STAGNANT WATER ALONG TAPUAC-BURGOS EXT. — DESPITE days of sunny weather, remnants of the recent flood in Dagupan City persists on August 8, 2025 in this part of Tapuac District and Burgos Extension. Business owners and residents have raised concerns over the inconvenience and health risks of the stagnant water…
POLICE Lt. Col. Lawrence Keith Calub took over as Dagupan City’s police chief on August 4 following a turnover ceremony held at the Dagupan City Police Station. Calub succeeded Lt. Col. Brendon S. Palisoc, who was commended for his service by Col. Arbel C. Mercullo, Officer-in-Charge of the Pangasinan Police…
TWO of the 31 barangays of Dagupan City earned a Seal for Good Local Governance for Barangays (SGLGB) for 2024, an annual recognition given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). These are Barangays Pantal headed by Punong Barangay Julieta Perez, and Barangay Bonuan Gueset headed by…
TO EXPAND TESTING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH the increasing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Pangasinan, the provincial government is considering the proposed establishment of a dedicated facility to better manage, monitor, and support people living with the virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Acting Provincial Health…
VICE Mayor Bryan Kua, presiding officer of the Dagupan City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), unequivocally declared that lone opposition Councilor Librada Reyna is not entitled to job order (JO) workers because she has no committee chairmanship. Reyna filed a request for a driver, a secretary, and an administrative staff on August…
BACK TO NATURE — WITH household water supply affected by the recent rains and flooding, one barangay in the town of Burgos – one of the hardest hit by Typhoon Emong – turns to a waterfalls along the highway for bathing and washing clothes, with some even bringing their generator…
TO IMPROVE FLOODWATER OUTFLOW A sandbar between the island Barangay of Pugaro and Sabangan in Bonuan Gueset in the mouth of the Calmay River is among the reasons why the most recent widespread flooding in Dagupan – caused by heavy monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Crising (international name: Wiph) – receded slowly,…
THE editorial and administrative team of The Sunday PUNCH traveled from Dagupan City to Forbes Park, Makati,78 on July 30 to pay a moving final tribute to their beloved publisher and editor-in-chief, Mr. Ermin Garcia Jr., during the wake held at the Santuario de San Antonio Multi-Purpose Chapels. A pillar…
WESTERN PANGASINAN TOWNS HIT HARD BY ‘EMONG’ THERE are now 22 cities and municipalities in Pangasinan declared under a state of calamity, according to an official list obtained by The PUNCH, which was validated by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as of July 29, 2025. Among…
MOST BUSINESSES RESUME OPERATIONS ALL major roads in Dagupan are now passable to light vehicles, except a section of Mayombo Road going to M.H. Del Pilar Street and A.B. Fernandez Avenue, and most establishments at the city’s Central Business District are back to normal operations. The City Government Information Office…
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