DAILY 40–43 CELSIUS DEGREES TWENTY local government units issued executive orders directing all pre-schools, elementary and high schools (both public and private), in their respective areas, to suspend face-to-face classes and shift to online classes to protect the health of learners from the extremely high heat index this summer. With…
THREE cases of pertussis were reported in the province, according to the provincial health office. Dr. Anna de Guzman told iFM Dagupan in an interview on Wednesday that the three cases were in Urdaneta City, Sto. Tomas and San Nicolas towns. She said pertussis is a respiratory tract infection that…
HOLY WEEK VACATION – Thousands of visitors from different towns in Pangasinan and nearby provinces flock to Tondaligan Beach to beat the summer heat on Holy Saturday. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE city of Dagupan will not only receive P150 million for the establishment of the Mother and Child Hospital but P100 million more once the construction is finished. This was disclosed by Dr. Kai Sibayan, section chief of the Family Enhancement program of the DOH, during the April 2 committee…
OPPOSITION Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia was grossly mistaken when he said that the long delayed Special Recognition Incentive (SRI) of regular employees and Gratuity Pay of Job Order Employees for 2023 will be drawn from the newly approved annual budget of Dagupan in the amount of P1.385 billion. Minority Councilor Michael…
MAYOR Pedro Merrera III issued an executive order (EO) suspending classes in all public and private schools in all levels including work in Binmaley I and II District Offices from April 4, 2024 to April 8, 2024 due to dangerous heat index being experienced in the municipality. Merrera said EO…
WHILE 80 percent of the ongoing road improvement projects in Dagupan completed to date, the city government is set to close Herrero-Perez Road at the back of SM Central Dagupan for upgrading. Public Order and Safety Office chief Arvin Decano said the parallel roads that connects to A.B. Fernandez Avenue,…
WILLIAM Shakespeare once said, “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” Never mind that the crop of opposition political councilors at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod continue to be blinded by their ignoble political agenda but to see them completely clueless about timing takes the cake. Two weeks…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. is in unenviable position today. His recent saber-rattling vs. China is not only overshadowing the trumpeted success of his series of overseas travel but is projecting a potentially frightening loss of Filipino lives in weeks or months ahead. He has clearly made…
IN THE NAME OF POLITICS THE opposition comprising the majority bloc of the Dagupan Sanggunian Panlungsod again turned back on its word indicated in last week’s regular session that it would support the implementation of the P150-million Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) when it resisted anew to pass the resolution…
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