PINABLIN AMA– The Dagupan police honor guard stand by the casket bearing the remains of the late former Dagupan City Mayor Al Fernandez on the way to the City Museum for the necrological services organized by the city government in his honor on Friday, August 16. Interment was held the following…
THE late Mayor Alipio “Al” Fernandez, Jr. was conferred the title of “Pinablin Ama Na Dagupan” by Sanggunian Panlungsod (SP) at Metroplaza on August 10. The title was accorded posthumously in a resolution during a special session of the SP following the unanimous approval of a resolution authored by ABC president…
LINGAYEN—As of Friday, August 17, 159 barangays in 11 towns and three cities of Pangasinan are still inundated due to unprecedented monsoon rains similar to what happened barely two weeks ago that forced the evacuation of 2,401 families comprising 9,224 individuals, according to a Situational Report of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction…
IF you are wondering why towns and cities suddenly found themselves flooded, that’s because the amount of rainfall dumped from August 1 to 16 in Pangasinan was already almost equivalent to two-month average. This was the finding of chief meteorologist of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) in…
LINGAYEN—The provincial board declared on Monday four officials of Speed Game Inc. persona non grata for snubbing four invitations of the legislators to appear during its Question Hour and to shed light on the mechanics of Small Town Lottery (STL) operation in the province. Second District Board Member Raul Sison,…
INSTANT LAKE – Farmers cross their rice field completely inundated after the Agno River overflowed. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
FOR VALIDATION AS “DRUG-CLEARED” THE Police Community Relations Branch of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office reported that there are still 16 towns and 3 cities under validation of the Regional Oversight Committee (ROC). The localities under the validation by the ROC are the towns of Asingan, Bani, Bolinao, Urbiztondo, Basista…
CRUCIAL PARENTING – Parents in Dagupan City carry their children bodily to wherever they go around the city to protect them from contracting leptospirosis. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MANGALDAN— Some local governments in Pangasinan will be the lucky recipients of sports utility vehicles seized by the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA). This was announced by Administrator Raul Lambino who said he was instructed by President Duterte to prioritize the donation of seized smuggled luxury vehicles to the local…
ALONE IN THE FLOOD – A provincial bus is outnumbered by hand tractor driven loaders, the only viable transport around Dagupan City at the height of the flood. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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