THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance for the establishment of the first Dagupan Technical Vocational School to be initially situated at the premises of the Juan P. Guadiz Elementary School where the City Schools Division is holding classes for the Alternative Learning System. Authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez, floor…
THE distribution of 1,500 fuel subsidy cards to public utility vehicle drivers and operators across the Ilocos Region is ongoing, but the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has withheld more than 100 cards due to expired franchise permits. In an interview, Atty. Anabelle Nullar, LTFRB Region 1 director,…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Pyrotechnic vendors in Dagupan warned vs illegal goods THE Dagupan local government held a meeting with vendors to remind them on the guidelines for selling pyrotechnics, particularly the illegal sale of banned devices under ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’. The meeting was called by the City Market Division, CDRRMO,…
A joint buy-bust operation by local police and anti-narcotics agents led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the seizure of 70 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P476,000, on December 11 in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The suspect, identified as Jaypee Castro,…
A P1.5-million reward has been put up by the Abono Party-list for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of its national president, Umingan Municipal Councilor Ponciano “Onyok” Onia. Onia, 59, was gunned down on December 7, 2024, in Barangay Lubong, Umingan, while driving his SUV…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has organized ‘Onia’ Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) named after Councilor and Abono Party-list National President Ponciano Onia, who was killed in a gun attack in Umingan on December 7. According to P/Lieutenant Tricia Guzman, spokesperson for the SITG, investigators have identified at least one…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Fire razes warehouse in Dagupan City A warehouse in Barangay Bolosan, Dagupan City, owned by resident Jose Sy Tan, was engulfed in flames early morning Wednesday. Mark Salayog Gonzales, a 30-year-old Community Volunteer Organization member and resident of Barangay Bolosan, reported the fire at the City…
DESPITE OPPOSITION WALKOUT DAGUPAN’S Sangguniang Panlungsod passed 14 ordinances and 10 resolutions during a special session that ran for less than five hours on December 12, a record accomplishment for the city’s lawmaking body, despite another walkout by four opposition councilors. Among the measures passed were ordinances: 1. Establishing the…
By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this, I am hopeful that the ‘Punching Duo’ of my editor, Ermin Garcia Jr., and myself will be launched Saturday, December 14. It will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with replay on Wednesdays. We call this, in radio parlance, a test broadcast,…
By Leonardo Micua WITH all those hard as granite accusations thrown at VP Sara Duterte, an ordinary human being would have easily crashed and crumbled. But not the VP. She’s fighting back with steel-like nerves and a heart of stone, and despite her bruises, if you can call it that, is…
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