FREE-FOR-ALL AT THE JUNCTION – Tricycles, pedicabs, jeepneys and motorcycles move Dagupan City. Fortunately, no mishaps reported. No pedestrians hurt. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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NATIONAL ROADS NOT PASSABLE DOWNTOWN Dagupan, the location of the Central Business District (CBD), was virtually isolated from the rest of the city and other towns in Pangasinan after five national roads accessing the city were not passable to light vehicles due the severe flooding spawned by days of monsoon…
Downtown Dagupan isolated for days
AFTER DAGUPAN, CALASIAO ASIDE from Dagupan City and Calasiao town, four other municipalities have declared a state of calamity due to the aftermath of Typhoon Egay on their respective areas. Sta. Barbara and Mangatarem local government units also declared their towns under a state of calamity on July 31 and…
4 more towns declare State of Calamity
ACTING Gov. Mark Ronald Lambino expressed the Pangasinan’s gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the P15-million financial assistance as well as other equipment extended by the national government for the provincial government’s use Lambino, representing Governor Ramon Guico III who was on personal leave, told a media interview on…
Pangasinan gets P15-M help from President’s fund
DESERTED ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL ISLAND – Parishioners knew better than to risk entering the cathedral’s compound that was completely submerged in 3-feet deep floodwater. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DESERTED ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL ISLAND
THE National Food Authority (NFA) Pangasinan branch has 19,000 bags of rice as of Aug. 2, 2023 ready for distribution to calamity-affected areas in the province, according to Asst. Branch Manager Virgie Mariano. Mariano said their buffer stocking is for calamity purposes for needy areas especially those placed under state…
19,000 bags of NFA rice available for calamity-stricken areas
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACT THE fear and anxiety among residents that the San Roque Dam, located in San Manuel town, would release waters amid continuous rains induced by Super Typhoon Egay and enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat) and further aggravate flooding in many towns and cities was lost soon after…
San Roque Dam waters still below normal level
SOME 30,000 families were affected by the wrath of Super Typhoon Egay in Dagupan, prolonged floods spawned by the overflowing Pantal River aggravated by flood waters from the Sinocalan River that reached 7.9 meters above sea level, from the normal level of 6.0 masl. The Department of Social Welfare and Development…
30,000 families affected by Dagupan’s extensive flooding
PARALLEL BRIDGE ON DAWEL – Completion of the construction of the parallel bridge beside the present two-lane Dawel Bridge may be delayed because of intermittent strong rains in the area. The parallel bridge is being constructed in anticipation of the closure of the Dawel Bridge for repair after its foundation was weakened by the…
PARALLEL BRIDGE ON DAWEL
FLOODING CONTINUES AFTER ‘EGAY’ EXITS THE Sangguniang Panlungsod, in a special session called by Mayor Belen Fernandez Friday morning, passed a resolution that declared a state of calamity for Dagupan City to help ease the sufferings of city residents affected by both tornado and floods spawned by Super Typhoon Egay….
