THE use of the more than 290,000 square meter lot bought by the Dagupan City government in Barangay Awai in San Jacinto was suggested as an alternative location for the implementation of Waste to Worth (W2W) projects in lieu of the Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. The alternative was…
SECRETARY’S HORNBLOWERS — DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III leads the children in their blowing of party horns (torotot) during the launching of 2019 Iwas Paputok campaign by DOH at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
IWAS PAPUTOK CAMPAIGN HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque III has advised parents and caregivers to keep a watchful eye on children this holiday season. Duque gave the advice at the launch of Iwas Paputok Campaign in Dagupan City on Dec. 5 as he pointed out that children aged 5-9 were among…
THE chairman of Barangay Tumana East in Rosales town, husband of Rosales Mayor Susan Cazareno, was shot dead by unidentified hitmen riding in tandem. P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, said a special investigation task group (SITG Cazareno) was immediately formed to identify and resolve the shooting of the barangay…
FOR MBCL NEW PROJECTS WITH barangay captains in attendance, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance during its special session on December 5 approving Supplemental Budget No. 4 re-appropriating P17.7 million pesos to finance 11 projects of the Lim administration. Among the items to be funded include the cost of the…
ANTI-COMMUNIST ARMED CONFLICT LINGAYEN – The resolution creating the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) was adopted by the Provincial Development Council (PDC) and Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Pangasinan last Wednesday. The resolution which embodies Executive Order 167-2019 issued by Governor Amado Espino III was…
COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS – Members of the Flood Mitigation Commission field questions from the men during a press conference at the City Tourism Office. Joseph Lo, FMC vice-chairman, explains why it would take 10 years to fully implement the commission’s submitted recommendation. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FORMER Mayor Belen Fernandez vouched for the Pablico family‘s “word of honor” when it donated a 7,000 square meter property to the Dagupan City government and six informal settler families during her administration. Fernandez dismissed as fake news the report being peddled by a radio station that the land donated to…
THE Department of Health (DOH) advised the public against buying medicines online. During the DOH 4th Quarter Media Forum held at Lenox Hotel in Dagupan City, Assistant Secretary Atty. Charade Mercado Grande, of the Health Regulation Team, said that DOH cannot guarantee the safety and quality of medicines bought from…
NO QUORUM OF ONE – Councilor Joey Tamayo sits by his lonesome self as Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, presiding officer of Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod declares a “No-Quorum” shortly after Ryan Ravanzo, city secretary, finishes the roll call. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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