(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Villasis residents raise furor over beauty contest result RESIDENTS of Villasis slammed online what they called unfair selection of candidates for the Miss Villasis contest for the town fiesta next year, questioning the criteria set as well as alleged violations of the guidelines. Municipal officials…
AMONG THE 333 TREES ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK — Workers cut down one of the 333 trees along the Baywalk Binmaley that are up for removal to supposedly improve the access road leading to tourism destinations at the Lingayen Baywalk. The cutting of trees was approved by the Department of…
TO PRESERVE HISTORICAL SITES, LIVING TRADITIONS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution endorsing the conduct of a comprehensive cultural mapping of historical sites and living traditions in the city. Authored by Councilor Jeslito Seen, the resolution was passed in accordance with Republic Act No. 10066, also known as…
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is advocating for the creation of healthcare and wellness hubs in every city and municipality across the country to help senior citizens enjoy their twilight years with dignity and care. Cayetano filed Senate Bill No. 107 titled the Center for the Elderly in All…
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has been given formal authority to build its planned Tourist Rest Area (TRA) at the foreshore area of Dagupan City. The Sangguniang Panlungsod passed Resolution No. R. 158 last week, authorizing the DOT to build the facility on a site to be determined by the…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas has called on the Filipino people to rise in prayer, vigilance, and peaceful action against what he describes as a “scourge” of massive and multi-layered corruption that continues to afflict the nation. In a statement on October 1, 2025 titled “Praying with the Church Through Troubled…
LAW ENFORCERS seized some ₱1.56 million worth of suspected shabu during a search warrant operation that led to the arrest of a regional high-value target in Sitio Catacdang, Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City, early morning of September 29, 2025. During the raid, operatives confiscated approximately 230 grams of suspected shabu…
A committee of the Dagupan City council is drafting a possible ordinance or resolution that aims to draw the attention of residents, particularly the youth, away from online gaming and gambling. Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, chair of the committee on laws, ordinances and judiciary, said in a privilege speech during…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Elderly man goes missing outside hospital AUTHORITIES and family members are now searching for a 78-year-old man who went missing after reportedly stepping outside the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital for a cigarette. The missing man, identified as Romeo Rafon Prado, a resident of Bugallon, was last seen…
CHINESE, FILIPINO ARRESTED IN BUY-BUST LAW enforcers seized some ₱850-million worth of the illegal substance methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu. They arrested two alleged high-value drug personalities, one of them a Chinese national, during a buy-bust operation along Romulo Highway in Barangay Polong, Bugallon, on October 2, 2025. Authorities…
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