ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVING – A POSO officer in Dagupan City directs the retrieval of a black sedan from the ditch after it crashed through the concrete barrier along the JDV Diversion Road. The unidentified driver admitted to being drunk. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has recommended to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second engineering district either the construction of two rotunda areas or the removal of road islands along the JDV Expressway to improve the flow of traffic. The DPWH officials that attended the last regular session…
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS THERE is both good news and bad news in the frontline of fire prevention. Only 47 fire incidents were recorded in Pangasinan from January to March 10 this year, 55% lower than the 85 fire incidents recorded over the same period last year. Bureau of Fire…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has asked the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) through the Department of the Interior and Local Government. (DILG) to allocate one fire boat for Dagupan to serve the city’s five island villages. The resolution proposed by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, took note the suggestion earlier…
FOR 8 PRIVATE HOSPITALS’ FRONTLINERS THE Dagupan City received its initial supply of Sinovac vaccines Tuesday, March 9. This was confirmed by Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of the Department of Health – Center for Health Development Region 1 (DOH-CHD), who said 2,171 vials of vaccines were sent to…
THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) recently conducted its “Ligtas at Aktibong Pamayanan”, a disaster preparedness program, in Agno town. The LAP program, a community-based flagship program of Gov. Amado Espino III launched in 2017, trains barangay folks in hazard-prone barangays in the province on disaster preparedness….
Ria Palma, 40, plantita, Mapandan – A year ago, my already hard-up life became harder, more financially miserable, when the country was put on lockdown because of COVID-19 pandemic. We were only relying then on the meager income of my husband who worked as a driver. We have two boys,…
THANK YOU BHWs – Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano thanks Dagupan City’s Barangay Health Workers for their dedication to their mission and duty in helping families cope with their health problems while risking their own health. Cayetano has been meeting with BHWs in the country to express the country’s gratitude. (Punchphoto by…
ALAMINOS City, home of the famous Hundred Islands National Park, is expecting finally an influx of tourists during the Holy Week break with the recent adoption of the uniform travel protocols in the country. Rose Aruelo, assistant city tourism officer here, said Thursday that the city government has already noted…
NO AUTHORIZED FARE INCREASES IN PANGASINAN PANDEMIC or no pandemic, public transportation fares before the pandemic must remain the same today and any fare increase without approval will be considered a violation of terms of franchises and special permits. This was underscored by Director Nasrudin Talipasan of the Land Transportation…
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