Dagupan conducts studies on sanitation facilities
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
THE Dagupan government is now undertaking baseline studies on the sanitation facilities inside poor households in the city.
Dr. Leonard Carbonell, city health officer, said the study, which is part of the Sustainable Sanitation in East Asia program of the World Bank, is intended to eventually provide poor households in the city with basic sanitation facilities.
The [...]
Dengue deaths down 50%
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN–The number of deaths in the province caused by dengue dropped by 50%, from 23 last year to 12 for the period January to October 15 according to data from the Provincial Health Office.
Total dengue cases in the province also decreased by 75% to 590 from more than 2,000 during the period in review, said [...]
We're not source of ‘cash-gifts’ — Guico
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
BINALONAN–Not us.
Reacting to news reports on the controversial meeting of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) at the Malacañang Palace, Mayor Ramon Guico Jr., the interim president of ULAP, has flatly denied allegations that his group is the source of the "cash gifts" distributed to governors and mayors in Malacañang last October 11.
In [...]
DENR launches agro-forestry project in San Manuel town
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the municipal government of San Manuel are set to launch on Tuesday the Agro-Forestry Thematic Area project in barangay San Bonifacio, which is part of the DENR's Green Philippines program.
Wendy Co, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), said about 500 seedlings will [...]
Vaccination of 278,000 kids sought
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN—They will knock on your door, ring your bell and tap on your window too!
But that would not be your door-to-door salesmen, rather, it would be the provincial health workers aiming to vaccinate all children from nine months to four years old against measles.
This undertaking is part of the "Knock out Tigdas" program launched by [...]
Dagupan City may copy Shanghai’s urban renewal
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
A TRIP to China by eight Dagupan City officials two weeks ago proved to be productive and educational.
Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, currently acting mayor, said the delegation learned a lot during their China trip, especially when they visited Shanghai, one of China’s most urbanized areas and major financial district.
With Fernandez in that trip were [...]
Supply of Bonuan bangus to be monitored
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
The Dagupan City government and producers of Bonuan bangus, considered as the highest quality of milkfish in the country, are jointly taking steps to ensure its steady supply in the market despite threats to the industry.
To help achieve this, a census of all fishponds producing Bonuan bangus and their corresponding production is already underway.
The [...]
Magic rewards its suki
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under Business, News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
MAGIC Supermarket has awarded its Top Ten Suki Plus Holders of Magiclub and Super Magic last October 6, celebrated as Araw ng Mga Suki at the Masarap grill in Magiclub Dagupan City in line with its BigaTEN Quest 2007 promo.
Suki Plus Holders are wholesale buyers of Magic who automatically earn points for every purchase at [...]
Firms, civic clubs help city’s nutrition program
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
SEVERAL firms and civic organizations are now lending their support to the nutrition program of the city aimed at building a stronger and healthier human resource base in Dagupan.
Acting City Mayor Belen Fernandez said these groups rose to the challenge of the city government to devote part of their time, money and efforts in [...]
ABS-CBN’s new morning show launched
Posted on October 21, 2007 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
The ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, through its Channel 32 North Central Luzon, launched its new morning show dubbed G.U.K (Gandang Umaga Kapamilya) last Monday, October 15.
GUK is now aired live on weekdays from 6:30 to 7:00 am within the Umagang Kay Ganda program. It features news catering to the local community, particularly covering the provinces [...]
