“HEART,” the 100-kilo rough-toothed dolphin, that was stranded off the coastal waters of Agno town, has found a new home at the Ocean Adventure facility for better care. Initially discovered in Barangay Boboy, Agno, on February 14, the dolphin was brought to and cared for at the marine rehabilitation pen…
PARENTS and faculty members of Mangaldan National High School who were initially alarmed by a bomb threat on Facebook Sunday night, February 18, finally felt reassured of the safety of their students after the town police declared the extensive search of the “planted bomb” as negative. Mayor Bona Fe de…
Bomb threat scare vs. Mangaldan HS, a mere scare

STUDENTS’ EXHIBIT — Mall shoppers at the CSI Atrium view the works of art done by students from Dagupan City National High School featured in the “Pamaruntal” exhibit. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
STUDENTS’ EXHIBIT
SOLAR ROOFTOP SYSTEM THE Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) has joined the green wave and signed a 15-year deal with EEI Power Corporation for a 145.2-kilowatt solar rooftop grid-tied system at the hospital’s annex. According to Hospital and Medical Director Vivencio Villaflor III, this move, aligned with the Department…
Dagupan hospital joins the green wave
CONSTRUCTION of the new city hall is discontinued pending the issuance of specific guidelines from the National Historical Commission on what the city government must do to the old city hall that it declared one of the nation’s heritage sites. Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the temporary halt to the construction of…
NHC decision awaited over old Dagupan City Hall
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dengue continues to rise In Pangasinan PANGASINAN already have 255 cases of dengue since the start of 2024, higher by 28 percent compared to the same period last year. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said 71 cases were recorded in January while 184 were…
NEWS BRIEFS

KASALANG BAYAN IN LINGAYEN – Ninety four couples happily tied the knot at the Lingayen local government’s “Kasalang Bayan 2024” held on, Valentine’s Day, February 14 at Lingayen Civic Center in Lingayen. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil officiated the wedding in the ceremony attended by the vice mayor, councilors and town officials. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
KASALANG BAYAN IN LINGAYEN
THE construction of the P15-million Mother and Child Hospital in Dagupan City will continue in spite of the refusal of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to endorse the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health for its establishment. Health…
DOH: Dagupan will have Mother & Child Hospital
THE Public Health Center (PHC) was inaugurated simultaneously with the groundbreaking of the Nuclear Medicine Facility (NMF), at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC)-Annex on February 13 which Dr. Roland Mejia, the R1MC center chief said, is another milestone. Mejia said the twin events is a model of the Department…
Public Health Center, Nuclear Medicine Facility soon in R1MC

MUSIC FOR LOVE – Violinist John Lester de Guzman plays his instrument inside a mall on Valentine’s Day serenading lovers and couples with his music. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)