INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH IN a speech during the 126th observance of Philippine Independence Day at the Dagupan City Plaza, on June 12, Mayor Belen Fernandez did not hold back her punches and minced no word against “enemies of the people within our ranks.” Without naming names and the group, she…
ROAD HAZARD – A rolling convenience store loaded on a motorized carrier is banned on highways but this was seen traveling along De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City where it slows down traffic and poses a hazard to motorists. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOLLOWING another heated debate, the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod again rejected the request of the minority bloc to be furnished with the former’s written manifestation in advance to allow it to study the matter in order to produce quality legislation. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez noted that…
ONE of the high impact projects of the DPWH in Pangasinan, the Lingayen-Dagupan Diversion Road includes a bridge component that will be built across the Calmay River linking Barangay Carael to Barangay Tapuac, both in Dagupan City through the Jose De Venecia Expressway. This was announced by he Department of…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will seek the legal opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government whether the appearance of Mayor Belen Fernandez before the SP on May 28 and earlier on May 7 without the suspension of the rules, was in order. This was sought by Majority Leader…
(Filed by Dagupan IFM News) Leptospirosis warning up in Dagupan RESIDENTS of Dagupan City have been warned about a rise in leptospirosis cases during the rainy season particularly when flood occurs in low-lying areas. The City Health Office warned that leptospirosis if not treated early can cause death in the…
BEWARE OF SPEEDING BUSES, TRUCKS –The pickup truck driven by PUNCH editor-publisher is rammed by speeding First North Luzon Transit in the middle of the Yellow Box while turning left to exit TPLEX in Urdaneta City. No traffic enforcers, no traffic lights to manage flow of traffic at the site where lives…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is moving forward from the ”very peaceful and manageable” of the crime situation in the province, is preparing plans to beef up security for the 2025 midterm elections. This was confirmed by P/Col. Jeff Fanged, PPPO director, as ordered by Chief PNP Rommel Francisco…
LAWMEN confiscated 10 grams of shabu with a street value of PhP68,000 and arrested two street-level individuals (SLIs) during a buy-bust operation on June 1 in Barangay Laoac, Alcala town. The local police, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 (PDEA-RO1), also nabbed a 43-year-old resident of Barangay…
SOME P238, 340 worth of shabu and marijuana were seized in Alaminos City on June 4 that led to the arrest of two drug personalities in a joint operation of the city police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Regional Office 1 (PDEA-RO1). Recovered pieces of evidence include 35 grams of shabu…
© 2026 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
