STILL, A BRIDGE TOO FAR – Personnel of the DPWH have started to lay the foundation for the Calmay Bridge by the Jose De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City, after almost 90 years of waiting to replace the Franklin Bridge that was washed out in 1935 by a flood. (Punchphoto by Butch…
GROUNDBREAKING for a new bridge that will cross the wide Calmay River in Dagupan City is set on December 20, according to Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia who worked for the project’s funding. The bridge will replace the Franklin Bridge that used to connect the island barangay of…
New Calmay Bridge groundbreaking set Dec. 20
INDIGENOUS songs, dances, and traditional musical instruments will be integrated into the Araling Panlipunan and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health) subjects for students in both public and private elementary and high schools in the municipality of San Nicolas as part of initiatives on cultural preservation. The town’s municipal…
San Nicolas schools to Integrate Indigenous performance arts
THE San Carlos City Library remains dynamic in keeping public engagement, especially among the young population, in this digital era when physical libraries are often underrated and under-appreciated. City Librarian Nerrisa Cabuay said many young people today are unfamiliar with the experience of browsing through physical books as internet searches…
San Carlos City Library goes beyond books and reading
MORE healthcare workers will be deployed by the Department of Health (DOH) in hospitals across Region 1 from December 21 to January 6 in anticipation of the rise in number of patients during the Christmas and New Year holidays, especially due to injuries from fireworks. Ethelreina Sugando, Nurse V at…
DOH to deploy more healthcare workers in hospitals during holidays
A joint buy-bust operation by local police and anti-narcotics agents led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the seizure of 70 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P476,000, on December 11 in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The suspect, identified as Jaypee Castro,…
Shabu worth half a million seized in Dagupan
A P1.5-million reward has been put up by the Abono Party-list for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of its national president, Umingan Municipal Councilor Ponciano “Onyok” Onia. Onia, 59, was gunned down on December 7, 2024, in Barangay Lubong, Umingan, while driving his SUV…
P1.5-M reward offered for arrest of Onia’s killers
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has organized ‘Onia’ Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) named after Councilor and Abono Party-list National President Ponciano Onia, who was killed in a gun attack in Umingan on December 7. According to P/Lieutenant Tricia Guzman, spokesperson for the SITG, investigators have identified at least one…
‘Onia’ task force probes Umingan councilor’s murder
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Fire razes warehouse in Dagupan City A warehouse in Barangay Bolosan, Dagupan City, owned by resident Jose Sy Tan, was engulfed in flames early morning Wednesday. Mark Salayog Gonzales, a 30-year-old Community Volunteer Organization member and resident of Barangay Bolosan, reported the fire at the City…
POLICE REPORTS
DESPITE OPPOSITION WALKOUT DAGUPAN’S Sangguniang Panlungsod passed 14 ordinances and 10 resolutions during a special session that ran for less than five hours on December 12, a record accomplishment for the city’s lawmaking body, despite another walkout by four opposition councilors. Among the measures passed were ordinances: 1. Establishing the…