MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Rosario said he will not hesitate to permanently close poultry farms that continue to violate sanitary standards, especially those causing an increase in fly infestations. Rosario made this warning during the Monday flag-raising ceremony on September 8, where he called on poultry owners to adhere to the…
A total of 3,703 packs of hybrid rice seeds were distributed on September 9 to over 680 qualified farmers in the municipality of San Nicolas, which will be planted during the coming dry season. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), headed by Engr. Christopher Serquina, in partnership with the Department of…
PROPERTY developer Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) recently held a topping-off ceremony for Futura One’s Building B, marking the completion of its structural framework and opening more opportunities for aspiring homeowners in Dagupan City. “It will be ready to welcome its first batch of residents by the second quarter of 2026,”…
TOUGH CATCH — Jerry Solis, a 53-year-old fisherman from Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City, fixes his net after an early morning fishing trip on September 12, 2025 at the Lingayen Gulf. He laments the low catch he and other small fishermen have been getting in the area due to…
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is now probing the allegedly anomalous purchase by the administration of former Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim of about P35 million worth of tablet computers intended for high school students during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. This was reported at the September 11…
MANGALDAN Mayor Bonafe de Vera Parayno has issued a stern directive to ensure strict monitoring of all public infrastructure projects within the town, stressing that no project should fall below set standards. During a joint executive-legislative meeting on September 8, Parayno said the Municipal Engineering Office (MEO), under the leadership…
THE provincial government’s proposed budget for 2026 is projected to reach a little over ₱7 billion, Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino said in a media interview on September 8. According to Lambino, the amount reflects an increase of about ₱1.2 billion compared to the current year’s allocation. He explained that…
FROM COLEGIO DE SAN ALBERTO MAGNO A 1908 diploma of a graduate of the defunct Colegio de San Alberto Magno, the first sectarian school in Dagupan City run by the Dominican fathers, was presented on September 8, 2025 before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) by Architect Alex Villaflor, one of the…
DEATH SENTENCE — A notice hangs at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen announcing the scheduled cutting of 192 trees in the area with a permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. An online petition was launched on September 11, 2025 to stop the plan and consider other options. (Punchphoto…
A growing clamor to halt the planned cutting of 192 trees within the Provincial Capitol complex in Lingayen has gained strong online support, with over 1,100 verified signatures gathered less than 24 hours after the launch through Facebook of a petition at change.org. The campaign, titled “Save the 192 Trees of…
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