THE seven-member majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod brushed aside accusations that they were to blame for the canceled implementation of the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), since they passed the needed resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of the project with the…
URDNAETA City Mayor Julio Parayno III, despite being barred from entering the city hall with the implementation of his one-year preventive suspension, issued a memorandum from his home on March 26 suspending face-to-face classes for public primary and secondary schools from March 26 to 28 due to extreme heat that…
APRIL 5 will be a special non-working holiday for the celebration of Agew na Pangasinan, with an official declaration issued last week by Malacañang. Proclamation No. 848, s. 2025, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin by authority of the President, acknowledges the significance of the occasion and ensures that the…
PIA TELLS STUDENTS, GO AFTER YOUR DREAMS — Senator Pia Cayetano addresses senior high school and college students from the different secondary schools as well as some college graduates at the Lingayen Civic Center last March 25 during her career talk las week on the theme: “Success Starts Now: How to Transition…
LOCAL councils are prohibited from discussing any other matter until the annual budget for the succeeding year is passed, based on Section 323 of the Local Government Code — and this contributed to the delay in the passage of just a simple resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a…
MAJORITY BLOC QUESTIONS LIMITATIONS DAGUPAN City Legal Officer Aurora Valle maintains that in all cases of preventive suspension, the suspended official is barred from performing the functions of his or her office and does not receive salary although not vacating and losing the title to the office. In a letter to…
CAMPAIGN STARTS FOR LOCAL BETS AS the campaign period for local candidates started on Friday, March 28, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Pangasinan reminded aspirants and their supporters to adhere to the rules on campaign materials, especially on where these are placed. Provincial Election Supervisor Ericson Oganiza emphasized strict…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Lingayen’s bagoong industry thrives THE bagoong industry in Lingayen continues to grow, according to Daniel Bernal Jr., one of the biggest producers in the town. Throughout the years, the industry continues to enjoy steady support from residents because it provides jobs, attracts tourists, and promotes…
OTHER STREET PROJECTS UNDERWAY THE newly rebuilt Herero-Perez Road connecting A.B. Fernandez Avenue to Perez Boulevard has been completed and is expected to be opened to vehicular traffic by April. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the old Herero-Perez street which was perennially flooded after every heavy rains and high tide was elevated…
THE Department of Health (DOH)-Ilocos Region led the blessing and inauguration of the third Super Health Center (SHC) in Pangasinan on March 17, 2025, in the town of Alcala. DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco said there will be more SHCs to be opened in Pangasinan since it has the…
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