; and La Union, 486. The CFO conducted a 4-day Community…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) No illegal drugs found in jail’s male dormitory NO illegal drug was found when the joint Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a surprise inspection at the Dagupan City Jail Male Dormitory last week. Oplan…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Elderly tricycle driver killed in pickup collision AN elderly man was killed when his tricycle was hit by a pickup truck in Alaminos City. The victim, Agustin Cablayan Velano Jr., a resident of Barangay Alos, Alaminos City, was driving along the National Road when he suddenly…
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