THE Mangaldan local government has begun a comprehensive review of its existing taxes, fees, and penalties in a move to update its Local Revenue Code, which was last revised in 2017. Mayor Bona Fe De Vera Parayno has prioritized the update as a key fiscal strategy to increase the municipality’s…
LAW ENFORCERS seized some ₱1.56 million worth of suspected shabu during a search warrant operation that led to the arrest of a regional high-value target in Sitio Catacdang, Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City, early morning of September 29, 2025. During the raid, operatives confiscated approximately 230 grams of suspected shabu…
A committee of the Dagupan City council is drafting a possible ordinance or resolution that aims to draw the attention of residents, particularly the youth, away from online gaming and gambling. Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, chair of the committee on laws, ordinances and judiciary, said in a privilege speech during…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Elderly man goes missing outside hospital AUTHORITIES and family members are now searching for a 78-year-old man who went missing after reportedly stepping outside the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital for a cigarette. The missing man, identified as Romeo Rafon Prado, a resident of Bugallon, was last seen…
SOLIDARITY WITH BREAST CANCER AWARENESS — The provincial capitol building in Lingayen is illuminated pink on October 1, 2025 as part of the simultaneous nationwide ‘pink lighting activity’ in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
UNLISERBISYO MORE job opportunities will soon open for Dagupeños with the approval of a proposed three-storey apartment in Barangay Pogo Chico and a one-storey commercial building in Barangay Mayombo. At the same time, PAMANA Water Corporation presented its plan to construct a pumphouse that will address the water supply needs…
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Leila Jell Cano of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) brought pride and honor to the country and province when she displayed her remarkable precision skills by capturing three silver medals during the SAAC Archery Championship held September 26-28 at Padang Radia Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Sanctioned by the SA Archery…
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…
THE separate investigations by the House of Representatives and the Senate into ghost and substandard flood control projects — now expanded by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to cover all projects built from 2016 to 2025 — have stalled some infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
By Gonzalo Duque A lot of events vis-a-vs disasters, e.g. typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions, have been frequently visiting our country. These are all natural calamities. But the worst disaster that we have is the rampant graft and corruption in almost all levels of our government. The present…
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