THE Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to accept a P40-million financial donation from the Office of the President for socio-civic and community programs in Dagupan City. Resolution No. R-198, Series of 2025, authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez, empowers the mayor to sign all documents needed…
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned that the country is facing a growing governance crisis rooted not only in corruption but also in the glaring absence of a national vision and a clear roadmap for the future. “Ang question para sa akin ay bakit in this period of time,…
(Filed by 104.7 iFM Dagupan) Motorcycle thief arrested in San Carlos City A motorcycle thief was arrested by the police in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. The investigation reveals that the owner parked his motorcycle in front of their house without removing its key. The suspect spotted the motorcycle with a key…
OCULAR INSPECTION—Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Antonio Lagdameo, Jr., representing President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., along with Gov.Ramon Guico III and Mayor Pete Merrera, conduct an ocular inspection in barangay Sabangan, Binmaley last November 17 as the national government is distributing assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon Uwan. (PUNCHphoto by…
JUST days after an underground fireworks factory in Barangay Tebeng exploded that killed one worker and injured four others, the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod is moving swiftly to ban the manufacture of firecrackers and pyrotechnics within the city. The measure, proposed under Draft Ordinance No. 0-048, Series of 2025, was authored…
OVER CLAIM OF FAKE MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION THE Supreme Court has acquitted former Pozorrubio Mayor Artemio Que Chan of falsifying a marriage certificate, overturning a 2022 Sandiganbayan ruling that found him guilty of falsely claiming to have solemnized a wedding. In a decision dated July 14, 2025, the High Tribunal ruled…
THE Dagupan City government was urged to ban or prohibit the construction/installation of antenna and communication towers of radio stations and communication companies within the city’s downtown area, as well as on densely populated areas, so that in case of storm, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, they will not inflict…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has alerted the public to a scam involving individuals who pose as Philippine National Police (PNP) officers to solicit money and request online fund transfers. In an advisory from Camp BGen Oscar M. Florendo, PRO1 reported that scammers have been using the names of…
OPERATOR IN HIDING, SUBJECT OF POLICE MANHUNT ONE person was killed and four others injured when a clandestine firecracker factory inside a compound in Barangay Tebeng, Dagupan City exploded at 3:45 p.m. on November 16, barely one month ahead of the “OPLAN Iwas Paputok” of the Department of Health (DOH),…
WHILE political will is essential in shaping national policy, it is ultimately the scientists—not politicians—who must determine where nuclear power plants can be safely built. Such decisions require rigorous, unbiased, comprehensive scientific analysis, and above all caution. Recent reports claim that, at the initiative of 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco,…
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