PAMANA, a private company that has a 25-year joint venture agreement with the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD), struck a virtual gold mine when it dug a deep well in Barangay Carael, across the Calmay River, that yields a significant volume of potable water that could last for years. Glen…
AN ordinance was passed by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) declaring a moratorium on the establishment of new poultry farms and piggeries within the city. The ordinance, authored by Councilor and Majority Leader Michael Fernandez, also provides for the gradual phase-out and closure of existing ones within three years from…
WEST Central Elementary School 1 students were served nutritious pancit canton and Monde Nuvi chocolate milk drink by the Dagupan City government on August 22, 2025 under the Goodbye Gutom Program of Mayor Belen Fernandez. At the same time, the City Population and Development Office and Teen Center delivered lectures…
ONLY 6.7% IN ILOCOS REGION THERE are 75 barangays in Pangasinan, representing 5.5% of the 1,364 total, that remain affected by illegal drugs, according to a report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last week Across Region 1, about 7% or 219 of the 3,267 total barangays, are still…
IN SUPPORT OF 5-MINUTE RESPONSE TIME POLICY CONVINCED that the 5-minute response time policy of the police would be a big boon in preventing crimes as well as enhancing emergency response, the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution urging Mayor Belen Fernandez to procure an additional five new vehicles and…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has intensified its child protection initiatives to ensure the safety and welfare of minors across the province, including in schools and in their communities. Among the key efforts rolled out are school-based information drives, community dialogues on abuse prevention, and public awareness campaigns focused…
THE remains of seven-year-old Alleria Gabrielle “Portia” Jamias, who was found lifeless on a beach in Dagupan City on August 15, were laid to rest Monday morning, August 25, in a private cemetery in her hometown Asingan. Portia’s casket was gently carried in a white and pink-themed funeral carriage adorned…
FIFTEEN-year-old Princess Sarah Grace Pascual of Barangay Tapuac, Dagupan brought honor to her city and the country after harvesting a silver podium finish during the 17th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation Championships held August 18-21, 2025 in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. Some 322 top taekwondo jins from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, the…
By Gonzalo Duque WE are getting tired of the exposes relative to the botched flood control projects in the country. We have seen the magnitude of the problem. Can Juan de la Cruz do something about it? My son Nanoy told me that he’s glad that all these shenanigans…
By Leonardo Micua A day before PNP Chief General Nicolas Torre III was relieved of his post by Malacañang, Mayor Belen Fernandez, Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and some members of the Dagupan City council were at the office of Acting City Police Chief, Lt. Colonel Lawrence Keith Calub to test…
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