(Filed by 104.7 iFM News Dagupan) Parents told: Never let children touch firecrackers The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan City called on parents not to let their children touch any firecracker during the holiday season for their own safety, noting that firecrackers can cause accidents and even fires…
KADIWA ED KAPITOLYO—Fruits are among the products on display at the Kadiwa ed Kapitolyo held on the morning of December 25 at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen, offering affordable goods to capitol employees and other consumers. Along with the Kadiwa On Wheels na Kapitolyo, held at least twice a month,…
TO meet the surge in meat demand during the holiday season, the Mangaldan local slaughterhouse has extended its operating hours to ensure a stable supply in the market. Aji Cabrera, head of the General Services Office, said slaughtering of large livestock such as cows and carabaos now starts at 7:30…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviewing its goat breeding program at the Pangasinan Research and Experiment Center following the death of more than half of its herd, reportedly due to poor care and maintenance. A 2024 Commission on Audit report showed that 52 of the 101 Anglo Nubian and…
DAGUPAN FIRECRACKER BLAST — A makeshift firecracker factory exploded in Sitio Boquig, Barangay Bacayao Sur, Dagupan City on December 25, 2025, damaging a two-storey house where a large volume of firecrackers was being stockpiled. Responding to the incident were personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection–Dagupan City, Panda Volunteer Fire…
DAGUPAN City has launched its “Oplan Iwas Paputok 2025” campaign with the distribution of 4,000 plastic trumpets or torotots to barangays as a safer alternative to firecrackers in welcoming the New Year. The initiative, themed “Buhay ay Ingatan, Paputok ay Iwasan,” was formally launched at the Dagupan Plaza, where Mayor…
A high-value drug suspect was arrested during a joint anti-illegal drug buy-bust operation conducted on December 20, 2025, at around 8:36 p.m. in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. The operation was led by the City Police Drug Enforcement Unit with support from the City Intelligence Unit and Station 6 of…
THE San Carlos City Philippine National Police (PNP) actively supervised the sale of fireworks in a designated firecracker zone located in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, starting on December 22, to ensure public safety as the holiday season approaches. P/Capt. Aldrin Tamayo, Operations Officer of the San Carlos City PNP,…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man shot dead in Sual A 63-year-old gasoline vendor was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in the early hours of Monday, December 22, 2025, in Teachers Village, Barangay Paitan West, Sual. Police said the victim was heading home aboard his tricycle around 4:45 a.m. when…
PSU’S INDIGENOUS GAMES — Teaching and non-teaching personnel of Pangasinan State University (PSU) from its nine campuses across the province take part in a tug-of-war, while a staff member (inset) competes in the kadang-kadang race during the university’s Laro Laro 2025 held on December 19 at the PSU main campus…
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