SUAL ranks No. 1 in terms of assets among 44 towns of Pangasinan, according to the ranking made by the Commission on Audit (COA) in 2024. Sual, where the coal-fired power plant—which is generating 2,000 megawatts of power for the Luzon Grid, was credited with a total town asset of…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod concluded its 2025 sessions with a final meeting on December 23, where Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer Bryan Kua highlighted the body’s remarkable achievement of enacting 35 ordinances and 253 resolutions in just six months. This success was credited to the robust support of the super…
SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has directed the sanitation unit of the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Engineering Office (CEO) to investigate the septic tank of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) following concerns raised by a reader of The SUNDAY PUNCH. The…
CHRISTMAS EVE MASS—The Saint John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral in Dagupan glows in magnificent splendor at midnight of December 24 as thousands of Catholic devotees hear the midnight mass outside the church, unable to inch their way inside because the Cathedral was already filled to the brim. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao )
THE Dagupan City Police Office (DPO) has announced that no verified holdup incident took place along the bustling A.B. Fernandez Avenue, specifically at the corner of Arellano St., last week, contrary to claims circulating on a Facebook page managed by a purported political troll alleging that the crime occurred in…
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 warned the public against food poisoning and diet-related health problems as food consumption spikes during the Christmas season. Dr. Rhuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of DOH-CHD Region 1, said cases of foodborne illness typically increase during the holidays due to…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has proposed the construction of seven school buildings in selected public elementary schools throughout Dagupan City this year. This information comes from Resolution No. R-233, passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on December 23. The resolution authorizes Mayor Belen Fernandez to enter into a tripartite agreement…
(Filed by 104.7 iFM News Dagupan) Parents told: Never let children touch firecrackers The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan City called on parents not to let their children touch any firecracker during the holiday season for their own safety, noting that firecrackers can cause accidents and even fires…
KADIWA ED KAPITOLYO—Fruits are among the products on display at the Kadiwa ed Kapitolyo held on the morning of December 25 at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen, offering affordable goods to capitol employees and other consumers. Along with the Kadiwa On Wheels na Kapitolyo, held at least twice a month,…
TO meet the surge in meat demand during the holiday season, the Mangaldan local slaughterhouse has extended its operating hours to ensure a stable supply in the market. Aji Cabrera, head of the General Services Office, said slaughtering of large livestock such as cows and carabaos now starts at 7:30…
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