BATTERED BY STORM SURGE AND HIGH TIDE A total of 3,156 families or 6,241 individuals were evacuated to 33 evacuation centers across the city before the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Most of the evacuees were residents living near coastal areas who either left voluntarily or were forcibly and preemptively…

FROM P37 TO P45 DAILY INCREASE IN a move aimed at improving the lives of workers and their dependents in the Ilocos Region, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has announced a wage increase for Region I, covering the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos…

FIRST 100 DAYS REPORT MAYOR Belen Fernandez has confirmed that the decades-old Bonuan dumpsite—long considered one of Dagupan’s biggest environmental problems—is now completely cleared. She credited this achievement to the cooperation of the current Sangguniang Panlungsod, which she described as “devoid of obstructionists,” unlike in previous years. The city council,…

FOR SUBSTANDARD, “GHOST”, ABANDONED PROJECTS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week supporting the City Legal Office in filing appropriate cases in court against contractors of the past Lim administration who willfully abandoned or neglected the completion of city government-funded projects. Mayor Belen Fernandez went to the…

MANILA TRENCH UNDER WATCH THE Dagupan City government is continuously preparing for the possible occurrence of the so-called “The Big One” – a strong earthquake that may hit Pangasinan if the Manila Trench, some 100 kilometers west of Bolinao in the West  Philippine Sea, moves at magnitude 8.3,  and generate…

CASES ON PASSAGE OF 2023 BUDGET THE Office of the Ombudsman has cleared with finality Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez and seven other city officials of criminal and administrative cases over the passage of the 2023 budget during a city council session on September 26, 2023, when it denied the motion for reconsideration…

CHINESE, FILIPINO ARRESTED IN BUY-BUST LAW enforcers seized some ₱850-million worth of the illegal substance methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu. They arrested two alleged high-value drug personalities, one of them a Chinese national, during a buy-bust operation along Romulo Highway in Barangay Polong, Bugallon, on October 2, 2025. Authorities…

PARTS OF PANGASINAN FLOODED SEVERAL parts of Pangasinan were already flooded early last week as Super Typhoon Nando (international name: RAGASA) swept through northern Philippines along with the prevailing southwest monsoon, and more rain was expected until the weekend from another severe tropical storm, named Opong (international name: Bualoi). As…

AFTER INFANT ABDUCTION INCIDENT FOLLOWING a shocking infant abduction at the Lingayen District Hospital last week, local officials have called for an increase in security measures at all hospitals under the Pangasinan provincial government. Proposed measures include adding more CCTV cameras and stricter controls at hospital entrances and exits. Meanwhile,…

PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS ‘ULTRA VIRES’ A proposed ordinance mandating full transparency, accountability, and regular monitoring of all flood mitigation projects in Dagupan City authored by lone opposition Councilor Librada Reyna is beyond the power of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), according to the city’s legal chief. This was disclosed by Councilor…