By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE action-filled drama and suspense last week on the “kidnapping” of former President Rodrigo Duterte ‘will certainly create an opportunity for an independent filmmaker to produce a two-hour blockbuster documentary movie. It had all the ingredients – deception by Marcos Jr. about involvement of foreign…
STATE OF DAGUPAN CITY – Mayor Belen Fernandez addresses city government officials, stakeholders and residents with her annual report of the city’s 2024 state of affairs at the CSI Stadia on March 18, 2025. The seven councilors of the majority bloc were absent. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CITY HALL OPERATIONS REMAIN NORMAL URDANETA City’s top four councilors as of March 19 have officially expressed their refusal to serve as acting mayor and vice mayor and the other six, all political allies of Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, are expected to make the same…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez said she is confident that the city can have a P2-billion economy before the end of 2025, citing current economic trends as well as the numerous awards and recognitions achieved by the city over the last two years under her administration. “We know we are doing…
INTEL WORK VS DRUG FUNDS CONTINUE THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan has temporarily suspended its drug clearing operations in barangays as preparations ramp up for the May 12 election. PDEA Provincial Chief Rechie Camacho announced last week that the decision to pause their operations is to avoid…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas, in his Lenten message read in Mass in all churches in the archdiocese on March 16, called for unity, sobriety, and reflection amid what he referred to as a “constant state of crisis” in the country and the deepening divisions created by political chaos in the…
WE STAND WITH DUTERTE – Local supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Pangasinan sign the Solidarity Wall as they join their counterparts across the country and overseas in prayer rallies. (Punchphoto by Burtch Uka)
PLANTING of different tree species in some of the cleared areas of the city’s dumpsite in Bonuan started last March 14. This was announced by Mayor Belen Fernandez during her State of the City Address (SOCA) on March 18, adding that the dumpsite restoration started while clearing operations of the…
FOR 40+ YEARS OLD HEALTH experts called on the public to get screened annually for glaucoma to prevent irreversible blindness that is incurable but can be managed when detected early. In a recent press conference, Dr. Lawrence Mangahas from the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, said there is no…
PANGASINAN’S medical service program GUICONSULTA (Government Unified Incentives for Medical Consultations) is being considered as a model project that could be replicated in other local government units, according to an executive of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “We have been coordinating with our head office to study and evaluate…
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