THE table has been turned around at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan with the former majority members during the past city administration relegated to the role of minority under the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez today. At the inaugural session of the SP on July 5, the new majority,…
THE Region 1 Medical Center is offering free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for children between the age of nine and ten this month of July. The hospital urges parents to take advantage of the free jabs every Wednesday from 8 a.m. -3 p.m. at the Pediatric Out-Patient Clinic, located at…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 517 dengue cases from January 1 to July 4 this year, or 77 % lower than 2,200 cases recorded for the same period last year. PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman said the notable decrease in number of dengue patients is due to…
CHICKEN IN THE MARKET, NOT IN FAST FOOD – A market vendor at the Malimgas public market in Dagupan City shows her stock of dressed chicken belying media reports that the product there is a shortage of chicken, that only fast food outlets are missing them. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ILLEGAL FISH PENS IN SAN FABIAN THE crackdown of illegal fish pens in San Fabian town revealed that eighty percent of the illegal fish structures in San Fabian rivers are not owned by residents of the town. This was revealed by the town’s Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO). Johnny Jugo Paraan,…
THE solar power plant in Sta. Barbara will start boosting power generation of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) once fully operational. This was confirmed by Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp spokesperson, who said once the solar power plant located at Barangay Erfe in Santa Barbara town is completed, it will result in…
THE employment rate in Ilocos Region has increased by 94.1% as of April 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a forum, PSA Regional Director. Sheila de Guzman said some 2.3 million out of 2.5 million individuals aged 15 and above were in the labor sector. Majority of…
BUSTED DRUG DEN – The suspected drug den maintainer and four of his cohorts in the illegal drug trading in Dagupan City await their turn during the interrogation after they were nabbed by PDEA and Dagupan police operatives after a successful buy-bust operation. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Dagupan police dismantled another drug den in Dagupan City that led to the arrests of six individuals, among them the den maintainer, in a drug buy-bust operation on Burgos Street, Barangay 4, during the wee hours of July 7. Authorities arrested Dennis de…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez received a big boost on her first day in office, July 1, when the Dagupan Police arrested the No.1 Most Wanted Person in Dagupan City and two other crime suspects in separate police operations in the city. Fernandez commended P/Lt. Colonel Romil Avenido, newly designated…
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