AFTER TYPHOON “UWAN” FOURTH District Board Member Marinor de Guzman has urged local governments to act swiftly in identifying safe relocation sites and for the Department of Education to fast-track repairs of storm-damaged schools, following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon “Uwan.” During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s regular session on November…
NEARLY half of all documented HIV cases in Region 1 are from Pangasinan, according to the latest data released by the Department of Health (DOH). As of March 2025, the Ilocos Region has recorded a total of 4,151 HIV cases. Pangasinan accounts for almost half of the figure, reflecting a…
MORE than 1.1 million individuals from 345,673 families in 1,040 barangays across Pangasinan were affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” The figures were reported by Gov. Ramon Guico III during a situation briefing with cabinet secretaries and Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo on November 17 at…
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez expressed full support for the Children’s Month celebration organized by the United Methodist Church at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome on Saturday, November 15. The event, held under the theme “With Jesus, I Belong,” highlighted joy, fellowship, and the recognition of children as vital members…
SEVENTEEN-year-old Eric Joachim Hechanova of Lingayen brought pride to the country after clinching the gold medal in the U18 Boys 3000-meter run in the 17th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships held November 15–18, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The young runner from Barangay Baay made history in his first…
DAGUPAN’S LANTERN CAPITAL—Motorists stop to buy lanterns from shops along the roadside in Brgy. Caranglaan, dubbed as Dagupan’s Christmas lantern capital, saves a lot of money than when they go to Tarlac and Pampanga to buy these traditional Christmas decors. As the yuletide season is now just around the corner,…
JOVELLANOS Street has been added to the list of Dagupan streets temporarily closed for the city’s annual baratillo, giving vendors more space during the Christmas season and the Dagupan City Fiesta. The inclusion was approved under Ordinance No. O-052, series of 2025, passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on November 17…
FISH CAGES, PENS, PONDS WRECKED THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has appealed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the immediate release of financial assistance and farm input support to thousands of fisherfolk heavily affected by Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Resolution No. R-192,…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) announced a drop in its November electricity rate to P7.95 per kilowatt-hour, down from P9.21/kWh in October. The lower charge is attributed mainly to reduced prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), which helped temper the rise in transmission fees imposed by the National…
ANOTHER VEHICULAR ACCIDENT—A slow-moving single motorcycle figures in another vehicular accident along the Jose de Venecia Sr. Expressway Extension, instantly killing the driver. Authorities have long prohibited slow-moving vehicles from taking the road, which is considered an accident-prone area. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
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