Category: Press Release

Nalalapit na ang operasyon ng Balay Silangan na magsisilbing reformation facility ng mga indibidwal na apektado ng ilegal na droga tungo sa pagbabalik sa normal na pamumuhay.

Kaugnay nito ay sumailalim na ang mga barangay officials sa BDCP Orientation sa pangangasiwa ng PDEA Provincial Office sa pangunguna ni Pangasinan Provincial Director Retchie Camacho, DILG Dagupan CLGOO Royolita Rosario, Dagupan PNP sa pamumuno ni PtCol Brendon Palisoc, at ng City Social Welfare and Development Office.

Dito ay muli ring nagkaroon ng pag uusap para sa mga kinakailangan pang ihanda sa mas pinagtibay na drug reformation program sa Dagupan.

Ayon kay Mayor Belen Fernandez, mahalaga ito dahil isa sa requirements para sa drug clearing operations ng PDEA ay ang establishment ng isang Balay Silangan.

Inaasahan din ng siyudad ang kooperasyon ng bawat isa tungo sa pagiging Drug-Free City at ito, ayon sa alkalde ay kinakailangang magsisimula sa bawat barangay.

Maliban sa paglalaan ng pasilidad para sa Balay Silangan na akma sa requirements ng PDEA, ang siyudad ay handa rin niyang maglaan ng tulong pinansyal bilang suporta sa pamilya ng drug offenders habang sumasailalim sa rehabilitasyon at livelihood assistance matapos ang naturang rehab intervention.

Mayor Belen Fernandez, along with City Engineer Officer-in-Charge Josephine Corpuz, makes an early morning inspection on the progress of the road elevation and upgrading of drainage system project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1, particularly along the commercial district of Arellano St. in barangay Pantal going to the downtown area on January 3. The mayor informed business owners affected by the project that they can experience some leeway on their operations until construction works resume this January 6 after the workers’ holiday break. The local chief executive had previously requested the DPWH to fast track the project which is part of the flood mitigation program of the city.

Nearly 8,000 Dagupeños have availed of free pneumonia and flu vaccines being offered under the ‘Kalusugan at Kaligtasan for All’ program of Mayor Belen Fernandez since last year, in coordination with the City Health Office and the Department of Health Region 1.

Some 5,200 residents aged 18 and above availed of flu shots beginning September 2023 to January 4 this year while 2,716 senior citizens received the pneumococcal vaccine from July 2023 to January 4.

Since early this year, Mayor Fernandez has led the promotion of the vaccination activity in the different barangays with the support of barangay councils in a bid to make health care delivery more accessible to the residents, especially among the elderly who mostly struggle to travel to health centers.

Consequently, residents were grateful for the money-saving free vaccination activity which is in line with the Universal Health Care Law to provide quality health care for all Filipinos and the adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations with focus on ‘Goal 3: Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for all Ages’.

Mayor Belen Fernandez leads city officials and employees as they fervently listen to the gospel during a thanksgiving mass officiated by Rev. Msgr. Manuel Bravo Jr. of St. John the Evangelist Parish on January 2 at the City Plaza to usher in the new year with gratitude and hope for more growth and development in Dagupan.

The city government of Dagupan has joined the international community in the celebration of World AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) Day on December 1 with a simple yet meaningful program at the City Plaza. Highlight of the event was a short lecture on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by HIV Nurse Advocate Raymark Perreras and an open forum.  This was followed by a costume parade participated in by members of the LGBTQIA+ community; awarding of winners for Best in Costume, Slam Poetry; and Star of the Night. Acting City Mayor Bryan Kua, City Health Officer (CHO) Dr. Ophelia Rivera, Dagupan Lesbians and Gays Association President Marvin Sabado, City Fiesta Director Rex Catubig, CHO Medical Technologist Carlo Castillo and CHO Nurse Rudolph Joseph Adquilen joined the activity.