THE new Super Family Health Center (SFHC) in Barangay Bolosan, Dagupan City was inaugurated on August 3 by Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco, Mayor Belen Fernandez, and philanthropist Ashok Vasandani who donated the needed road right of way to the facility. Built through a P15-million fund…
ABOUT 124 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) delegates from San Carlos City were rushed to different hospitals after food poisoning at a local government event held at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Olongapo City on August 6. These 124 experienced diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness after eating lunch at the Travelers Hotel…
(Filed by iFM Dagupan) 50 motorcyclists getting apprehended daily for not wearing helmet THE Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) reported that up to 50 motorcycle riders are being apprehended in Dagupan daily for violation of the National Helmet Act or Republic Act 10054. Dagupan POSO chief Arvin Decano said most…
DAGUPAN BANGUS ON THE WAY — Workers unload newly-harvested Dagupan bangus direct from fishponds at the Magsaysay fish market belying rumors of shortage of the fish. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AYALA Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), a wholly-owned subsidiary of diversified Ayala Corp., acquired a 49% share in St. Joseph Drug, a pharmacy chain with over 112 branches across Northern Luzon. In a statement released on August 6, AC Health confirmed that the investment for a significant minority stake in…
CONSOLIDATED jeepney operators in Pangasinan are eager to adopt the transport modernization program but are plagued by the high cost of China-made units. Bernard Tuliao, president of the One Pangasinan Transport Federation (OPTF) composed of some 2,500 traditional jeepneys and other public utility vehicles, said they continue to search for…
NITTY GRITTY OF RICE FARMING — A wife of a farmer in Barangay Naguelguel, Lingayen does her part by pulling the rice seedlings for transplanting in a bigger rice field. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
MBTF TO DAGUPAN SP MAJORITY DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez again wrote the Sangguniang Panlungsod on July 29 to ask for the immediate approval of Supplemental Budget. No. 2 for 2024, which covers P457 million some of which will be for disaster preparedness and response. Projects lined up for funding under…
THREE people were injured after a van driven by Dagupan City Councilor Maria Librada ‘Dada’ Reyna-Macalanda, who reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel caused a serious mishap in Barangay Tapuac in the afternoon of August 7. Police investigation showed the councilor first hit a pedestrian, Pauline Joy Agosto Nuevo, a…
TWO more ordinances filed by the minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) five months ago were, in fact, copied and refiled by the seven majority councilors to take credit for the initiatives. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said the latest plagiarized proposals were Draft Ordinance No….
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