THE Dagupan City government intensified its strict implementation of its “no segregation, no collection” policy among residents in order to meet the city’s commitment to the new partnership with Holcim Philippines Inc., manufacturer of Portland Cement, in solid waste management. Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered City Waste Management Division chief Bernard…
THE Commission on Population Development Region I (CPD-I) reported last week that Pangasinan has the most number cases of teenage pregnancy in the region. Out of four provinces in the region, Pangasinan recorded 10 cases of live births among teenage moms in 2020, 43 in 2021, and 73 cases in…
MUTE WITNESS— The image of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag looms like a big mute witness to the fire Thursday night that gutted eight stalls selling religious articles while a policeman guards the area against pilferers. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
OPPOSITION TELLS HER TO ATTEND DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez is still willing to appear before the committee on finance, budget and appropriation’s weekly hearing on February 27 to defend the annual budget of the city despite refusal of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to conduct daily hearings. Fernandez…
DAGUPAN CITY’S partnership with Holcim Philippines is set to start next week with the initial delivery of a truckload of compacted plastic wastes to the Holcim cement plant in Bulacan. This was announced by Mayor Belen Fernandez who said the initial volume will be sourced from one room at the…
THE PUNCH’s issue last week reported that 34 hectares of farmlands in Tayug town were hit hard by the El Niño phenomenon. But the damage had spread – the dry spell already hit farmlands covering 173 hectares. Reports from the Department of Agriculture Region I (DA-I) show that their latest…
MORE than 100 hectares of forest, grass, and mountain in Barangay Malico, San Nicolas town Tuesday morning, February 13 were razed all because of a lighted cigarette butt thrown by riding tourist. Shallom Balolong of the San Nicolas Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said they received report of…
UNITY FOR UNSUSTAINABLE GOALS – The Dagupan City government leads government officials, business sector, students and faculty of city schools, colleges and universities in the unity walk along the De Venecia Highway to promote greater awareness about the need to help achieve UN’s goals. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
VM KUA REFUSED TO ACT ON MOTION PER DILG RULE THE seven opposition councilors who comprise the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod again walked out of the February 6 regular session after Vice Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod presiding officer Bryan Kua refused to rule on the privilege motion of…
2024 DAGUPAN CHILDREN’S SUMMIT THE 2024 Children’s Summit in Dagupan City held last week at CSI Stadia engaged students, parents and teachers on the importance of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in their development which the city of Dagupan is committed to pursue until 2030. Attended by…
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