UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez led the blessing & turnover of the (6) new government service vehicles, other equipment, and leisure boats that the city recently acquired for disaster preparedness, waste management operations and tourism at Bonuan Tondaligan Blue Beach. Among the newly acquired vehicles and heavy equipment were: one (1)…
PRELUDE TO HOLY WEEK PENITENCE – A man carrying a cross, assisted by his wife and followed by friends and neighbors walk around Calasiao town inviting households to pray with them. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
URDANETA City finally has an acting mayor and vice mayor following the one-year suspension of Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno by the Office of the President. Councilors Rio Esteves and Councilor Blesildo Sumera – who ranked No. 7 and 8 among the 10 city councilors in the 2022 election…
THE prestigious annual Bangus Festival will kick off on April 9 with a fun run dubbed “Dagupan Dash” or “Handa na Takbo na!”, to underscore the need for preparedness for natural and man-made disasters. Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez designated Councilor Marcelino Fernandez as chair of the executive committee in…
SOME 22,353 pieces of illegally sized and mounted campaign materials were taken down by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Pangasinan since the launch of “Oplan Baklas” on March 28, 2025. According to Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ericson Oganiza, the operation has successfully dismantled 7,431 posters and tarpaulins from party-list…
DURING HOLY WEEK, ELECTION THE intense political rivalry in Dagupan, for which the city has been classified under the yellow category by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the May 12 elections, is manageable and no major incidents are expected, according to the city police chief. P/Lt.Col. Brendon Palisoc, Dagupan…
TO SET RECORD STRAIGHT THE slogan of the opposition party in Dagupan City which says, “Kung walang sagabal, may magnanakaw”, drew a sharp retort from former Councilor Luis Samson Jr., saying it is they who have records of illegal transactions and questionable use of public funds. Samson, a veteran politician…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 06 – (Dagupan City) Panfilo Perez; (Calasiao) Cathryn de Vera, Sonia De Vera APRIL 08 – (Dagupan City) Alexander De Guzman; (Calasiao) Adriano Sarmiento APRIL 11 – (Dagupan City) Clemente Ursua; (Mapandan) Rex Agdaquit APRIL 12 – (Dagupan City) Lailanie Fernandez; (Mangaldan) Agnes De Vera; (San Carlos…
By Gonzalo Duque RECENT developments in our country may not look good for the Marcos administration in the light of the “illegal” arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. In my previous columns, I wrote that unless there is a “triggering factor” where the administration of PBBM might suffer defeat…
By Leonardo Micua THERE is no doubt that the announcement of COMELEC chairman Erwin George Garcia that barangay officials are allowed to campaign for their respective candidates in the coming election bodes well for the campaign of Mayor Belen Fernandez, Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and the rest of candidates of…
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