CHINESE NEW YEAR IN DAGUPAN—Students deliver a performance reflecting Chinese culture during Dagupan’s celebration of the Chinese New Year at the City Plaza where Mayor Belen Fernandez, herself of Chinese ancestry, called on the Chinese-Filipino community to help her administration’s goal towards a Balon Dagupan. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back…
SAN CARLOS CITY—A two-year old boy died from complications due to measles, the first casualty from the disease recorded in the province this year. Dr. Policarpio Manuel, officer-in-charge chief of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) based in this city, announced that the patient John Carlo Matabang of Barangay Longos here…
Child dies from measles
ANOTHER suspect involved in the March 7, 2012 murder of ex-Vice Mayor Ramon Arcinue of Lingayen and his wife Zorahayda was arrested at around 3:00 p.m. Jan. 27 by elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Barangay Pisuac, Urbiztondo.
Another suspect in Arcinue couple slaying falls
THE existing traffic ordinance in Dagupan city will be suspended for a month to give way to a traffic experiment from February 2 to 28. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, in response to a letter of request from Mayor Belen Fernandez dated January 24, 2014, approved the temporary suspension and gave authority…
Dagupan City to conduct one-month traffic experiment
PROVINCIAL BOARD POISES SUIT LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Panelco III) could be facing a court case over its recent decision to increase electricity rates, now the highest in the province.
Panelco III hit over P5.60/kWh increase
THE improvement of the efficiency and competency of the police personnel of the Provincial Police Office (PPO) has become a top priority for the newly designated provincial director of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office.
PNP PD Blanco aims for higher conviction rate
MEMBERS of Task Force Bantay Ilog has recommended the removal of the remaining 68 illegal fish pens located in various rivers of Dagupan that were earlier spared from demolition due to supposed private property ownership claims.
Remaining 68 illegal fish pens up for demolition
MAYOR Belen Fernandez has finally given the marching order to the Dagupan City Agriculture Office to demolish the more than 10,000- square meter illegal fish pen located in the middle of the Calmay River owned by a former barangay chairman.
Yasar’s illegal pen first to go — Belen
RENEWED CAMPAIGN VS. JUETENG A RENEWED drive against the illegal numbers game jueteng has been launched by the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) by P/Sr. Supt. Moro Virgilio Lazo, newly-designated as regional chief.
23 arrested for jueteng operations
THE Court of Appeals Twelfth Division has dismissed on ground of technicality the appeal made by the city government under former Mayor Benjamin Lim to reverse the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) that declared as null and void certain sections of the Revenue Code of Dagupan were used…




