LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates “Soc” Villegas has issued a warning to the public regarding a fake video circulating on social media that uses his image to promote and sell various medicines. The former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) clarified that he is not endorsing any medication…
THE Super Family Health Center established by the Department of Health (DOH) on a lot owned by the Dagupan City government in Barangay Bolosan has served 11,800 patients since it opened in August 2024. Mayor Belen Fernandez said since it was turned over to the city government eight months ago,…
Dagupan’s Super Family Health Center serves 11,800 patients
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Traffic lights up soon in Calistoga road junction TRAFFIC is expected to improve along the Calasiao-Sta. Barbara junction with the installation of traffic lights as well as the repainting of pedestrian lanes, which are all set to be completed next week. In an interview by…
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A Chinese businessman was gunned down late Saturday night, May 24, 2025, in front of a lumber establishment along AB Fernandez Avenue in Barangay Pantal. The 40-year-old victim, a resident of Sitio Parongking, Barangay San Miguel, Calasiao, was declared dead on arrival at the Region 1 Medical Center after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds….
Chinese businessman shot dead in Dagupan
A high-value individual (HVI) in the illegal drug watchlist was arrested and 106.51 grams of suspected shabu worth over P724,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in the early hours of May 24, 2025 in Barangay Station District, Rosales. The suspect, identified as Crisanto Veniegas, also known as “Mayor,” 40, a laborer residing…
Over 100g of shabu seized, suspect nabbed
THE Department of Health (DOH)–Ilocos Region directed its campaign on road safety among high school students, providing information and awareness on traffic laws, rules and regulations during the Road Safety Month Celebration held in Banna, Ilocos Norte on May 22, 2025. Regional Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco said it is…
DOH-R1 focuses on students for road safety campaign
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man shot dead in Umingan A tricycle driver was killed after he was shot by two riding-in-tandem unidentified assailants in the town of Umingan. According to police investigations, the victim, Romeo Fajardo Corpuz, 67, was driving his tricycle in Barangay Lubong with passenger Leonora Oracion Terte,…
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FIELD OF SPICE — A farmer tends to his onion farm early in the day in Barangay Macayo in Alcala town. Onion farming is one of the sources of income and livelihood for farmers in this part of the region. (Punchphtoto by Willie Lomibao)
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THE members of majority councilors of Dagupan City, who are stepping down by the end of June after losing in the May 12 elections, congratulated the winners of the midterm poll when the Sangguniang Panlungsod resumed its session on May 20, without the usual animosity that pervaded during sessions in…
SP majority bloc congratulates May 12 winners
MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Agerico Ming Rosario, who was re-elected for another three-year term, is aiming to deliver better public service through enhanced competence and professionalism among the ranks of local government workers. During the Monday flag-raising ceremony last week, Rosario appealed to municipal employees to improve the delivery of their…