By Ahikam Pasion 2 Dagupeños nabbed in Lingayen drug ops TWO Dagupan City residents were arrested in a drug-bust operation by authorities in Lingayen town. Arrested are identified as Jayson Disu Cayabyab, 38, a resident of Barangay Bonuan Gueset, and Wilson Jorda Paras, 28, a resident of Barangay Bonuan…
HOLY WEEK VACATION – Thousands of visitors from different towns in Pangasinan and nearby provinces flock to Tondaligan Beach to beat the summer heat on Holy Saturday. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE city of Dagupan will not only receive P150 million for the establishment of the Mother and Child Hospital but P100 million more once the construction is finished. This was disclosed by Dr. Kai Sibayan, section chief of the Family Enhancement program of the DOH, during the April 2 committee…
OPPOSITION Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia was grossly mistaken when he said that the long delayed Special Recognition Incentive (SRI) of regular employees and Gratuity Pay of Job Order Employees for 2023 will be drawn from the newly approved annual budget of Dagupan in the amount of P1.385 billion. Minority Councilor Michael…
MAYOR Pedro Merrera III issued an executive order (EO) suspending classes in all public and private schools in all levels including work in Binmaley I and II District Offices from April 4, 2024 to April 8, 2024 due to dangerous heat index being experienced in the municipality. Merrera said EO…
WHILE 80 percent of the ongoing road improvement projects in Dagupan completed to date, the city government is set to close Herrero-Perez Road at the back of SM Central Dagupan for upgrading. Public Order and Safety Office chief Arvin Decano said the parallel roads that connects to A.B. Fernandez Avenue,…
IN THE NAME OF POLITICS THE opposition comprising the majority bloc of the Dagupan Sanggunian Panlungsod again turned back on its word indicated in last week’s regular session that it would support the implementation of the P150-million Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) when it resisted anew to pass the resolution…
NATURE’S REFLECTION OF PROCESSION – Parishioners in Dagupan joining the Good Friday procession are unaware that their participation is reflected in the water dump on the street. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
RABIES cases in Pangasinan recorded three victims that died. This was verified by the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region I April 4. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, DOH-CHD medical officer, said these were cases logged from January 1 to March 16 this year. All patients, said Bobis,…
THE Holy Week may have ended, but the period for penitence of Pangasinenses will still continue. This, after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the warm dry season has only just begun with easterlies or warm air from the Pacific Ocean entering the Philippines. In…
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