A TSUNAMI may eventually hit Pangasinan in the near future, which could sink coastal towns, particularly Dagupan City, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). This was bared by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato Solidum during the ‘Alerto!Rehiyon Uno’ Forum on Geological Hazards in Region 1 on Thursday, July…
BLASPHEMOUS DRAG QUEEN’S ‘AMA NAMIN’ WHILE Archbishop Socrates Villegas denounced the video of a drag queen’s performance using the Lord’s Prayer “Ama Namin” (Our Father), as “blasphemous and grossly disrespectful,” he also said this was started by vulgarity during the past government. In his gospel reflection read by priests during…
THE WHY AND WHEREFORE – DPWH maintains that the worsening, rising floodwaters at the A.B. Fernandez Ave-Arellano St- A.B. Fernandez East junction affecting business establishments in the area is expected to worsen further if the construction of the elevated drainage system and widening of roads in the area are delayed. (Punchphoto…
TWO ordinances authored by the 7-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod were vetoed separately by Mayor Belen Fernandez invoking the rule that no supplemental budget can be passed by the legislative body without passing an annual budget. Dagupan City is operating on a reenacted budget. Vetoed were Ordinance No. 2260-2023…
PROPERTY owners are being urged to file a class suit seeking a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from the court to stop the construction of a drainage system and PCC pavement along Arellano Street and A.B. Fernandez Avenue East. A possible class suit was raised during a public consultation conducted by…
THE low pressure area East of Samar could potentially become Tropical Depression (TD) Egay and hit Pangasinan or other parts of Ilocos Region, according to PAGASA. Gener Quitlong of the PAGASA Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said this may likely be the last weather disturbance to hit…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM News) Villa Verde Trail in San Nicolas temporarily closed by landslides THE local government of San Nicolas temporarily closed the Villa Verde Trail to all types of motor vehicles after a series of landslides occurred in some portions of Villa Verde Trail on account of incessant…
GOODBYE GREEN REVOLUTION’S MAHOGANY TREES – The DENR and DPWH warn motorists of huge trunks of 30-year-old mahogany trees along Mangaldan- Dagupan Road that remain to be cleared after cutting operations of the trees planted by the Green Revolution program of then First Lady Imelda Marcos. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
THE marching order of President Bongbong Marcos to NIA is: Region 1 must be zero-stress in water delivery, zero stress in irrigation services. That message was relayed by NIA Senior Deputy Administrator Engr. Robert Suguitan during the leadership turnover on July 19 between Engr. Gaudencio de Vera and Engr. Danilo…
LOS ANGELES, CA – A prominent lawyer from Alaminos City expressed his reservation on the construction of a highway from Binalonan to Lingayen even as he lauded Gov. Ramon Guico III for embarking on a gargantuan project never envisioned by former provincial administrations. In an interview with the Sunday PUNCH,…
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