THE Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Ilocos Region is closely monitoring a rise in patients with hand-foot and-mouth disease (HFMD), with 110 recorded in Pangasinan, including 17 in Dagupan, the highest among all provinces in the region. From January 1 to 18, 2025, there were 253…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) 5,000 replacement plates arrive in LTO Dagupan SOME 5,000 replacement vehicle plates have arrived at the Land Transportation Office in Dagupan City, some of which were paid for as far back as 2015. LTO Dagupan Chief Romero Dawaton expressed hope that more replacement…
2025 MIDTERM ELECTIONS THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is ramping up efforts to ensure a safe electoral environment as the May 12 poll approaches, including the conduct of “Oplan Katok,” reminding gun owners to register or renew their firearm licenses. PNP Provincial Director Rollyfer Capoquian said proactive outreach is part…
A 29-year-old fish vendor was arrested in a joint anti-illegal drug operation on January 30 in Barangay Baligayan, San Quintin, and 50 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P340,000, was seized by law enforcement agents. Clarissa Lugtu, a resident of Roosevelt Park Village, Barangay San Pablo,…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 3 nabbed in Dagupan drug-bust ops, yield P54K shabu THREE men were arrested in a police operation on suspicion of drug trafficking, with authorities seizing eight grams of suspected shabu valued at over ₱54,000. The arrest took place during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pantal, Dagupan,…
COMELEC CITES ‘NO-SUSPENSION’ RULE URDANETA City Mayor Julio Parayno III is not leaving his post, citing a February 4, 2025 letter of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) backing him and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno against a suspension order from the Office of the President. The letter was in response to the…
TWO weeks into the election period that started January 12, the police caught 10 gun ban violators in Pangasinan out of the 13 total cases across the Ilocos Region. Two were recorded in La Union with two, and one in Ilocos Sur, according to P/Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang Jr., public…
MORE than 8,700 police personnel will be deployed across the Ilocos Region to ensure a peaceful election, with most to be assigned in Pangasinan, which has the highest number of registered voters in the region. P/Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang, deputy chief of Regional Community Affairs Development Division, said the deployment…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Tricycle driver nabbed in drug bust ops A tricycle driver was arrested for drug trafficking in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Palakipak, Rosales, with approximately 0.97 grams of suspected shabu valued at P6,596 seized by the police. The suspect identified as 25-year-old Eric Olaya Calaur, a…
TRADITIONAL ‘ANGPAO’ FROM BELEN – Dagupan residents rush to the pick-up truck carrying Mayor Belen Fernandez for their share of the ‘angpao’ in small red envelopes only to find out her ‘angpao’ was reserved for children. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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