THE Barangay Council of Dalongue in Sta. Barbara called on both the local government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to expedite the construction of the P47-million Dalongue-Sinocalan Flood Control Project. According to Barangay Chair Angel Tamayo, work is currently underway in the area, with sheet piles…
AGARANG Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) was recently launched in Pangasinan’s Third District to assist displaced Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the area. An initial batch of 14 OFWs were the first beneficiaries who received P850,000 in financial aid under the program undertaken by Rep….
THE City Health Office (CHO) of Dagupan assured the city has an adequate supply of anti-rabies vaccines amid the continuous rise in animal bite incidents in the city. City Health Officer Dr. Julie de Venecia emphasized the importance of receiving the vaccine after being bitten and simultaneously appealed for more…
MALASIQUI Mayor Alfie Soriano gave Balibago Waterworks until the end of September this year to resolve the water supply problems in several barangays within the town. In an interview over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan, Soriano said he had spoken with the general manager of Balibago Waterworks for Luzon, who assured him…
HUNDRED ISLANDS DURING RAINY DAYS – Tourists from various parts of the country still troop to the Hundred Islands in Alaminos City in droves, notwithstanding that it is still rainy season, with no plan to cancel their reservations in hotels around Lucap whatsoever. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez vetoed the four ordinances passed by the seven majority councilors in the past Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) just before they bowed out of office on June 30. The vetoed ordinances were: Ordinance No. 2320-2025 – Providing P5,000 monthly allowance to Barangay Garbage Collectors; Ordinance No. 2323-2025 –…
A parallel action is now being taken by the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to make contractors of the past Brian Lim administration accountable for unfinished projects and those completed with low-grade standards. Mayor Belen Fernandez, speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, personally nixed…
CONSTRUCTION of the new three-story city hall of Dagupan has entered its second phase and work is finally gaining traction after a slow progress in the past three years, according to City Engineer Josephine Corpuz. In a press conference on Wednesday, Corpuz stated that P30 million was allocated by the administration of…
A FLOURISHING eight-hectare mango plantation in Barangay Batakil, Pozorrubio has become a model of success in mango farming and agri-tourism. In what used to be a patch of talahib (grassland) area, CIJ Orchard was developed by a couple Celine Gordon, a proud Ifugao and farmer by heart, and her husband, an…
OBSTRUCTIONISM IN CITY COUNCIL ENDS DAGUPAN’S new set of councilors kept their momentum on their second week in office, passing supplemental funds totaling about P250.63 million to bankroll priority programs and projects of the city administration. In its session last July 7, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed Supplemental Budget (No. O01-2025) worth…
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