PANGASINENSES should be alarmed by the Department of Health’s declaration that the province tops with the most number of dengue cases in the region: 2,816 infections out of the 3,000! Another initial indication was the inclination of the Lingayen local government to declare a state of emergency due to the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S another hard and humiliating experience for the arrogant 7 epaLifes. All the ordinances that Councilors Redford Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, Celia Chua-Lim, Alvin Coquia, Librada Reyna-Macalanda, Marilou Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta had to be vetoed by Mayor Belen mainly for their gross ignorance of the…
Heatwaves’ Michael Mabulac drills a game-winning jumper to seal the game. (Photo grab from Facebook) THE Pangasinan Heatwaves pulled off a stunner when they outclassed the Zamboanga Master Sardines in a heart-pounding ball game, 75-74 last August 17 at the Calasiao Sports Complex. Pangasinan had a rough shooting start in the nightcap, only…
COMBINED police and anti-narcotics units arrested a high-value individual and seized approximately 70 grams of shabu, in a buy-bust operation conducted on August 18 at around midnight on Mitura Bridge in Urdaneta City. The suspect, Alfie Albarillo, 30, a barbecue vendor and resident of Barangay Mabalanias, Angeles City, Pampanga,…
THE provincial board strongly condemned the August 17 shooting of Efren Dela Cruz, the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of Barangay Salomague Norte in Bugallon, who survived the attack by an apparent stranger who was suspiciously lurking in his community. Board Member Joyce Fernandez, the provincial SK Federation president, sponsored…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Construction worker shot over accusations A 33-year-old construction worker is under close observation by doctors after he was shot by his neighbor in Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City, whom he accused of throwing stones at their house and other neighbors. The victim, Marvie Cariño Landingin, was allegedly…
WELCOME TO DAGUPAN CITY — Students, and faculty members of the Dagupan City National High School came out of their classrooms to welcome Iwata Mayor Hiroaki Kusachi and his delegation who were in Dagupan for the renewal of the sisterhood ties be between Iwata and Dagupan. They are joined by Mayor…
VOTER REGISTRATION IN CAMPUS –A student registers as a new voter during the Voter Education and Registration Fair initiated by the Commission on Election last Tuesday at the Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano )
SPECIAL LANE FROM 5 A.M.-7 AM. ON ELECTION DAY SENIOR citizens, persons with disability, and expecting mothers — along with companions to assist them — can vote from 5 to 7 a.m. to vote in the May 2025 elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced last week. COMELEC Chair George…
URDANETA Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno declined to comment on the suspension of the city’s mayor, his cousin, Julio “Rammy” Parayno, saying legal actions will be undertaken after the 90-day suspension period. In an interview on August 19, the acting mayor assured that the city government’s services would not be affected…
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