BINMALEY’S POLITICAL HOTSPOT TOWN residents of Binmaley started to feel political tension heating up when Vice Mayor Simplicio Rosario challenged Mayor Pedro Merrera III to a public debate to discuss pressing issues facing the residents, this after calling out the mayor alleged failure of the administration to manage the disposal…
ROAD HAZARD – A rolling convenience store loaded on a motorized carrier is banned on highways but this was seen traveling along De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City where it slows down traffic and poses a hazard to motorists. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOLLOWING another heated debate, the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod again rejected the request of the minority bloc to be furnished with the former’s written manifestation in advance to allow it to study the matter in order to produce quality legislation. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez noted that…
ONE of the high impact projects of the DPWH in Pangasinan, the Lingayen-Dagupan Diversion Road includes a bridge component that will be built across the Calmay River linking Barangay Carael to Barangay Tapuac, both in Dagupan City through the Jose De Venecia Expressway. This was announced by he Department of…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will seek the legal opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government whether the appearance of Mayor Belen Fernandez before the SP on May 28 and earlier on May 7 without the suspension of the rules, was in order. This was sought by Majority Leader…
(Filed by Dagupan IFM News) Leptospirosis warning up in Dagupan RESIDENTS of Dagupan City have been warned about a rise in leptospirosis cases during the rainy season particularly when flood occurs in low-lying areas. The City Health Office warned that leptospirosis if not treated early can cause death in the…
ENTREPRENEUR ON FOOT — A mobile trader carries locally produced bamboo and rattan handicrafts like baskets, hats, hammock, mirror frames, ‘walis tambo’ and ‘walis tingting’ and some plastic brooms and ropes around barangays. Most bamboo based products come from San Carlos City and sold in different towns in the province. (Punchphoto…
THIS is good news to the city of Urdaneta, the melting pot of trade and commerce as well as education in eastern Pangasinan. The closure order issued by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) central office in 2020 on the Sanitary Landfill Facility (LSF) of Urdaneta City in Barangay Catablan along…
TO MEET HIGH DEMAND WITH LOW SUPPLY THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) implemented a Manual Load Dropping (MLD) causing power interruptions in several parts of Pangasinan last June 1. The 12 affected towns and city were Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Basista, Bayambang, Malasiqui, Bautista, Alcala, and San Carlos City. Manual Load Dropping…
BEWARE OF SPEEDING BUSES, TRUCKS –The pickup truck driven by PUNCH editor-publisher is rammed by speeding First North Luzon Transit in the middle of the Yellow Box while turning left to exit TPLEX in Urdaneta City. No traffic enforcers, no traffic lights to manage flow of traffic at the site where lives…
© 2026 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
