“IT is an invented issue. There’s no issue. There’s no problem. It’s politics.” These were the words of Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco on the controversial initial P75-M seawall project, in an interview with The PUNCH. The project became the subject of a committee hearing conducted on September 14, 2023,…
LINGAYEN residents are expressing strong opposition to the proposed construction of a seawall along Binmaley and Lingayen Beach, according to P/Colonel Sonny Versoza (retired). In an interview with Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan on September 27, Versoza, an officer of the Pangasinan PNP Retirees Association Inc., revealed that he has received numerous…
UL’s LOSS IS CITY’S LOSS — The hearse bearing the remains of MacArthur Samson, president and chairman of University of Luzon, one of the oldest educational institutions in Dagupan City, is followed by thousands of faculty members and students, members of civic and religious groups to the St. John’s Cathedral for…
“PAMBABASTOS SA AKIN…” TENSION flared at Dagupan City Hall when Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia barged into the mayor’s office to confront Councilor Michael Fernandez who was holding a meeting with Vice Mayor Bryan Kua in the presence of four other councilors belonging to minority bloc. When Erfe-Meia started to rant, taunt…
PREMATURE CAMPAIGNING THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC)- Dagupan directed two more candidates for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to explain allegations of premature campaigning. Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento, Dagupan City Election Officer, confirmed his office has issued show cause orders to two candidates for the BSKE but…
THE Guico administration is urging Pangasinenses to actively participate in environmental conservation efforts through tree-planting. In a statement, Gov. Ramon Guico III said his administration’s goal to plant one million trees by June 2024 as part of the Pangasinan Green Canopy Project, is an environmental rehabilitation initiative using a ‘joint…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan Radio) Passage of Dagupan’s P1.3B Annual Budget meets mixed reactions THE recent approval of Dagupan City’s P1.3 billion annual budget for 2023 by the Sangguniang Panlungsod has garnered mixed reactions from Dagupeños. While many are delighted with the budget’s eventual approval after nearly a year…
‘PAY PARKING’ ON ELEVATED ROAD – The partially opened section of the elevated drainage and road on A.B. Fernandez Ave-East is providing an illegal opportunity for some enterprising residents in the area to collect P20 parking and security fee from motorists and motorcycle riders. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PANGASINAN is witnessing a significant increase in sustainable power generation as more entrepreneurs invest in solar power projects across the province. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved four resolutions this year expressing no objections to solar power projects in the province. The most recent approval was granted to 3 Barracuda Energy…
THE Urbiztondo municipal government recently dispersed 20,000 tilapia fingerlings in rivers, streams, and creeks across the town. Led by Mayor Modesto Operania, the dispersal took place in various bodies of water in barangays Baug, Bayaoas, and Gueteb. The primary goal of this effort is to boost the town’s agriculture and…
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