MOTHER-SON LIM TEAM IN DAGUPAN – Councilor Celia-Chua Lim and son, former mayor Brian Lim, who filed their COCs for mayor and vice mayor, respectively, give the “L” hand sign together with their candidates for city council: Dada Reyna Macalanda, Alvin Coquia, Malou Fernandez, Alfie Fernandez, Red Erfe-Mejia, Irene Lim-Acosta, Christopher Lim, Benedict Cayabyab, Leo Cuaton…
THE filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) at the Dagupan City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office proceeded smoothly and without incident, according to City Election Officer Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento. There were 28 aspirants who submitted their COCs for various local positions in the city, and notably, there were no…
FORMER Pangasinan Governor and 5th District Rep. Amado Espino Jr. is eyeing a return to Congress as the first nominee of the party-list Abante Pangasinan Ilokano (API) in next year’s midterm elections. He filed his Certificate of Nomination and Certificate of Acceptance of Nomination (CoN-CAN) of API before the Commission on…
ALL Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) filed for the 2025 mid-term elections will be subject to evaluation by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the tentative list of candidates will be released on October 29, followed by the official list. In a statement, Atty. Ericson Oganiza, COMELEC Pangasinan election supervisor, emphasized…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) PNP scores big in drive versus illegal drugs in September SOME P32.1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by the Police Regional Office 1 in 82 anti-drug operations in September that resulted in the arrest of 91 suspects. P/Lt. Colonel Benigno Sumawang, PRO…
COMPROMISED AGREEMENT REACHED THE establishment of the proposed Maternal and Children Hospital (MCH) in Dagupan City is pushing through after a compromise was reached during an October 7 meeting of city officials with the Department of Health (DOH) led by Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergerie. The meeting was attended by Mayor Belen…
SAVING THE PALAY –Farmers in Barangay Naguelguel, Lingayen rush to thresh their newly-harvested palay amid forecasts of rainfall in days ahead. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region 1 collected P17.41 billion during the first nine months of the year, surpassing its P16.9 billion goal for the period. Speaking at a forum, BIR-1 Director Josephine Virtucio said the key industries that contributed to the robust collection in the Ilocos Region…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Sibling dispute turns tragic as 1 died A heated argument between two siblings in Sto. Tomas town took a deadly turn, resulting in a fatal stabbing. The victim, identified as Roberto Mindaros Garcia, aged 58, lost his life in the altercation while the suspect, his younger…
BALON BAYAMBANG – Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao leads celebration of Tourism Month Celebration at Balon Bayambang Events Center featuring cultural and musical presentations highlighting the town’s historic growth! (Photograb from Facebook)
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