BOAT TO SCHOOL — Students, accompanied by their parents, from island villages of Dagupan City use a motorized banca daily to cross Calmay river to attend classes on the mainland. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) again boycotted the council session last June 17, and the seven-member majority was unable to proceed with the business of the day as they were one member short of a quorum. There were four resolutions in the agenda, all authored by…
18 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED AT R1MC ARE you a fan of energy drinks, especially after a workout or a tiring day? Reconsider other hydration fluids, as health experts at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) have raised concerns over the frequent consumption of energy drinks, identifying them as a possible…
ALL students of West Central 1 Elementary School in Dagupan City, from Grades 1 to 6, underwent a reading assessment before the new academic year opened on June 16 to gauge proficiency, which will help teachers design their lessons accordingly. The school’s principal, Dr. Renato Santillan, said the assessment complied…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) DTI: MSMEs can compete with big industries THE Department of Trade and Industry Region I assured maximum support to all local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). DTI Region 1 Information Officer Joyce Segui-Sabado, told a recent Kalayaan forum, that efforts to boost MSMEs…
GUILTY OF SIMPLE MISCONDUCT THE Office of the Ombudsman, in a decision dated 31 January 2025, a copy of which was obtained by The PUNCH on Thursday, fined former Dagupan City Mayor Marc Brian Lim for simple misconduct due to a complaint filed by a private citizen over the closure…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Drunk man run over by a backhoe, dies A 45-year-old man died after being run over by a backhoe in Mabini town. According to the police investigation, the 28-year-old backhoe operator was on his way to the riverbank to gather rocks when he accidentally ran over…
BRIGADA ESKWELA 2025 – Village officials and Sangguniang Kabataan members of Barangay Tapuac in Dagupan City participate in the Brigada Eskwela activities at the Dagupan City National High School to prepare the school for the upcoming school year opening on June 16. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia is making the final rounds to check on projects he initiated as he wraps up a nine-year term in Congress that will end on June 30. His first stop was the Tondaligan Baywalk in Dagupan City, which is undergoing rehabilitation for portions damaged…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas decried the delay in the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling it not only constitutionally wrong but a grave moral sin. In a pastoral message titled “It is Wrong! It is a sin!”, he said the church must speak “from the perspective of truth, in…
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