SEVERAL local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan promptly implemented precautionary measures, including the suspension of classes and government work, following a magnitude 4.8 – later revised to 4.4 – earthquake that rocked parts of Northern Luzon at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said…
THE local government of Sta. Barbara will call a meeting with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to discuss the damage to several infrastructure projects contributing to the flooding in the municipality. Ray Santos, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said one of the primary sources…
THE controversy involving the alleged mismanagement of funds by the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair in Barangay Talibaew, Calasiao has been resolved following a series of discussions between the concerned parties and the SK Federation, and new transparency rules have been set to avoid a repeat of the incident. The issue…
LADY OF MANAOAG IN DAGUPAN — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas presides over the Eucharistic Celebration and Anointing of the Sick at the St John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City after the solemn procession held around the city in celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag….
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has clarified that Phase I of the Calmay Bridge project is now complete, and the second phase is just awaiting funding that is scheduled for release in 2026. DPWH clarified malicious information being posted on social media by a candidate who lost in…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week approving a supplemental budget for the Annual Investment Program (AIP) worth P102 million and an ordinance approving a Supplemental Budget of P69 million to fund 11 various projects. Both measures were passed by the SP on motion of Councilor Jeslito Seen,…
THE DENR UNIT CAN INSTEAD APPLY FOR DEED OF USUFRUCT The Dagupan City government cannot issue tax declarations covering any part of the lands designated by Proclamation No. 98, issued by then-President Diosdado Macapagal in the early 1960s, which specifically allocated these lands for parks and playgrounds. This was underscored…
ANOTHER eight mayors from various towns and cities in Pangasinan have officially joined the growing ranks of the Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), a national movement of local leaders committed to transparency, integrity, and anti-corruption in government. From having only one member in the province — Manaoag Mayor Jeremy “Doc…
CASES ON PASSAGE OF 2023 BUDGET THE Office of the Ombudsman has cleared with finality Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez and seven other city officials of criminal and administrative cases over the passage of the 2023 budget during a city council session on September 26, 2023, when it denied the motion for reconsideration…
TOWN HALL MEET ON NUCLEAR ENERGY — Residents and representatives of various sectors in Labrador attend a town hall meeting on October 4, 2025 to discuss nuclear energy as an alternative and cheaper power source, and the possibility of the municipality’s hosting of a modern nuclear power plant. One of…
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