COASTAL TOWNS AND CITIES TOLD TO PREPARE LOCAL government units of coastal towns and cities in Pangasinan and the rest of Region 1 were reminded anew to beef up their evacuation and preparedness plans following a series of recent earthquakes off Ilocos Sur, which the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…
IN a bid to protect the public from the dangers of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices, Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste has issued an executive order imposing a total ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use in the town. The directive, signed on December 20, 2024 and posted on the official…
OPPOSITION DADS BOYCOTT SPECIAL SESSION THE new minority at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) boycotted a special session on December 23 called by Mayor Belen Fernandez for the passage of Supplemental Budget No. 7-2024 that calls for the payment of P5.4 million for the gratuity pay of P7,000 for each job order employee…
A total of 164,774 learners in the Ilocos Region received measles-rubella (MR), tetanus-diphtheria (TD), and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines as of December 21, just before schools went on Christmas break, through the school-based immunization program known as “Bakuna Eskwela”. Pangasinan reported the highest number of vaccinations, with 72,598 learners in…
CAPITOL LIGHTS UP — Residents and visitors enjoy the colorful Christmas lights of the giant Christmas tree at the Capitol plaza in Lingayen five days before Christmas. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AFTER A LONG WAIT DAGUPAN City, with its Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) under a new majority, finally passed two resolutions that will pave the way for the Tri-City Ferry System (TCFS), a water transport service at the Lingayen Gulf that will link the cities of Dagupan, Alaminos and San Fernando. The…
IN TIME FOR THIS YEAR‘S CHRISTMAS LAST year, the Special Recognition Incentive (SRI) and Gratuity Pay of employees of the Dagupan City government due them on or before Christmas 2023 was blocked by the old majority the city council in May 2024. This time, under the new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod,…
WITH assets totaling P18.36 billion, Pangasinan ranked as the 14th richest among 82 provinces in the country in 2023, based on the Commission on Audit’s Annual Financial Report on Local Government Units for last year. The province also placed 7th in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) share, contributing 1.8%…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas highlighted Catholic teachings in a Pastoral Letter on December 16 in view of numerous political controversies hounding the country amid the Christmas celebration. “It is almost Christmas and we start our Simbang Gabi with mixed feelings of expectant joy and hope but with trouble and distress,”…
DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE — Dagupan residents and visitors flock to the City plaza to experience and enjoy the sight of the various designs highlighted by bright and colorful lights that are Instagramable for immediate posting. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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