OBSTRUCTIONISM IN CITY COUNCIL ENDS DAGUPAN’S new set of councilors kept their momentum on their second week in office, passing supplemental funds totaling about P250.63 million to bankroll priority programs and projects of the city administration. In its session last July 7, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed Supplemental Budget (No. O01-2025) worth…

(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Rider dies after being run over by wing van truck A 28-year-old rider was killed after he was run over by a wing van truck along the National Road in Rosales town. According to police investigations, the truck driven by a 50-year-old man from Cabanatuan City,…
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THE Barangay Council of Dalongue, Sta. Barbara urged residents to secure their pet dogs and cats to avoid animal bite incidents in the community, especially involving children. Barangay Chair Angel Tamayo said that while there is already an ordinance requiring residents to secure their pets, it is not being fully…
Barangay council urges stricter dog containment

TAKE TWO FOR MAYOR BELEN — Reelected Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez Mayor Belen Fernandez delivers her second inaugural address after taking her oath of office before Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez at the People’s Astrodome on Saturday, June 28. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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TO meet the increasing demand of more applicants for the Dagupan City scholarship program, Mayor Belen Fernandez asked the new Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and Majority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez to pass an ordinance adding 1,000 slots for tertiary education scholarships. The additional 1,000 scholars will…
MBTF wants P50-M for 1,000 new scholars
FOLLOWING the success of the tree planting activity during the Agew na Dagupan on June 20, Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez is scheduling another greening program at the Bonuan dumpsite in Octobe for its early conversion into an eco-park and fun site with a football field. She said that by October,…
Next tree planting at ex-Bonuan dumpsite set Oct. 3
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the suspension of face-to-face classes in kindergarten to senior high school and the alternative learning system (ALS) on July 4, following an orange warning alert that means potential heavy rains and possible flooding in parts of the city. Her Executive Order No. 2, Series…
Classes in Dagupan suspended due to heavy rains
(Filed by 107.4 IFM Dagupan News) Mangaldan Comelec prepares for 2025 BSKE THE Commission on Elections, Municipal Treasury Office, and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in Mangaldan jointly opened ballot boxes that were used in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections as part of preparations for the…
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SANGGUNIAN ASKED FOR GREEN LIGHT THE Dagupan City administration asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to concur with the filing of formal complaints before the Ombudsman against contractors of the past Lim administration who defaulted in their contracts, delivered sub-standard projects, or failed to complete projects on time. City Legal Officer Aurora Valle…
MBTF administration to sue Lim contractors

A court in Pangasinan acquitted 102 victims of human trafficking who were wrongfully accused and imprisoned for nearly two years. According to their lawyers, the charges filed against them by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) were based on false accusations. Judge Roselyn Andrada-Borja of the Regional Trial Court Branch…