By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE 7 epaLiFes are not running out of schemes and dirty tricks to prevent the Belen administration from succeeding with its infrastructure and public service programs. Their latest affront was their attempt to derail the ongoing drainage and widening project of the DPWH. Their only…
“TAX DECLARATION NOT PROOF OF OWNERSHIP” THE owners of houses and restaurants built on foreshore lands along the baywalks in San Fabian, Binmaley and Lingayen stand to be demolished and their owners sued by the provincial government. Gov. Ramon Guico III declared his intent adding that he will file complaints…
ICONOCLAST – SM shoppers view the Iconoclast, a graphic novel by Gino Tioseco, a ten-day (July 19-29) painting exhibit hosted by the SM City Dagupan at Level 2. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE provincial government is ready to counter impact El Niño phenomenon primarily on the province’s agriculture expected to be felt from the last quarter of 2023 up to the first quarter of 2024. Vice Gov. Mark Lambino expressed confidence on the readiness of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…
BOLINAO’S top destinations – Bolinao Falls in Barangay Samang Norte and Patar Public Beach in Barangay Patar – were temporarily closed to all tourists and visitors based on an advisory issued on July 20, 2023 by the Bolinao Tourism Office. The decision to close was made out of safety concerns…
ONION lovers have a reason to celebrate because the supply of onion in the province has increased meaning the dishes they prepare or order in eateries with onions in them will not cost them more like it did before when there was a shortage of onions. This was gleaned from…
THE University of Luzon Taekwondo Club bagged two gold and two bronze medals in four different categories at the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games, representing Dagupan City. The UL taekwondo jins who garnered the gold were Marc Darylle Bagot, who triumphed in Kyurugi Junior Bantamweight category, and Earl Maynard Sarmiento, who won in Kyurugi…
ELEVATED DRAINING WALL AS PEDESTRIAN LINE—Students and commuters find relief from the rising flood water by walking up and down the newly constructed elevated drainage system on A.B. Fernandez Ave. for a chance to be transported out of the area by waiting tricycles. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A NEW Flood Mitigation Commission (FMC) was created by Mayor Belen Fernandez to address the worsening flood problem of Dagupan. Acknowledging the flooding problem in most parts of the city caused by irregular land conversions, extreme weather events and piecemeal infrastructure and urban planning, Fernandez issued Executive Order No. 14,…
THE elevation of roads and provision of bigger and wider drainage systems are the best options left for flood-prone Dagupan City. This was the reaction of Mayor Belen Fernandez in defense of the ongoing projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways on Arellano Street and A.B. Fernandez Avenue,…
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