DPWH, NIA, R1MC REGIONAL OFFICIALS ABSOLVED THE Office of the Ombudsman dismissed for lack of merit two anti-graft complaints filed by a municipal employee of Binmaley against former mayor and vice mayor Simplicio Rosario and regional heads of three different agencies. The other respondents were Region 1 Medical Center chief…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved a 10-day rent holiday for stallholders and tenants of the Malimgas Public Market and the new Galvan Market covering the period July 21 to 31, 2025 in consideration of their loss from the widespread flood spawned by Typhoon Crising, days of monsoon rains, and compounded…
COUNCILORS NOTE TRAFFIC CONGESTION THE Dagupan City council passed a resolution on August 14, urging the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to direct its contractors to fast-track the completion of all road and drainage projects in the city, noting that unfinished segments have been causing traffic gridlock. Councilor Luis…
FISH pen operators in Dagupan City were a no-show at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee hearing last week on a proposed ordinance that seeks to integrate and give more teeth to all existing local laws against illegal fish pens that are again teeming in the city’s various rivers. The hearing…
STAGNANT WATER ALONG TAPUAC-BURGOS EXT. — DESPITE days of sunny weather, remnants of the recent flood in Dagupan City persists on August 8, 2025 in this part of Tapuac District and Burgos Extension. Business owners and residents have raised concerns over the inconvenience and health risks of the stagnant water…
POLICE Lt. Col. Lawrence Keith Calub took over as Dagupan City’s police chief on August 4 following a turnover ceremony held at the Dagupan City Police Station. Calub succeeded Lt. Col. Brendon S. Palisoc, who was commended for his service by Col. Arbel C. Mercullo, Officer-in-Charge of the Pangasinan Police…
TWO of the 31 barangays of Dagupan City earned a Seal for Good Local Governance for Barangays (SGLGB) for 2024, an annual recognition given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). These are Barangays Pantal headed by Punong Barangay Julieta Perez, and Barangay Bonuan Gueset headed by…
TO EXPAND TESTING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH the increasing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Pangasinan, the provincial government is considering the proposed establishment of a dedicated facility to better manage, monitor, and support people living with the virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Acting Provincial Health…
VICE Mayor Bryan Kua, presiding officer of the Dagupan City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), unequivocally declared that lone opposition Councilor Librada Reyna is not entitled to job order (JO) workers because she has no committee chairmanship. Reyna filed a request for a driver, a secretary, and an administrative staff on August…
BACK TO NATURE — WITH household water supply affected by the recent rains and flooding, one barangay in the town of Burgos – one of the hardest hit by Typhoon Emong – turns to a waterfalls along the highway for bathing and washing clothes, with some even bringing their generator…
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