THE Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) Pangasinan Chapter is celebrating six decades of service this September, marking a milestone in its long-standing mission to promote mental wellness and dismantle stigma across the province. Founded in 1965, the Pangasinan Chapter has grown from a civic movement into one of the most…
THE local government of Mangaldan conducted a joint executive-legislative meeting to review and revise the town’s 10-Year Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plan, with the end goal of addressing long-standing issues in the town’s waste disposal system and further promoting sustainable environmental practices. Presided over by Mayor Bona Fe de Vera-Parayno,…
THE sale of unhealthy snack foods in and around schools in Dagupan City will soon be regulated following the passage of a resolution last week that aims to prevent obesity and other illnesses among students. Resolution No. R-109, Series of 2025, authored by Councilor Danielle Francine Canto, a nutritionist, calls…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is intensifying its campaign to promote breastfeeding as a vital step in ensuring healthier children and stronger mother-child relationships. Ligene Neri, PHO’s nutrition assistant program manager, said while data from the Field Health Services Information System revealed an impressive 97.91% breastfeeding compliance rate among mothers…
WHITE GOLD — A farm worker gathers cooked salt in one of the biggest refineries in Pangasinan, located in Barangay David, Mangaldan. The family-owned facility operates 24/7, rain or shine, to remove impurities and produce fine, clean, whiter and high-quality salt. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) has announced a slight increase in electricity rates for the month of August, citing higher prices in the electricity market and transmission costs. According to DECORP, the average selling rate for August is now P9.74 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), up from P9.34/kWh last month. The increase…
PIPE ORGAN MUSIC — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas officiates on August 21, 2025 the blessing of the new pipe organ of the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish, followed by the choir’s singing accompanied by the towering instrument made in the USA. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO siblings from Dagupan were honored by the city government for their exceptional achievements in the Horizon Olympiad Global Round, an academic competition, held in New York, USA., from July 21 to 26, 2025. Purple Faith Aquino and her younger brother, Citrine Neo Aquino, both students of Mother Goose Special…
TWO Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)–Urdaneta District Jail Male Dormitory proudly marched in their togas during the 46th Commencement Exercises of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) on August 14, 2025 — a milestone that marked the first time in the Ilocos…
MURDER SOLVED — Police Col. Arbel Mercullo, OIC Pangasinan police director, gives a media briefing on August 18, 2025 at the provincial police office in Lingayen on the swift resolution of the murder of a 7-year-old girl who was found dead on August 15. The suspects had been indicted by…
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