Only 60% compliance with waste segregation policy noted THE government of Dagupan is standing pat on the strict implementation of its “No segregation, no collection” policy for the city’s garbage in the face of continued refusal and unwillingness of several communities to comply.

THE city council of Dagupan passed on Monday a resolution asking Mayor Benjamin Lim to direct all city government employees to undergo voluntary drug testing. Councilor Jesus Canto, who authored the resolution, said civil servants must set a good example in the community by voluntarily subjecting themselves to drug testing.

MANGALDAN–Fourth District Rep. Georgina De Venecia has promised to 
complete the reconstruction of the public markets of Mangaldan and Manaoag 
before the year-ends. De Venecia said she is prioritizing the rebuilding of the markets, as these are the hubs of trade in the two towns, in line with her goal to prop…

A MEMBER of the provincial board, a former Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair, is joining the fight to keep the youth represented in local legislative bodies amidst calls for the total abolition of the SK. “Kailangang may representation ang mga kabataan sa sangguniang pambarangay at ibang lehislatura,” Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Clemente…

URDANETA CITY–Nineteen members of the notorious “Budol-budol” and “Salisi” 
gangs were arrested by the police here August 15 with the help of two of the gangs’ victims. All the suspects, believed to be notorious con artists operating in Regions 1, 2 and 3, were nabbed at their hideout in rented rooms at a…

A MEMORANDUM of agreement for the implementation of the expanded Philippine Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth) in Dagupan was signed last Thursday. The MOA, signed by PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Rey Aquino and Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim, provides separate mechanisms for the implementation of the National Health Insurance Program…

THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has called on its members and pensioners to enroll now for the UMID-compliant eCard, as the GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (G-W@PS) kiosks undergo an upgrade that would make the machines UMID-compliant.

THE Dagupan City government has started implementing its “120 Day Supplemental Feeding” program in thirteen barangays. Recipients of the feeding program are 517 preschoolers who are either underweight or severely underweight from Barangays I, II, III, IV, Bolosan, Caranglaan, Herrero-Perez, Mamalingling, Mangin, Mayombo, Salisay, Tambac, Tapuac, and Tebeng.