DAGUPAN City was placed on alert by Mayor Belen Fernandez last Thursday when the level of water of the Sinocalan River that drains into the city before it empties into the Lingayen Gulf reached 6.90 meters above sea level, near the critical level of 7.0 masl. She issued the alert…
SNAPPY ATTIRE AS PROPER DECORUM – Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, keep to their respectable dress code as honorable members of the legislative body, huddle in front of Vice Gov. Mark Lambino during last week’s regular session before Typhoon ‘Egay’ hit home. Many that visit and attend the regular sessions wonder…
THE provincial board declared on Monday during its session an official of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) central office persona non grata for allegedly humiliating local officials in a meeting held in Binalonan town. Fifth District Board Member Nicholi Jan Sison moved for the passage of the resolution, saying…
THE Dagupan City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will conduct a forum for aspiring candidates for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in the city on Friday, August 4, 8 a.m. at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome. Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento, Dagupan City Election Officer, said all candidates are urged…
NO CLASSES IN SCHOOL BELT– The knee-deep flood water on Perez Blvd – Tapuac Road junction was reason enough to suspend all classes in the area. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development Region 1 (DOH-CHD1) belied claims of some uniformed sectors that the agency is selling blood bags taken from blood donation campaigns. Dr. Kai Sibayan of the DOH-CHD 1 said the blood bags are free, what’s being charged is for blood screening to ensure…
(Filed by IFM Radio Dagupan) 46 families evacuated due to Typhoon Egay AT the height of Typhoon Egay, there were 46 families, composed of 159 individuals, who were brought to different evacuation centers in Pangasinan. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhodyn Oro said other affected families opted not to…
THE WHY AND WHEREFORE – DPWH maintains that the worsening, rising floodwaters at the A.B. Fernandez Ave-Arellano St- A.B. Fernandez East junction affecting business establishments in the area is expected to worsen further if the construction of the elevated drainage system and widening of roads in the area are delayed. (Punchphoto…
TWO ordinances authored by the 7-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod were vetoed separately by Mayor Belen Fernandez invoking the rule that no supplemental budget can be passed by the legislative body without passing an annual budget. Dagupan City is operating on a reenacted budget. Vetoed were Ordinance No. 2260-2023…
PROPERTY owners are being urged to file a class suit seeking a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from the court to stop the construction of a drainage system and PCC pavement along Arellano Street and A.B. Fernandez Avenue East. A possible class suit was raised during a public consultation conducted by…
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