THERE were 898 motorcycle riders, tricycle drivers, and others that were apprehended in various towns of Pangasinan since the start of the enforcement of Provincial Ordinance 325-2024 on August 15, which prescribes the mandatory wearing of reflectorized vests. P/Capt. Renan de la Cruz, information officer of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office,…
NITTY GRITTY OF RICE FARMING — A wife of a farmer in Barangay Naguelguel, Lingayen does her part by pulling the rice seedlings for transplanting in a bigger rice field. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
MBTF TO DAGUPAN SP MAJORITY DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez again wrote the Sangguniang Panlungsod on July 29 to ask for the immediate approval of Supplemental Budget. No. 2 for 2024, which covers P457 million some of which will be for disaster preparedness and response. Projects lined up for funding under…
THREE people were injured after a van driven by Dagupan City Councilor Maria Librada ‘Dada’ Reyna-Macalanda, who reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel caused a serious mishap in Barangay Tapuac in the afternoon of August 7. Police investigation showed the councilor first hit a pedestrian, Pauline Joy Agosto Nuevo, a…
TWO more ordinances filed by the minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) five months ago were, in fact, copied and refiled by the seven majority councilors to take credit for the initiatives. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said the latest plagiarized proposals were Draft Ordinance No….
THE P150 million fund allotted by the Department of Health for the establishment of the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) in Dagupan City will revert to the national coffers by the end of the year unless utilized soon. DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco, speaking during the formal opening of Dagupan’s Super Family…
HOMECOMING FOR NIKKI — Gov. Ramon Guico III presents a plaque of recognition from the Pangasinan provincial government to Nikki Buenafe, Miss Multinational Philippines 2024, during the grand homecoming celebration at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. He is joined by Pangasinan’s First Lady Maan Tuazon-Guico, Vice Governor Mark Lambino and his wife, Atty. Melanie Lambino. Prior…
HEAVY rainfall and flooding caused by Typhoon ‘Carina’ left an estimated P247.1 million damage in Pangasinan, according to the final report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Infrastructure suffered the biggest blow at P222.5 million, while agriculture — including palay, corn, high-value crops, fisheries, and livestock…
GOV. Ramon Guico III is eyeing a P7-billion budget for the provincial government next year, up by 22% from this year’s approved P5.73-billion allocation. Alongside the budget hike, he said they plan to increase local revenues by up to P400,000, citing good collection in quarrying and further improvements in the…
STRICT IMPLEMENTATION AUGUST 1 DRIVERS and riders of two- and three-wheeled vehicles — including motorcycles, tricycles, bicycles, pedicabs, e-bikes, and e-trikes — are now required to wear high visibility reflective vests or luminous shirts as the province of Pangasinan starts strictly enforcing the rule on August 1. According to Police…
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