A CORNER STREET MARKET FOR NOW — VENDORS at the Dagupan City market temporarily moved to the corner of Herrero Street and AB Fernandez Ave. as their regular trading site was flooded due to persistent rains or high tide. The coastal city sits below sea level and serves as a…
By Rex Catubig THE eastern sky began to darken at 2p.m. Soon after, an ominous burst of thunder warned of a heavy downpour. By that time, it was already raining gallons in Sta Barbara; and Urdaneta was also getting drenched. It was imminent, it was just a matter of…
BOAT RIDE ALONG ABF—A boatman paddles his boat to convey his lone passenger towards his destination in the flooded Central Business District of Dagupan, passing the CSI Market Square, as other people who cannot afford the cost of the ride walk in knee-deep water. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, in the aftermath of widespread flooding across Luzon and its neighboring islands in the southwest, as well as fresh from his trip last week to the United States, where he met with…
WATER WORLD IN DAGUPAN ANEW—People walk in knee-deep water or higher along the flooded A.B. Fernandez Avenue past Quintos Bridge on July 24 as Dagupan again turned into a virtual water world in the aftermath of Typhoon “Crising” that enhanced days of monsoon rains, aggravated by high tide at 1.2…
LINGAYEN FLOOD—A teenage boy pedals his bike along a knee-deep water in Lingayen on Tuesday (July 22), brought about by incessant rains from the southwest monsoon or habagat, and high tide combined. (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
ENTERPRISING FISH CARGADORES – To recoup their lost income during the flood, two enterprising fish cargadores converted their push cart into a temporary transport vehicle to commute stranded passengers to their destination on Thursday, July 24, as they navigate A.B. Fernandez Avenue past the still unfinished new Dagupan City Hall….
UNLISERBISYO THE CITY Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) led by Ronald De Guzman deployed vehicles to provide free rides to commuters stranded in flooded areas in parts of Dagupan. Among those served were employees and the general public. * * * * FAMILIES EVACUATE TO ASTRODOME SEVEN FAMILIES…
By Rex Catubig THE seasonal high tide brought on by the lunar cycle aggravated by monsoon rains and storms has made Dagupan vulnerable to flooding, with Typhoon Crising and Emong and Dante, and who knows which other weather cohorts, on its heels setting record high inundation. The rising water…
MORE congressmen and senators have filed separate bills seeking to completely ban online gambling. It’s about time. However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is inclined to support a plan by the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose new taxes on online gambling operators, provided the measure would be thoroughly studied…
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