UNPARLIAMENTARY CONDUCT COUNCILORS of Dagupan City figured in a shouting match and nearly came into blows during a one-minute recess declared by Vice Mayor and presiding officer Bryan Kua to allow for councilors to cool down following a shouting match about the implementation of the Dagupan City Scholarship Program l during…
SKIMBOARDING AT THE TONDLIGAN –A participant in the 1st Tondaligan Skimjam (skimboarding) competition shows form as he rides the waves during the competition held the at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed No. 236-2022 resolution adopting the Executive and Legislative Agenda (ELA) of the provincial government for calendar years 2023 to 2025. Proposed by First District Board Member and Majority Floor Leader Napoleon Fontelera Jr. and co-authored by all provincial board members, the resolution described the…
THE Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) entered into by and between the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) and the Pamana Water Corporation in 2020 is within the purview of the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 198. This was disclosed by Raul Castano, chairman of the Joint Venture Selection Committee of DCWD, who…
TO SETTLE BOUNDARY DISPUTES THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan is open to establishing communication lines with its counterparts in Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Tarlac for the purpose of discussing Pangasinan’s existing boundary disputes with each of the three neighboring provinces. This was disclosed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino, chairman of the newly created SP…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region I warned against catching and selling of tilapia from the reservoir of the San Roque Dam, after it recently failed a fish tissue test due to high arsenic levels found. It stemmed from a toxicity analysis requested by the San Roque…
FIRST SCHOOL LOCKDOWN FACE-to-face classes at the San Jacinto National High School were suspended for five days, after a student tested positive for COVID-19, and others experienced flu-like symptoms. The lockdown was implemented from October 7 to October 11, to give way for disinfection, on the recommendation of Arlene Susan…
ONLY 49 CENTAVOS LEFT IN COFFERS UNTIL the Dagupan City Police Station is provided a budget for fuel and oil, it cannot be expected to operate fully and effectively with only 49 centavos remaining to operate its 7 patrol units and motorcycles. This was revealed by P/Lt. Colonel Vicente Castor…
By Leonardo Micua WHEN the Dagupan City council had Attys. Reggie Ravanzo, Conrado Guadiz, Jimmy Arzadon, Dr. Alfredo Sta. Maria and yes, Pedro Torio and Pepito Calimlim as councilors, newsmen always looked forward in covering the Sangguniang Panlungsod. They talked sense, argued and debated on the floor as statesmen…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo YESTERDAY, I was supposed to report to Intramuros to finish editing a manuscript. It was a normal day, everything was on schedule, and my sister and I left the house early, at 7:00 a.m. to avoid the traffic. We took the first zipper lane, which…
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