COMPLETE LOSS – Firemen from Calasiao and Dagupan City conduct clearing operations on the house in Barangay Banaoang in Calasiao gutted by a one hour fire last week. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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AN unusual motion without precedence was proposed by Dagupan City Councilor Celia Lim, mother of outgoing Mayor Brian Lim, during last week’s session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan. Lim moved specifically to invite and allow newly elected councilors to attend and participate in the council’s deliberations on the proposed…
Allow newly elected dads to participate in SP session – Lim
A group petitioning for people’s initiative for a manual recount of all the votes in Pangasinan by the Commission on Election submitted additional 26,000 signatures to the Provincial Elections Office in Dagupan City on Tuesday, May 24, in addition to the 21,000 signatures earlier submitted on May 16. The petition for…
People’s initiative petition submitted to Comelec; more signatures added
AFTER a two-week silence, outgoing Second District Rep. Jumel Anthony Espino finally reacted to the results of the May 9 election where he lost by a wide margin to his challenger, former Fifth District Rep. Mark Cojuangco. Espino said he deemed it to be with his family first to lessen the…
We will fight in search of truth — Rep. Espino
MORE than seven million doses of vaccines have been administered in Region 1, according to the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, CHD spokesperson, said the 7,858,600 COVID-19 vaccines were distributed among 3,195,312 individuals for their second doses while 431,291 were administered…
80% of target pop in region fully vaxxed vs COVID-19
FOR WATER RATE INCREASE THE Liga ng Barangay (LB) of Dagupan headed by ex-officio City Councilor Marcelino Fernandez interposed its objection to the application of Pamana Corporation for a franchise to increase water rate filed with the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) that was conducting its second hearing on the…
Dagupan kapitans oppose Pamana’s franchise application
THE SUN IS OUT – After the rainy season was declared, families have been taking advantage of a sunny days during weekends for a whole day fun and frolic at the beach, like the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE SUN IS OUT
BUDGET HEARING BOYCOTTED ANEW THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will soon decide on the proposed 2022 annual city budget of Dagupan whether or not the invited resource speakers from various departments of the city government attend the budget hearings or not. This was the collective sentiment of the majority aired by outgoing…
Dagupan SP to decide on the 2022 budget anytime soon
MEMORANDA of agreement, unless otherwise provided in the documents, can go beyond the term of the sitting local government official. This was the opinion of Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued, concurring with the opinion earlier stated by Second District Board Member Nestor Reyes, the majority floor leader of the Sangguniang…
MOAs signed by outgoing Gov. Espino effective – Baniqued
TWO homegrown party lists were among the 54 party lists proclaimed by the Commission on Elections Thursday as winners of the May 9 elections. These are the newcomer Abante Pangasinan Ilokano (API) ranked 20th among all the party lists nationwide that run in the just concluded elections, while the Abono…
