THE offices of Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano provided livelihood aid to 4,800 farmers, vendors, sari-sari store owners, solo parents, and women during their four-day visit to Pangasinan on April 15 to 18, 2024 to help them cope with impact of El Niño. Various sectors in Dagupan, Alaminos, San…
THE Binmaley local government, under Mayor Pedro Merrera III, has begun implemented a four-day working schedule in its offices on Monday, April 22, due to intense hot temperatures, as heat index in the province continues to sizzled to dangerous levels. The revised working schedule will continue until June 30 this…
THRIVING ILLEGAL FISH PENS IN DAGUPAN – A motorized boat fully loaded with sacks of fish feeds cruises along the Pantal River in Dagupan City on its way to deliver the feeds to contracted illegal fish pen operators whose operations have long been tolerated by the previous and today’s administration. (Punchphoto by Cesar…
TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF P150-M THE continued refusal of the opposition in the Dagupan Sanggunian Panlungsod prompted the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 to appeal anew for approval of the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the agency for the construction of…
CAN the approval of the minutes of a precious session be deferred indefinitely? This issue became the subject of another redundant debate between the majority and the minority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod when the majority bloc moved to defer approval of the minutes of the March 12, 2024 regular…
THE Local Development Council (LDC) approved the P600 million supplemental budget (No.1-2024) and its accompanying Comprehensive Development Plan and Local Development and Investment Program No. 1-2024 last April 15 for submission to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan. The amount is earmarked for various important programs and projects of Dagupan, especially for…
THE regularity of the occurrence a high heat index in Dagupan City and Pangasinan since 2023 has made many wonder what appears to be a new phenomenon. Well, here’s a scientific explanation finally from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) . In its Facebook post on April…
DESPITE DAILY HIGH HEAT INDEX DESPITE the scorching heat of the sun in Dagupan City, there was no stopping residents going about their normal activities but more importantly, they were noticeably taking the necessary precautions to avoid heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke that could lead to their hospitalization…
GOVERNOR’S 2024 SOPA — Gov. Ramon Guico III addresses the members of the provincial officialdom with updates on the ongoing key programs and advocacies of his administration. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III delivered his State of the Province Address (SOPA) last April 5, 2024 to update his constituents of his administration over the first one year and nine months on infrastructure, educational opportunities, economic growth initiatives, healthcare access, and environmental protection. Governor Guico cited key initiatives and projects…
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