By Ermin Garcia Jr. WITH the proliferation of motorcycles by thousands every month in the country, many have long wondered why most still do not carry LTO plates, but notices signs merely indicating number of ORs issued by motorcycle dealers. This situation explains in part why an unregistered motorcycle…
ANOTHER FEATHER ON THE CAP THE Dagupan City government received another feather on its cap when it was presented the Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award by the regional office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The award, signed on November 24, 2023 by DILG Regional Director…
RAINBOW AFTER THE RAIN – Punch photojournalist Butch Uka captures the quiet surrounding in Dagupan with a rainbow overhead shortly after the brief rainfall brought about by shearline on November 28, 2023, 4 p.m.
NO REGISTRATION, NO TRAVEL POLICY THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) Dagupan City District Office warned motorcycle riders and vehicle owners that if their units are caught on the road without registration papers, stiff penalty will be imposed. LTO-Dagupan Chief Bong Dawaton made the warning after the Senate hearing on Wednesday,…
THE celebration of the Dagupan City Fiesta with the theme “Leket Tan Liwawa ed Pasko” officially starts on December 7 with the simultaneous lighting of all Christmas lights in the city in a ceremony at the Quintos Bridge to be led by Senator Imee Marcos, along with Mayor Belen Fernandez,…
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said candidates of the recently-held Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) who failed to file their respective Statements of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCE) face stiff penalties. The deadline for SOCE filing lapsed on Wednesday, November 29. Atty. Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, warned that there…
DAGUPAN FIREMEN’S FRUSTRATION THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan City urges netizens to immediately report fire incidents in an area before going ‘live’ on social media. Senior Fire Officer 3 Rovir Solar, Dagupan BFP chief deputy fire marshal, made the appeal after noting that some fire incidents in…
THREE local government units in Pangasinan were cited by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, and in Humanitarian Assistance during the 23rd Gawad Kalasag Seal and Special Award. The local governments of San Fabian, Alaminos City and Anda were named Beyond Compliant Municipalities…
RIDERS TOLD: RIDE RESPONSIBLY — Dagupan City Vice Mayor Bryan Kua welcomes the more than 300 motorcycle riders that participated in ‘1st Dagupan City Police Station – Chief of Police, Ride for a Reason’ upon arrival at the Bonuan Tondaligan Beach Park. The ride started from Daang Kalikasan in Mangatarem (Tree Planting) and…
WHILE ON VACATION LEAVE THE plot thickens when Councilor Alvin Coquia, again registered his presence in the November 28 session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, while still on a vacation leave in the United States, amid legal questions about his earlier participation in the session of the legislative body last November…
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