CANDIDATES along with their representatives and supporters as well as voters caught engaging in vote-buying could be arrested without a warrant, a local Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officer warned. Dagupan City Election Officer Michael Franks Sarmiento said an on-the-spot warrantless arrest may be carried out by either law enforcers or…
TONDALIGAN PARK THE portion of the Tondaligan boardwalk that collapsed due to storm surge caused by Typhoon Kristine last year is undergoing full rehabilitation by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1 office. DPWH, which built the structure five years ago through the initiative of Fourth District…
THE scholarship program of the Dagupan City government will be expanded next year if Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua get reelected in May along with their UnliSerbisyo team of councilors. This was disclosed by Councilor Michael Fernandez during a program he and Kua co-hosted on radio station…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Attempted kidnapping brushed aside as fake news THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office debunked a report that circulated in social media about a supposed attempted kidnapping of a student in Tayug. Police Provincial Director Col. Rollyfer Capoquian said the reported abduction was just a figment of imagination…
MEETING FOR ‘TARA BASA’ PROGRAM — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco meets with Department of Social Welfare and Development, school staff, and his District Office team to discuss the ‘Tara Basa’ program aimed at improving the reading skills of struggling young learners. The program will tap college students as tutors,…
CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICIALS’ VISIT VICE Governor Mark Lambino showcased the province’s ongoing efforts to combat the local impact of the global climate emergency to key officials from the Climate Change Commission (CCC) during their visit to Pangasinan on February 16. The delegation, led by Secretary Robert Borje, executive director and…
A team from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) was in Dagupan anew last week to fortify the city’s preparedness plans for an imminent strong earthquake that could trigger a devastating tsunami. Members of the team delivered lectures during the two-day “Handa Ka Na Na?” Forum held at CSI Stadia…
THE Department of Health (DOH)-Ilocos Region distributed 10 newborn hearing screening units to selected DOH hospitals, provincial and district health facilities as well as rural health units (RHUs). DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco said the provision of these newborn hearing screening units, valued at over P1 million each, will…
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) explained that the occurrence of thick morning fog in Pangasinan and other northern areas during the past few days was the result of “latent heat” or better known as water vapor. Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., chief meteorologist of PAGASA in Dagupan City, said water vapor is formed…
COJUANGCO DELIVERS AID TO URBIZTONDO COMMUNITIES — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco personally distributed food packs from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NGCP to families and school supplies for young students in Pasimbalo, Urbiztondo on Feb. 9, 2025. The municipal government, in a Facebook post, expressed gratitude for…
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