FORMER Rep. Gina de Venecia, who is eyeing a comeback in Congress, vowed to carry on with the service legacy started by her husband, former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., and continued by their son, Rep. Christopher de Venecia, with a focus on boosting livelihood opportunities as well as the…
CITING THE ITEMS INCLUSION IN 2025 BUDGET TWO ordinances passed by the 7-majority councilors granting additional allowances to policemen assigned at the Dagupan City Police Station and to teaching and non-teaching personnel under the Dagupan City Schools Division were vetoed by Mayor Belen Fernandez, citing unrealistic rates that the city…
THE proposed P1.6-billion budget and P2.351-billion Annual Investment Plan (AIP) for Dagupan City were submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on October 8, more than a week ahead of the October 16 deadline set under the Local Government Code. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the proposed budget, which is P500 million higher…
MOTHER-SON LIM TEAM IN DAGUPAN – Councilor Celia-Chua Lim and son, former mayor Brian Lim, who filed their COCs for mayor and vice mayor, respectively, give the “L” hand sign together with their candidates for city council: Dada Reyna Macalanda, Alvin Coquia, Malou Fernandez, Alfie Fernandez, Red Erfe-Mejia, Irene Lim-Acosta, Christopher Lim, Benedict Cayabyab, Leo Cuaton…
THE filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) at the Dagupan City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office proceeded smoothly and without incident, according to City Election Officer Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento. There were 28 aspirants who submitted their COCs for various local positions in the city, and notably, there were no…
FORMER Pangasinan Governor and 5th District Rep. Amado Espino Jr. is eyeing a return to Congress as the first nominee of the party-list Abante Pangasinan Ilokano (API) in next year’s midterm elections. He filed his Certificate of Nomination and Certificate of Acceptance of Nomination (CoN-CAN) of API before the Commission on…
ALL Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) filed for the 2025 mid-term elections will be subject to evaluation by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the tentative list of candidates will be released on October 29, followed by the official list. In a statement, Atty. Ericson Oganiza, COMELEC Pangasinan election supervisor, emphasized…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) PNP scores big in drive versus illegal drugs in September SOME P32.1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by the Police Regional Office 1 in 82 anti-drug operations in September that resulted in the arrest of 91 suspects. P/Lt. Colonel Benigno Sumawang, PRO…
UNLISERBISYO, NOT UNLIPERWISYO, TEAM – The formidable ticket of Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua present themselves to the Dagupeños shortly after filing their respective certificates of candidacies. They are joined by re-electionists Michael Fernandez and Jeslito Seen; former Councilors Joey Tamayo, Luis Samson Jr., Karlos Liberato Reyna IV,…
FOLLOWING two most recent major fires that hit Dagupan City, Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez again appealed to the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to pass the more than P500-million Supplemental Budget No. 2 to enable the city to purchase an additional firetruck, but failed. In his…
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