SPECIAL LANE FROM 5 A.M.-7 AM. ON ELECTION DAY SENIOR citizens, persons with disability, and expecting mothers — along with companions to assist them — can vote from 5 to 7 a.m. to vote in the May 2025 elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced last week. COMELEC Chair George…

URDANETA Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno declined to comment on the suspension of the city’s mayor, his cousin, Julio “Rammy” Parayno, saying legal actions will be undertaken after the 90-day suspension period. In an interview on August 19, the acting mayor assured that the city government’s services would not be affected…

A FIRE ravaged the old public market in San Carlos City early Thursday morning, affecting 400 vendors who occupy about 90% of the total stalls. Mayor Julier ‘Ayoy’ Resuello assured immediate assistance to the stall owners as he belied rumors over social media that the fire was intentional to give…

NEWSBREAK (Filed by IFM Dagupan News)   PH now bullying capital of the world—ACT partylist THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) partylist expressed concern over the result of the survey conducted by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) that the Philippines has now become the bullying capital of the world. ACT…

THE repeated call of the minority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod to the majority to desist from their illegal practice of plagiarizing the former’s proposed ordinances and resolutions are simply falling on deaf ears. In last week’s regular session, the majority bloc introduced for second reading Resolution No. 6403, a…

A tornado swept through the boundary of Basista and Urbiztondo on August 10, causing significant damage to 29 houses and uprooted trees. In Barangay Bayoyong, 26 houses were severely damaged, according to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Basista. Another three houses in Barangay Pasibe East, Urbiztondo…

PANGASINAN has the highest number of emigrants in Region 1 at 1,647 as of 2022, according to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). Senior Emigrant Services Officer Eumarlo Tolosa reported that Ilocos Norte was second with 908; Ilocos Sur, 434; and La Union, 486. The CFO conducted a 4-day Community…

(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) No illegal drugs found in jail’s male dormitory  NO illegal drug was found when the joint Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a surprise inspection at the Dagupan City Jail Male Dormitory last week. Oplan…