OVER CLAIM OF FAKE MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION THE Supreme Court has acquitted former Pozorrubio Mayor Artemio Que Chan of falsifying a marriage certificate, overturning a 2022 Sandiganbayan ruling that found him guilty of falsely claiming to have solemnized a wedding. In a decision dated July 14, 2025, the High Tribunal ruled…
THE Dagupan City government was urged to ban or prohibit the construction/installation of antenna and communication towers of radio stations and communication companies within the city’s downtown area, as well as on densely populated areas, so that in case of storm, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, they will not inflict…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has alerted the public to a scam involving individuals who pose as Philippine National Police (PNP) officers to solicit money and request online fund transfers. In an advisory from Camp BGen Oscar M. Florendo, PRO1 reported that scammers have been using the names of…
OPERATOR IN HIDING, SUBJECT OF POLICE MANHUNT ONE person was killed and four others injured when a clandestine firecracker factory inside a compound in Barangay Tebeng, Dagupan City exploded at 3:45 p.m. on November 16, barely one month ahead of the “OPLAN Iwas Paputok” of the Department of Health (DOH),…
WHILE political will is essential in shaping national policy, it is ultimately the scientists—not politicians—who must determine where nuclear power plants can be safely built. Such decisions require rigorous, unbiased, comprehensive scientific analysis, and above all caution. Recent reports claim that, at the initiative of 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco,…
SAVING BELONGINGS FROM FLATTENED HOUSES—Children sort out their belongings from debris of their houses located near the Baywalk of Lingayen that were flattened by storm surge, following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan on the night of November 9. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
AFTER TYPHOON “UWAN” FOURTH District Board Member Marinor de Guzman has urged local governments to act swiftly in identifying safe relocation sites and for the Department of Education to fast-track repairs of storm-damaged schools, following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon “Uwan.” During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s regular session on November…
NEARLY half of all documented HIV cases in Region 1 are from Pangasinan, according to the latest data released by the Department of Health (DOH). As of March 2025, the Ilocos Region has recorded a total of 4,151 HIV cases. Pangasinan accounts for almost half of the figure, reflecting a…
MORE than 1.1 million individuals from 345,673 families in 1,040 barangays across Pangasinan were affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” The figures were reported by Gov. Ramon Guico III during a situation briefing with cabinet secretaries and Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo on November 17 at…
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez expressed full support for the Children’s Month celebration organized by the United Methodist Church at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome on Saturday, November 15. The event, held under the theme “With Jesus, I Belong,” highlighted joy, fellowship, and the recognition of children as vital members…
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