(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Woman electrocuted while doing laundry, dies A 37-year-old woman lost her life after an electrocution incident while doing laundry in the town of Binmaley. According to police investigations, the victim, identified as Johara Castro Bautista, was using a dryer/spinner when she accidentally touched a section of…
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE BENEFICIARIES—Senator JV Ejercito confers with patients of the free ward of the Region I Medical Center in his visit to Dagupan City to check if the Philippine Universal Health Care Law or Republic Act No. 11223, which he authored, is benefiting the poor Filipinos. (Punchphoto by Ray…
THE minority bloc in the just-concluded Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) gave the majority members a taste of their own medicine when they intentionally skipped most of the sessions in the last weeks through official leave privileges. Vice Mayor and SP Presiding Officer Bryan Kua – who was reelected last May…
MBTF: PROBLEM LIES WITH CONTRACTOR CONTINUATION of the construction of the new Dagupan City hall undertaken during the previous Lim administration in 2022, could not move forward until the Commission on Audit (COA) gives its approval to the work done under the project’s first phase, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez….
A dozen nonagenarians received a cash gift incentive of P10,000 each in Pozorrubio on June 25 from the local government in line with the implementation of Republic Act 11982, also known as the Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024. The distribution of cash incentives was led by Mayor Kelvin Chan, in partnership with…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Pangasinan police campaigns vs school bullying THE campaign against bullying in schools is continuing, according to P/Capt. Aileen Calugay, public information officer of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office. In an exclusive interview by IFM News Dagupan, he advised parents of victims and the victims themselves…
A 28-year-old illegal drug vendor, considered a high-value individual in Dagupan’s watchlist, was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Dagupan City Police in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region I on June 23 in Barangay Bonuan Binloc. The suspect, identified as Saad Maluag Amir, a resident of…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Fisherman found dead in San Fabian A fisherman was found dead and is believed to have drowned in Barangay Alacan in the town of San Fabian. Dr. Jose B. Quiros Jr., Municipal Health Officer (MHO), confirmed that there were no signs of foul play and the…
EARLY TRANSITION INTO FUN SITE SEEN THE first phase of the two-phase clearing of the Bonuan Dumpsite or 85% of the area has been completed, and operations for the remaining 15% are continuing, according to Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez. The more than 60-year-old dumpsite will be transformed into an…
BOAT TO SCHOOL — Students, accompanied by their parents, from island villages of Dagupan City use a motorized banca daily to cross Calmay river to attend classes on the mainland. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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