MOVING TO SAFE GROUNDS — Fishermen in Binmaley hurriedly carry a boat away from the shoreline as black clouds begin to hover over them, an indication that Super Typhoon Karding is fast approaching. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
RESOLUTION OF BRGY AWAI LAND DISPUTE MAYOR Belen Fernandez continues to await the action of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) after she wrote the later last week asking for authority to select and accept in behalf of the city, the five hectares of land that the city of Dagupan will retain…
POST TYPHOON KARDING PANGASINAN sustained negligible damages from the onslaught of Typhoon “Karding” before it hitg3e3 the province at dawn on Monday, September 26. This was affirmed by Governor Ramon Guico III in an interview with ABS-CBN Tele-Radyo the following day. Gov. Guico said P4.5 million worth of agricultural products…
SOME 1,100 residents belonging to more than 200 families in coastal communities were preemptively evacuated before Typhoon “Karding” struck Pangasinan early Monday morning, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). This was reported by Patrick Aquino, PDRRMO operations supervisor, who said the preemptive evacuation of residents resulted…
TEXTING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD – It’s a commons sight inside public jeepneys and buses to see passengers holding their mobile phones texting away until they reach their destinations. Was the onset of texting the beginning of anti-social conduct of most Filipinos? (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
COMMUTERS are expected to pay more for their jeepney and bus fares on October 3. This, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the petition for the hike: Minimum fare in traditional PUJs for the first four kilometers will be P12, and P.30 for every succeeding kilometer….
WORLD’S BEST SCHOOL COMPETITION THE Bonuan Boquig National High School (BBNHS) was adjudged one of top three finalists in the World’s Best School Prizes competition under the category of Environmental Action for its ‘Ilog Ko, Aroen Ko Adopt-a-River Project’, an entry that involves mangrove planting that earned international recognition. The…
CENPELCO APOLOGIZES FOR HUMAN ERROR WHAT would you do if your electric bill says you have to pay more than P1 million for your last month’s consumption? This was the electric bill that a family in Barangay Laoag in Aguilar town, received making it pay P 1,473,533.36! In a viral…
TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM FLOODING – The declogging of drainage canals in Dagupan streets have started with the arrival of DPWH’s Vactron and hydrovacs that the city government requested to mitigate recurring flooding in city streets. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ONLY the payroll indicating names of scholars and the amount due them as scholars from the Dagupan City government was turned over by the past scholarship committee under ex-Mayor Brian Lim, to the new city administration. This was revealed by Councilttor Michael Fernandez, the minority floor leader of the Sangguniang…
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