NO TIMELINE FOR CORRECTION GIVEN THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) has issued a Sanitary Order to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Male and Female Dormitories, identifying several sanitary defects and violations in the management of their wastewater discharged into a nearby drainage canal that leads to…
HISTORY WALL—A young woman views World War II photographs at the History Wall donated by the Philippine Veterans Bank at West Central Elementary School’s HE Building, which was used by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as a temporary headquarters during the liberation of Dagupan City and Northern Luzon in 1945. (PUNCHphoto by…
ALTHOUGH Mayon Volcano in Albay province is 681 kilometers—about 14 hours and 24 minutes by land—from Dagupan City, an eruption could still impact its residents. To prepare for potential emergencies stemming from Mayon’s hazardous activity, the Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan and other hospitals in Northern Luzon have been…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution on January 12 to adopt and approve the city’s three-year Public Order and Public Safety Plan for 2026 to 2028, following recommendations from the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC), led by Mayor Belen Fernandez. Sponsored by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo and Marcelino…
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 1 has implemented a standardized method for counting the settlement period for traffic violation fines, following updated national guidelines on traffic enforcement. The policy is based on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Transportation Memorandum Circular No. 2026-001 and LTO Memorandum Circular No. MVL-2026-4846, which…
(Filed by 104.7 iFM News Dagupan) Dagupan mayor assures no corruption in business permit renewal MAYOR Belen Fernandez assured that there will be no corruption that will be done by anyone at city hall, as businessmen again start seeking the renewal of their business permit at the start of the…
A 44-year-old fire extinguisher dealer from Dagupan City, identified as a High Value Individual (HVI), was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Rosales Municipal Police Station in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Region 1 (PDEA-RO1) in Barangay Carmen West, Rosales, Pangasinan, at noon on January 11, 2026….
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has relieved the chiefs of police in five towns in the province and designated their respective replacements. The changes covered the police stations of Calasiao, Laoac, Pozorrubio, Bani, and San Quintin. The turnover of command was led by Deputy Provincial Director for Administration P/Lt….
IN response to last year’s tragic explosions of two firecracker factories in Dagupan City—resulting in three fatalities and 15 injuries—the Sangguniang Panlungsod is considering a proposed ordinance that would impose a complete ban on the manufacture and production of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices within the city. The measure, introduced by…
THE remains of a Filipino woman who was shot dead by her husband in the United States have been returned to the Philippines, while her family continues to grieve and call for justice. The body of Erma Peralta Valerio was brought back to her hometown of Urbiztondo following her death…
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