ALL new public school buildings that will be built in Dagupan – whether funded by the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, other government agencies, or even private donors – will have to be multi-level in consideration of the coastal city’s low topography that makes it a catch…
THREE committees of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will recommend the filing of criminal charges against erring contractors of the past Lim administration and ask the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to assist the City Legal Office in preparing the cases that will be brought before the Office of the…
ONLY 6.7% IN ILOCOS REGION THERE are 75 barangays in Pangasinan, representing 5.5% of the 1,364 total, that remain affected by illegal drugs, according to a report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last week Across Region 1, about 7% or 219 of the 3,267 total barangays, are still…
IN SUPPORT OF 5-MINUTE RESPONSE TIME POLICY CONVINCED that the 5-minute response time policy of the police would be a big boon in preventing crimes as well as enhancing emergency response, the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution urging Mayor Belen Fernandez to procure an additional five new vehicles and…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has intensified its child protection initiatives to ensure the safety and welfare of minors across the province, including in schools and in their communities. Among the key efforts rolled out are school-based information drives, community dialogues on abuse prevention, and public awareness campaigns focused…
THE remains of seven-year-old Alleria Gabrielle “Portia” Jamias, who was found lifeless on a beach in Dagupan City on August 15, were laid to rest Monday morning, August 25, in a private cemetery in her hometown Asingan. Portia’s casket was gently carried in a white and pink-themed funeral carriage adorned…
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE – Gov. Ramon Guico III shows the message “we are committed to a Flood Free Pangasinan“ before placing it inside a bottle during the unveiling ceremony at the launching of the provincial government’s River Restoration Project, the province’s Flood Management Initiative at the Sison Auditorium, Lingayen Pangasinan. He is…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez was formally designated as a deputized representative of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in a ceremony held on August 18 at the City Plaza. Under Section 64 of Republic Act No. 8551 or the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, governors and…
THE distribution of backlogged motorcycle license plates is continuing in various towns and malls as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Dagupan District Office urged owners to check its official Facebook page for updates on caravan schedules and related announcements. According to LTO Dagupan Assistant Chief Maria Dolores Soliven, the office…
TO BE USED FOR PATOGKAWEN RIVER ANOTHER dredging machine has been deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to Dagupan City, which will be used at the Patogkawen River, one of the tributaries of the Sinocalan-Pantal River. Mayor Belen Fernandez said this is the sixth dredging machine…
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