THE Kabataan Partylist has called for a thorough investigation into flood control projects in Pangasinan, citing that P13.2 billion was allocated for flood mitigation in the province from 2022 to the current year. Despite such significant funds, many towns and cities in the province have continued to suffer from severe…
GONE ARE THE TREES — Visitors in this part of the Limahong Channel along the Lingayen Baywalk decry the now seemingly barren land after trees were cut down to give way to supposedly development projects. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE City Legal Office has submitted partial documents attesting that certain contractors of the Brian Lim administration from 2019 to 2022 had defaulted or abandoned their projects before completion, while some were found to be substandard. Councilor and Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said City Legal Officer Aurora Valle promised to complete…
DAGUPAN City Legal Officer Aurora Valle has clarified that the local government has no control or official supervisory power over projects implemented in the city by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which are funded under the national budget. In a September 15, 2025 letter to the Sangguniang…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on September 15 lifting the State of Calamity in the city, which was declared on July 23, 2025 due to the effects of Typhoon Crising (international name: Wipha) and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The resolution, authored jointly by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo…
DAGUPAN-LINGAYEN Archbishop Socrates Villegas has urged Catholics to move beyond mere remembrance of the 1972 Martial Law declaration on September 21 and embrace a deeper conversion that rejects corruption and demands systemic reform. In a pastoral letter titled “Kulang pa ang ‘Tama na!’” to be read in all Masses across the Archdiocese…
AFTER INFANT ABDUCTION INCIDENT FOLLOWING a shocking infant abduction at the Lingayen District Hospital last week, local officials have called for an increase in security measures at all hospitals under the Pangasinan provincial government. Proposed measures include adding more CCTV cameras and stricter controls at hospital entrances and exits. Meanwhile,…
PREP WORK FOR FISHING — A fisherman checks his net in preparation for the next day’s trip out to the Lingayen Gulf, where many small-scale fishers from Pangasinan rely on for their livelihood. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
HIGHER THAN THE 1.5% NATIONAL RATE THE inflation rate in Pangasinan increased to 4.1% in August 2025 from 3.3% in July, primarily driven by higher prices for food, housing, and transport, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provincial office reported last week. The province’s inflation level was significantly higher than the…
VICE GOVERNOR Mark Ronald Lambino on Monday underscored the importance of knowledge-sharing between the provincial government and the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) for the establishment of a pilot saltern farm in the province. The provincial board, with Lambino as presiding officer, has approved Provincial Resolution No. 212-2025, authorizing…
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