TOUGH CATCH — Jerry Solis, a 53-year-old fisherman from Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City, fixes his net after an early morning fishing trip on September 12, 2025 at the Lingayen Gulf. He laments the low catch he and other small fishermen have been getting in the area due to…
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is now probing the allegedly anomalous purchase by the administration of former Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim of about P35 million worth of tablet computers intended for high school students during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. This was reported at the September 11…
MANGALDAN Mayor Bonafe de Vera Parayno has issued a stern directive to ensure strict monitoring of all public infrastructure projects within the town, stressing that no project should fall below set standards. During a joint executive-legislative meeting on September 8, Parayno said the Municipal Engineering Office (MEO), under the leadership…
THE provincial government’s proposed budget for 2026 is projected to reach a little over ₱7 billion, Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino said in a media interview on September 8. According to Lambino, the amount reflects an increase of about ₱1.2 billion compared to the current year’s allocation. He explained that…
FROM COLEGIO DE SAN ALBERTO MAGNO A 1908 diploma of a graduate of the defunct Colegio de San Alberto Magno, the first sectarian school in Dagupan City run by the Dominican fathers, was presented on September 8, 2025 before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) by Architect Alex Villaflor, one of the…
PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS ‘ULTRA VIRES’ A proposed ordinance mandating full transparency, accountability, and regular monitoring of all flood mitigation projects in Dagupan City authored by lone opposition Councilor Librada Reyna is beyond the power of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), according to the city’s legal chief. This was disclosed by Councilor…
LAW enforcers confiscated an estimated ₱442,000 worth of shabu and arrested two suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pogomboa, Aguilar late Monday night, September 8. Joint police operatives, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1, carried out the sting operation at around 10:35 p.m. Police identified…
A 36-year-old businessman was shot dead late Tuesday night, September 10, along the national highway in Barangay Cablong, Pozorrubio. Police identified the victim as Mark Ray Picar, a resident of Pozorrubio, who was driving his red NWOW e-bike when he was attacked by a motorcycle-riding gunman at around 10:45 p.m. Initial…
THE proposed curfew ordinance for minors in Bayambang has sparked a lively public hearing, with residents and various sectors raising questions and offering suggestions regarding its potential impact and implementation. The ordinance, titled “Ordinance Providing Special Protection for Children by Imposing Curfew on Minors from 9:00 in the Evening to…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Four nabbed in Dagupan joint drug ops FOUR individuals were arrested early morning of September 11 in Purok 4, Barangay Herrero-Perez, Dagupan City in a joint anti-illegal drug operation by the Dagupan City Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 1. The suspects,…
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