By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE continued efforts of the Belen Fernandez administration pleading with the seven-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to approve the mayor’s certified urgent bills is already bordering on ludicrous if not already a sign of total helplessness on its part. It’s ludicrous because Mayor Belen…
NO PAIN NO GAIN – Motorists and pedestrians grin and bear the inconveniences brought about by the ongoing construction activities along Dagupan City’s main streets aimed at minimizing flooding in the commercial district. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DAGUPAN CITY welcomed Royolita Rosario, the new director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in the city. Rosario, former Local Government Operations Officer of Bayambang, replaces Romarie Soriano, who received a new assignment, paid a courtesy call on Mayor Belen Fernandez last week at the Dagupan City…
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Ilocos Region continues to urge the public to vaccinate their pets with anti-rabies shots, after an increase in cases has been seen the previous weeks. According to the DOH-Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU), 11 rabies cases were recorded in the region…
AMID conflicting territorial claims between Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya, the communities in Barangay Malico in San Nicolas town, continue to benefit from the services rendered by the Pangasinan provincial government. According to Provincial Administrator Ely Patague, the provincial government will also establish a tourism office and a barracks for the…
THE Dagupan City government was honored by Vice President Sara Duterte after the city was cited for its accomplishments under the Office of the Vice President’s Pasidungog Awards program’s Special Projects category. Mayor Belen Fernandez received the plaque of appreciation from the Vice President during the Pasidungog 2023 held at…
DAGUPAN CITY topped the nationwide Measles-Rubella Oral Polio Immunization Supplementation Activity in Pangasinan after covering some 18,000 children (59 months old and below) that were targeted for vaccination and immunization in Dagupan under the Tsiketeng Ligtas, a MR-OPIA program. This was announced by DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco and…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is confident to achieve 100-percent of targeted children for vaccination against Measles-Rubella, and polio in the province for the extended ‘Chikiting Ligtas’ mass vaccination program. Dr. Cielo Almoite, Provincial Health Officer 1, said, as of June 6 the PHO has recorded 227,407 children vaccinated with…
AGENDA FOR THE WEEK – Vice Governor Mark Lambino, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, explains the priorities in the week’s agenda to the board members. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SP MAJORITY BOYCOTTS SESSION THE Belen Fernandez administration’s latest appeal to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) for the passage of the resolution that will create Personnel Selection Board (PSB) in the Dagupan City government was ignored anew after the seven-man majority boycotted the June 6 regular session. The appeal was contained…
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