MALACANANG declared June 20 as a special non-working holiday in Dagupan City when the city celebrates its 76th anniversary or ‘Agew na Dagupan’ (Dagupan Day). Proclamation No. 225 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin was issued in behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., entitled “Declaring Tuesday, 20 June 2023, a Special…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez will deliver her State of the City Address (SOCA) at the CSI Stadia on June 20, coinciding with the 76th anniversary of Dagupan as a city. It will be her first since Mayor Belen Fernandez won back her seat on July 1, 2023. However, City…
120mm BELOW THE 200mm NORMAL RAINFALL WATER level in the rivers of Pangasinan still remain below alert level. This was confirmed by Gener Quitlong, weather specialist at the PAGASA and Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (ARBFFWC) in Rosales town, in an interview on Tuesday, June 13. The…
AGENDA FOR THE WEEK – Vice Governor Mark Lambino, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, explains the priorities in the week’s agenda to the board members. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SP MAJORITY BOYCOTTS SESSION THE Belen Fernandez administration’s latest appeal to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) for the passage of the resolution that will create Personnel Selection Board (PSB) in the Dagupan City government was ignored anew after the seven-man majority boycotted the June 6 regular session. The appeal was contained…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) headed by P/ Colonel Jeff Fanged, police provincial director, has joined the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) to have the distinction as a Drug-Free Work Place. The results of the mandatory drug testing conducted by the PNP Anti-Crime Laboratory on all 3,384 personnel assigned…
MORE than one hundred secondary school students fainted and fell during their performances for the Street Dancing competition on Wednesday, June 7, as part of the Kankanen Festival 2023 in Asingan town. In an interview with Asingan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) Chief Dr. Jesus Cardinez over…
THE official establishment of the Balay Silangan in Dagupan City was snagged after the committee on dangerous drugs of the Sangguniang Panlungsod cancelled its hearing last June 6. According to City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, officials from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office arrived in the city to respond…
CYCLISTS AND CALL OF NATURE — The racing cyclists appear to be bowed in prayer by the wall of the Region 1Medical Center in Dagupan City when our PUNCH lensman saw them. Seconds later, the cyclists turned around with signs of relief on their faces after managing to answer the call of…
DESPITE the rains almost every day on account of the approaching monsoon season, the prevailing heat index in Dagupan City, from 42 to 46 degrees Celsius, will continue. This was confirmed by Dagupan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Ronald de Guzman, as he assured that the Dagupan City…
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