DUE TO DEADLOCK OVER PROCEDURES THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) again abruptly adjourned its regular session last week after the opposition councilors took Councilor Michael Fernandez to task for assuming the role of floor leader when his five-man group composed the minority, but when Fernandez challenged his colleagues to call…
DAGUPAN’S Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) asked motorists and commuters to extend their patience and cooperation as traffic congestion worsens in some central areas due to scheduled road works intended to address flooding. The ongoing rehabilitation of Zamora Street in Barangay IV is affecting motorists passing through Rivera Street,…
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is on track in completing its main building expansion this year, bringing much-needed relief to patients and healthcare staff alike, said Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia, the hospital’s director. Mejia said, the new seven-story building will not only increase the hospital’s capacity…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Pork demand slackens PORK in all public markets of Pangasinan slackened as consumers refrained from buying after a slight price increase from P370 to P380 per kilo last week. At the Manaoag Public Market, meat vendors said many consumers were buying just one-fourth…
FOR VIOLATION OF OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Provincial Director Virgilio Sison is facing a complaint filed jointly by Urdaneta City Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), charging him for violation of the Omnibus Election Code…
SECOND District Representative Mark Cojuangco speaks to residents of Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Pangapisan North in Lingayen — a community that has been branded as “water world” for 24 years due to persistent flooding — to explain the P23-million floodgate project intended to solve their longstanding problem. “Sixty percent is already…
REJECTING DILG REG’L OFFICE OPINION DAGUPAN City’s seven-man opposition in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is turning to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juvic Remulla for his legal opinion on issues that the department’s regional office, issued, mostly not in their favor. “We are seeking legal opinion on…
HEALTH SERVICING NOT IN PRIORITY LIST BARANGAY Health Workers (BHWs) in Pangasinan must pay the P970 assessment fee required to obtain a National Certificate II because Barangay Health Servicing is not included in the province’s priority skills training list, according to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). In…
THE Municipal Environment and Natural Resource Office (MENRO) of Lingayen again reminded the town residents that burning trash is prohibited under a national law and called on barangay officials to strictly enforce the ban. Open burning is banned under Section 48 of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Poor water quality detected in Pangasinan’s western coast THE coastal wasters of Bolinao and Anda, where fish cages abound, registered low dissolved oxygen levels, which is not conducive to the growth of fish being raised in captivity, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…
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