By Farah G. Decano THE role of a government legal counsel for chief executives is defined by the highest standards of integrity, not by political expediency. A government lawyer is bound by two supreme oaths: (1) the Lawyer’s Oath, and (2) the Oath as a Public Official. Neither oath…
By Eva Visperas WHEN farmlands begin to look like a mining site, something is terribly wrong. And in Barangay Samon, Sta. Maria, Pangasinan, the wrong is no longer creeping—it is gaping. About 20 hectares of fertile farmland now bear deep holes, stripped soil, and scars that should never exist on…
By Rex Catubig SOMETIME ago, Jessica Soho’s magazine show lovingly recounted the reunion after seven decades, of a simple house help and her American ward. The story harkened back to the magical times my cousins and I spent with our housemaid. More than the cleaning, cooking, and washing of…
BINMALEY BAYWALK IN SORRY STATE—Early morning joggers continue with their routine, not minding the havoc of destruction on the Binmaley Baywalk wrought by the storm surge triggered by Super Typhoon Uwan last November 9, which may cause an accident. Removal of debris along the baywalk has started. (PUNCHphoto by Butch…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has sought immediate shelter assistance from the national government for families displaced by the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Uwan” on November 9. A final report from the City Engineer’s Office listed 2,781 damaged houses across 31 barangays as of November 17 — 40 totally destroyed and…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to accept a P40-million financial donation from the Office of the President for socio-civic and community programs in Dagupan City. Resolution No. R-198, Series of 2025, authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez, empowers the mayor to sign all documents needed…
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned that the country is facing a growing governance crisis rooted not only in corruption but also in the glaring absence of a national vision and a clear roadmap for the future. “Ang question para sa akin ay bakit in this period of time,…
(Filed by 104.7 iFM Dagupan) Motorcycle thief arrested in San Carlos City A motorcycle thief was arrested by the police in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. The investigation reveals that the owner parked his motorcycle in front of their house without removing its key. The suspect spotted the motorcycle with a key…
OCULAR INSPECTION—Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Antonio Lagdameo, Jr., representing President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., along with Gov.Ramon Guico III and Mayor Pete Merrera, conduct an ocular inspection in barangay Sabangan, Binmaley last November 17 as the national government is distributing assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon Uwan. (PUNCHphoto by…
JUST days after an underground fireworks factory in Barangay Tebeng exploded that killed one worker and injured four others, the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod is moving swiftly to ban the manufacture of firecrackers and pyrotechnics within the city. The measure, proposed under Draft Ordinance No. 0-048, Series of 2025, was authored…
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