A move to rename the Echo Park Library (EPL) in Los Angeles, California, as Carlos S. Bulosan Library is gaining ground. The proposal is intended to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Bulosan, who came to the United States 95 years ago. A meeting among Filipino-Americans will be held…
LINGAYEN BAYWALK REPAIR — Repair and improvement of the Lingayen Baywalk slope protection is continuing as of September 16, 2025 after portions of the structure were damaged by storm surges during recent typhoons. The P55.4-million project contract was awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 1 office…
THE Barangay Council of Caranglaan has submitted for review by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) an ordinance that will penalize households, lot owners, and businesses that fail to segregate their wastes. The SP lauded Caranglaan’s Barangay Resolution No. 2025-003, citing that it is the first such barangay-level set of rules…
THE male dormitory of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Dagupan was adjudged as the Best City Jail in Region 1. Jail Chief Inspector Lito Lam-Olsen, head of the BJMP Dagupan male dorm, received the award during the 34th BJMP Regional Office anniversary held at Vista La Vita…
THE Kabataan Partylist has called for a thorough investigation into flood control projects in Pangasinan, citing that P13.2 billion was allocated for flood mitigation in the province from 2022 to the current year. Despite such significant funds, many towns and cities in the province have continued to suffer from severe…
GONE ARE THE TREES — Visitors in this part of the Limahong Channel along the Lingayen Baywalk decry the now seemingly barren land after trees were cut down to give way to supposedly development projects. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE City Legal Office has submitted partial documents attesting that certain contractors of the Brian Lim administration from 2019 to 2022 had defaulted or abandoned their projects before completion, while some were found to be substandard. Councilor and Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said City Legal Officer Aurora Valle promised to complete…
DAGUPAN City Legal Officer Aurora Valle has clarified that the local government has no control or official supervisory power over projects implemented in the city by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which are funded under the national budget. In a September 15, 2025 letter to the Sangguniang…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on September 15 lifting the State of Calamity in the city, which was declared on July 23, 2025 due to the effects of Typhoon Crising (international name: Wipha) and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The resolution, authored jointly by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo…
DAGUPAN-LINGAYEN Archbishop Socrates Villegas has urged Catholics to move beyond mere remembrance of the 1972 Martial Law declaration on September 21 and embrace a deeper conversion that rejects corruption and demands systemic reform. In a pastoral letter titled “Kulang pa ang ‘Tama na!’” to be read in all Masses across the Archdiocese…
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