SET FOR DEMOLITION – An illegal fish pen in Dagupan City set for demolition is marked with red paint by the Task Force Bantay Ilog, to indicate that due process with owner has been completed. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DAGUPAN COUNCILORS REMINDED THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod was directed to submit a report under oath to the provincial office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, to explain why it failed to act on the budget last December 31, 2022 despite repeated reminders. This was stressed by DILG…
SUBMITTED SINCE OCT 12, 2022 THE proposed annual budget of Dagupan for fiscal year 2023 including all its integral plans, had long been on the table of the seven-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) since October 12, 2022, the day when it was submitted for the consideration by the…
FOR TALONG FESTIVAL – A farmworker in Villasis town harvests the long, violet hybrid eggplant variety that’s planted in the town year-round. It remains one of the leading producers of eggplants in Ilocos region. The town will celebrate its “Talong Festival” next week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
By 104.7 IFM Dagupan ‘War of Our Fathers’ photo exhibit, a hit LARGE crowds have visited The “War of our Fathers”, a photo and artifact exhibit featuring soldiers and relics of World War II at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center 1 opened to the public during the 78th celebration of…
Early warning bells for barangays, schools THE Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Bayambang town completed the distribution of early warning bells to all 55 public schools and 77 barangays in the town on January 9. The 9-inch iron brass warning bells will enable schools and barangays…
A JEALOUS husband stabbed her wife to death 300 times inside a motel in Mangaldan town Tuesday, January 9. Victim was identified as Marilyn Erfe Acosta, 39, an OFW and a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Sual town. Her husband, Richard Acosta, is a 40-year-old security guard. Initial investigation from…
THE renewed Battle Against Drugs (BAD) of Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 received pledges of commitment from 78 pastors and faith-based leaders led by Dr. Danilo Bornales, founder/president of the original BAD. This was announced by P/Brig. General John Chua, police regional director, following pledges of commitment were signed supporters…
TWO more barangays in San Carlos City—Caingal and Naguilayan—were declared ‘drug-cleared’ by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). This raised the number of drug-cleared barangays in San Carlos City to 65, while processing of 25 barangays to attain drug-cleared status continues. Barangays Caingal and Naguilayan received their drug-cleared status following…
A CONTRACTOR who posed as an influential member of the media was arrested by joint police operatives led by the Calasiao police in the morning of January 11 after he tried to extort money from the manager of a fun fair/sideshow operating in Barangay Poblacion East in Calasiao. The suspect,…
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