PANGASINENSES can expect cooler temperatures in weeks ahead as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) declares the onset of a new meteorological phase. The Southwest Monsoon (habagat) is gradually weakening, making way for the Northeast Monsoon (amihan). Gener Quitlong, weather specialist at the PAGASA Agno River Basin…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will allocate $250,000 to the provincial government for the adoption of the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA) project. The TIFA finances 24 priority TB countries. Governor Ramon Guico III will sign a five-year cooperative agreement with Tien Ngo, senior agreements management officer…
THE Barangay chairman of Bongalon in Labrador town expressed disappointment with the local government for reportedly ignoring continuous complaints from citizens regarding the stench and unhygienic piggery farm in the area. Chairman Alexander Vitu said complaints have been filed since 2022, leading to a dialogue at the mayor’s office and…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) 75 teachers excluded from BEIs due to candidacy of kin SEVENTY-FIVE public school teachers were removed from the list of members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in Dagupan after it was found out that they have relatives who have filed certificates of…
UNIDENTIFIED individuals falsely representing themselves as employees of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office have been approaching and calling traders, soliciting sponsorships for alleged agency events, and seeking advertisements of supposed DTI projects. Natalia Dalaten, the DTI provincial director, disclosed that she received two reports, the most…
MORE than 2,000 firearms have been voluntarily deposited by their owners at various police stations as a result of the police’s intensified campaign against loose firearms, preparatory to holding of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. According to police authorities, the statistics show an average of five firearms being surrendered…
FISHERMEN’S PROTEST — Residents of Barangay Pangapisan Norte in Lingayen town stage a protest rally in front of the ongoing construction of a seawall fronting their community. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A SEA wall of the Lingayen Beach reportedly initiated by Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco was slammed by fishermen, residents and other stakeholders during an indignation rally Saturday at the Lingayen Beach. Led by P/Colonel Sonny Versoza (ret.), former Dagupan police chief and police provincial director, participants in the rally…
WHOEVER asked for the DPWH projects is immaterial. What matters most is, it is during my incumbency that the national government finally acted the flooding problem of Dagupan. This was the sentiment expressed by Mayor Belen Fernandez as she vowed not to stop the ongoing projects of DPWH— the elevation of…
SUSPECTED CORRUPTION DURING LIM’S TERM MAYOR Belen Fernandez finds reason to call out City Auditor Michael Basa for the Commission on Audit’s (COA) delayed publication of updated reports on some suspected corruption-ridden projects of the previous city administration. According to Mayor Fernandez, she continues to wait for the updated Audit…
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