SIGN OF THE TIMES – It’s still not clear whether DPWH intends to paint a white lane fronting the sign for safe crossing of fighting cocks and hens along the highway in Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
WITH OPPOSITION’S RESERVATIONS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed resolutions concurring with the appointments of three senior officials of the Dagupan City government by Mayor Belen Fernandez during its April 16 regular session. The three officials whose appointments were approved were department heads Atty. Froilan Fermill as head of the Human…
Appointments of 3 department heads confirmed
VICE Governor Mark Lambino said the Capitol Development Plan aims to mitigate the effects of climate change in the area, particularly, worsening flooding in the Capitol Complex He said the existing drainage and drainage network in the complex can no longer accommodate the volume of rainfall during a typhoon that…
VG Lambino: Capitol Development Plan will minimize flooding
THE newly built bridge across Dawel River in Dagupan is set to be opened to vehicular traffic on May 15 this year. Engr. Amelia Zamodio, project engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), said it will definitely be opened on May 15 because work on the approaches…
New Dagupan Dawel Bridge set to open May 15
TWENTY-one out of 30 barangays in Mangaldan have been identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) with high flood susceptibility during continuous rainfall. A Facebook post of Mangaldan Public Information Office cited the results of the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) conducted by DENR-MGB,…
Mangaldan has 21 flood-prone barangays
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) No need to adjust working hours in Pangasinan yet—VG Lambino THE provincial government need not adjust working hours of its employees because of the high heat index being felt in the capitol and in some towns. Vice Governor Mark Lambino said that unlike Manila, Pangasinan…
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PASSAGE OF 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET IS LEGAL THE opposition, which comprises the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod, suffered another setback when Branch 76 of the Regional Trial Court in Dagupan City denied their prayer for preliminary injunction during a court hearing on April 18. Denied by RTC Judge Michael…
RTC denies SP majority prayer for injunction
THE provincial board is set to conduct a joint committee hearing on April 23 about the increasing number of motorcycle accidents in Pangasinan resulting in deaths of motorcycle riders, pedestrians and collisions. Fourth District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario told in an iFM Dagupan interview on Friday that five persons…
SP to conduct hearing on rising motorcycle accidents
REPORT SIM CARDS OF SCAMMERS THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Region 1 advised the public to be vigilant against four scams widely sued by criminal elements today: “love scams” prevalent online. Lawyer Ana Maningding, NTC-Region 1 legal officer, told the ‘Pantongtongan Tayo’ program of PIA Pangasinan, that “Love /Dating scams”…
NTC warns vs. online love, raffle, bonus delivery scams
THE Ilocos Police Regional Office 1 (PRO 1) reported significant results in its anti-illegal drug campaign in its first quarter campaign. PRO 1 seized illegal drugs with a P29,230,819.26 combined street value, exceeding the P28,760,026.96 recorded last year, and arrested 360 individuals in 302 operations, compared to 303 arrests and…