DAGUPAN’S GARBAGE WOES WORSENS THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB),  an agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, has warned Mayor Brian Lim that he is liable for an  administrative case for continuously allowing the use of the already closed open dumpsite in Barangay Bonuan Boquig for the disposal…

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…

NOT AN ELECTION PROTEST A people’s initiative signed by 21,000 registered voters in Pangasinan seeking a manual recount of all the votes cast in Pangasinan during the May 9, 2021 elections was filed on May 16 before the Provincial Elections Office in Dagupan City. Clarifying that it is not an…

THE NEXT BATTLEFRONT THE Abante Pangasinan Ilokano (API) political party vowed to file an electoral protest as it questioned the voting process that resulted in “unbelievable” numbers in the election for “the gubernatorial post down to municipal councilors.” In a statement read by Atty. Nelson Gayo, municipal vice mayor of Laoac…

PEACEFUL VOTING SEEN THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed 3,224 police personnel and another contingent of 337 as additional security forces to help ensure the holding of safe, peaceful and orderly election on May 9. P/Lt. Colonel Ferdinand de Asis, deputy police provincial director for operations, said the additional…

THIRD CASE BEFORE OMBUDSMAN FOR closing Galvan and Zamora Streets since year 2020 to give way to the holding of  baratillo without any ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim is facing another complaint before the Ombudsman along with three senior officials of the city government….

HIRING OF UNQUALIFIED CONSULTANTS DAGUPAN City Mayor Brian Lim is facing another complaint before the Ombudsman for hiring 59 technical consultants in 2021 in a 14-page complaint-affidavit filed by Concerned Resident and Taxpayer of Dagupan City represented by Marietta B. Barrientos, which was received by the Office of the Ombudsman…

BASED ON COA 2020 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT NINE senior officials of the Dagupan City government led by Mayor Brian Lim are facing administrative as well as criminal cases in complaints filed before the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon on April 1 for Serious Dishonesty, Grave Misconduct, and Conduct…

WITHOUT 2022 REGULAR ANNUAL BUDGET IT’S final. The Dagupan City government will operate with a reenacted budget after the Sangguniang Panlungsod failed anew to pass the regular budget last March 31, the end of the 90-day deadline. However, City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, clarified that operation of the reenacted budget is…