THE Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 1 assured the public of its full preparedness for the coming May 12 elections, citing heightened security measures and coordinated efforts across the Ilocos Region. In an interview on April 22, Police Brigadier General Lou Evangelista, PNP Region 1 director, said the police…
WITH just a few weeks before the May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has tightened its surveillance on vote-buying activities in an effort to ensure fair electoral practices. This initiative is being supported by various organizations, including the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV),…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Final briefing for teachers manning poll centers set THE final briefing for teachers who will serve as machine technicians and members of the board of canvassers in the May 12 election will be held on April 27, according to Dagupan Election Officer Atty. Michael…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 27- (Dagupan City) Inocencia Arellano; (Vancouver, Canada) Ofelia de Guzman; (Calasiao) Arnold de Vera APRIL 29 – (Dagupan City) Leslie Sta. Maria; (Pozorrubio) Fe Fernandez Bautisa MAY 02 – (Mangaldan) Monalisa Aquino, Nenita Aquino; (Calasiao) Arnulfo De Vera Cruz Happy Birthday! ZITA A. OCTAVIANO (April 27 –…
FOR decades till now, local political contests have been defined by the incumbents vs. former officials, incumbents vs. new wannabes but have always been with one common denominator: they were all residents from the same town or city. Incumbents vs. former officials contests are what we are seeing in Dagupan…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. TO commemorate the 104th birthday of my late father, our founder editor-publisher, on April 25, and to allow PUNCH readers a chance to know a tidbit of his personal life, I’m reposting here an interview of him recorded by the late Fr. Arsenio Jesena, S.J….
WORK AND PLAY – Local government employees try tackling each other in a football game during the “Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas,” a one-stop government services fair organized by the Office of the President in partnership with DSWD, DOH, DA and DOLE in the region that offers employment opportunities, cash assistance, and free medical…
A foremost Filipino clinical psychologist and national social scientist hailed former Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia for including mental health in her platform as she seeks to return to her old post in the May 12 elections. Dr. Lourdes Carandang, popularly known as Dr. Honey Carandang, said Mrs. De…
CLEARING OPERATIONS CONTINUING FOR the first time in more than 60 years, there are no more household and industrial wastes being dumped at the Dagupan City’s dumpsite in Bonuan to allow for the clearing operations to continue in preparation for its transition into a tree park, according to Mayor Belen…
MORE THAN 2 YEARS’ DELAY “TOO late the hero, talaga”. This was stressed by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, referring to the seven opposition councilors in the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, when asked by newsmen why the P150 million national fund for the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) was…
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