CALASIAO—The 3rd Regional Evacuation Center for Region 1 of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) worth P36-million was inaugurated on Sept. 7. DPWH Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, executive director and OCD administrator who was guest of…
AFTER the recent experience of residents during the extended severe flooding in Dagupan City, a plan for the city government to establish a permanent central commissary and a mobile kitchen to prepare and cook meals for evacuees was raised during a committee hearing of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last Wednesday….
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) conducted a special registration for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and Senior Citizens on September 5 in all COMELEC offices nationwide. Lawyer Marino Salas, Provincial Election Supervisor said the program gave priority for the vulnerable sector as part of the gender and development program of the…
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Dagupan City has collected P2-million in penalties paid by owners of 10 colorum vehicles over a 5-month period. Glorioso Daniel Martinez said it was the result of the campaign since he assumed office as LTO Dagupan chief from May 2018 up to Sept. 4,…
FLOODING IN THE CITY THE Sangguniang Panlungsod passed several resolutions addressed to two national agencies seeking their help to mitigate the impact of flooding in Dagupan aggravated by the swelling of the Sinocalan River. Passed during its regular session on September 3 were addressed to: Department of Health (DOH) Sec. Francisco…
THE recent floods spawned by days of monsoon rains and high tide were blamed for the continuing rise in leptospirosis cases in Dagupan, the City Health Office (CHO) reported. A report of City Health Officer Ophelia Rivera showed there were 51 cases of leptospirosis recorded since January 1 this year…
CHEAP QUALITY NFA RICE — Consumers line up early morning for a chance to buy NFA rice at Malimgas Market in Dagupan City on Tuesday. Each consumer was entitled to buy 5 kilos at 32 pesos per kilo. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
IT’S not true. This was the categorical reaction of the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to reports that the agency issued an order banning fishery products in a frozen state from Pangasinan to be sold in La Union. Lilibeth Signey said that while it…
JULY 2016-DECEMBER 2017 UNITS IF you bought your vehicle during the period July 2016 to December 2017, your LTO plates are available and ready for pick up at your car dealer where your vehicle was purchased. Glorioso Daniel Martinez, chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Dagupan City, announced…
WHILE prices of many commodities including vegetables have soared, the opposite is happening to the price of onion. It has dropped by P5- P10 a kilo this week because of over supply from local producers. Onion traders in the province decided to release the supply from cold facilities to cut…
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