AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)—Alaminos City recently raided a videoke bar in Sual that was reportedly a hub for prostitution, and rescued nine women, four of whom were minors. Atty. Fabienne Matib, the agent in charge of the NBI-Alaminos City District Office, said in an interview that…
GRASSFIRES occurred in three barangays in Calasiao on March 1 to 2, caused mainly by the illegal burning of garbage by residents, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). The first reported incident was in Barangay Banaoang, followed by another one in Barangay Nalsian on March 1. The following day, a grassfire occurred on a vacant…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 1 dead, 3 injured in Mangatarem road mishap A motorcycle collided with a tricycle in Barangay Dorongan Punta, Mangatarem, resulting in the death of one passenger and injuries to three others. According to authorities investigating the case, the tricycle driver, Julio Garcia Calangian, a 65-year-old resident…
ONLY BENEFITED TRADERS, IMPORTERS THE chairman of the Abono Partylist and the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) called for the repeal of Executive Order (EO) No. 62, citing its failure to reduce rice prices as intended and the adverse effects on local consumers. In a letter dated March 3, 2025…
PANGASINAN and its four cities, and 42 of its 44 towns received the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Only the towns of Binmaley and Umingan did not make the list. SGFH is an award given to local government…
DAGUPAN City earned a 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), which it failed to get the previous year because the annual budget was passed three months late, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Fernandez said with the SGFH, the city is now eligible to vie for the more prestigious Seal…
FOURTH District Representative Christopher de Venecia applauded the local governments in his district — Dagupan City, and the towns of Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, and Manaoag — for each earning the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping from the national government. “This recognition was achieved by them through the unity…
By Gonzalo Duque THE Supreme Court is proving to be the last bulwark of our democracy as it continues to probe into the legalities of the transfer of billions of pesos of PhilHealth funds to the national treasury to support the unprogrammed appropriations of Congress, particularly, its public works…
By Leonardo Micua WE spotted seven opposition councilors of Dagupan sporting stolid faces when Councilor Michael Fernandez announced during his privilege speech that Dagupan is a recipient of the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), an award given to local government units that comply with standards on good…
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