HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 17 – (Calasiao) Aristotle dela Vega, Nelia De Vera APRIL 18 – (Manaoag) JOSEPHINE TAMBALO, Marites Estil APRIL 19 – (Dagupan City) Mila Cendana; (Canada) Nelson Manantan Happy Birthday! TEODORO MANAOIS III (April 14 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! EXEQUIEL E. MAYLON (April 14 – Manaoag) Happy…

LAST week, former DICT Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., an advocate for transparency in computerized vote-counting, posted four (4) measures that he said Comelec should adopt to ensure transparent, clean and honest May 12, 2025 election. While it is unlikely that Comelec will do so as he recommended, there is nothing…
A call to action for NAMFREL in Pangasinan
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE LIFE team of the Lim mother-son in Dagupan City recently held a grand presscon for another set of lies and deception for public consumption apparently organized by ex-Mayor Brian Lim, who is vying for the vice-mayoralty post in Dagupan City. Curiously, it’s his mother,…
More lies and deception from LIFE team
THE Third Division of the Court of Appeals has denied the prayer for Temporary Restraining Order (RTO) filed by Councilor Librada Reyna et al against Mayor Belen Fernandez et al, in connection with the passage of the 2025 annual budget in the amount of P1.6 billion in November, 2024. The…
7 Dagupan majority dads lose case in CA
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Dagupan announced that seven local candidates will be issued notices due to violations of campaign regulations, particularly the posting of unlawful campaign materials in various locations. The infractions primarily involve the posting of campaign materials on trees, electricity poles, and the use of oversized…
COMELEC: 7 Dagupan candidates violating campaign rules
THE Office of the Ombudsman has issued an order for San Carlos City Mayor Julier Resuello and three others to attend a clarificatory hearing on April 22 for a case that was originally filed in 2009 and revived in December last year. The hearing will take place before the Graft…
Mayor Resuello ordered to attend clarificatory hearing
NEW FEATURE OF BANGUS FESTIVAL 2025 ARTISTS, art enthusiasts, and anyone with interest in architecture and urban planning who are 18 years old and above, can join the first-ever Placemaking Dagupan Contest, a new event that will be launched in the ongoing Bangus Festival 2025. Initiated by Fourth District Rep. Christopher…
Design contest launched for quality public spaces

Councilor Michael Fernandez explains the significance of the machines. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) WOMEN residing in Dagupan can now avail of free mammogram screening at the City Health Office (CHO) following the recent purchase of the specialized mammogram machine that can help in the early detection of breast cancer. The P17-million…
Dagupan CHO offers free mammogram screening
A heat index of 52°C was recorded in Dagupan City at around 3 p.m. on April 7, the highest so far this year and categorized by state weather agency PAGASA as an ‘Extreme Danger’ level. Jose Estrada, Jr., chief meteorologist of PAGASA, said at this level, there is a high chance for…