By Rex Catubig IN Biblical times, God directed the Israelites to smear the doors of their houses with the blood of a lamb as a sign to set them apart so that the Angel of Death would pass them over and spare them from imminent harm. Today, the blood mark…
STILL A BAYWALK? — The Lingayen Baywalk now looks like a two-lane road following a widening project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways Pangasinan 2nd District Engineering Office, and awarded to contractor/supplier by Berson’s Trading and Construction. The project was initiated on October 4, 2024, and was scheduled…
VIOLATES 5-STOREY LIMIT FOR DAGUPAN CITY AN eight-storey building planned by PHINMA University of Pangasinan (UPang), which will be partially located in a thickly-populated residential area, is facing opposition from residents as well as the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). Members of the Pagasa Village Homeowners Association in Barangay Pantal sent a…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on September 7 commending the leadership of P/Lt. Col. Lawrence Keith Calub, officer-in-charge of the city police, and Mayor Belen Fernandez for the upgrading of the Dagupan Police Station into a Type C City Police Office (CPO). Authored by Councilors Luis Samson…
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) Dagupan District Office made significant progress in addressing the backlog of motorcycle plates, distributing more than 17,000 plates as of September 5, 2025, representing 63.73% of the total 22,631 backlog. LTO Dagupan District Office Chief Romel Dawaton said the distribution campaign, which was launched in…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Province-wide flood mitigation, management plan out soon A comprehensive flood mitigation and management plan is set to be launched by the Pangasinan provincial government to effectively address the problem of flooding. The planned flood control master plan includes all existing flood control projects to…
TRAVELING SALESMAN — A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of bamboo and rattan handicrafts with some plastic household wares all stacked in and all around his sidecar as he traverses the Carmen-Poblacion Rosales National Road on September 12, 2025. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Rosario said he will not hesitate to permanently close poultry farms that continue to violate sanitary standards, especially those causing an increase in fly infestations. Rosario made this warning during the Monday flag-raising ceremony on September 8, where he called on poultry owners to adhere to the…
A total of 3,703 packs of hybrid rice seeds were distributed on September 9 to over 680 qualified farmers in the municipality of San Nicolas, which will be planted during the coming dry season. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), headed by Engr. Christopher Serquina, in partnership with the Department of…
PROPERTY developer Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) recently held a topping-off ceremony for Futura One’s Building B, marking the completion of its structural framework and opening more opportunities for aspiring homeowners in Dagupan City. “It will be ready to welcome its first batch of residents by the second quarter of 2026,”…
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