GONE ARE THE TREES — Visitors in this part of the Limahong Channel along the Lingayen Baywalk decry the now seemingly barren land after trees were cut down to give way to supposedly development projects. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE City Legal Office has submitted partial documents attesting that certain contractors of the Brian Lim administration from 2019 to 2022 had defaulted or abandoned their projects before completion, while some were found to be substandard. Councilor and Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said City Legal Officer Aurora Valle promised to complete…
DAGUPAN City Legal Officer Aurora Valle has clarified that the local government has no control or official supervisory power over projects implemented in the city by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which are funded under the national budget. In a September 15, 2025 letter to the Sangguniang…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on September 15 lifting the State of Calamity in the city, which was declared on July 23, 2025 due to the effects of Typhoon Crising (international name: Wipha) and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The resolution, authored jointly by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo…
DAGUPAN-LINGAYEN Archbishop Socrates Villegas has urged Catholics to move beyond mere remembrance of the 1972 Martial Law declaration on September 21 and embrace a deeper conversion that rejects corruption and demands systemic reform. In a pastoral letter titled “Kulang pa ang ‘Tama na!’” to be read in all Masses across the Archdiocese…
DEATH SENTENCE — A notice hangs at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen announcing the scheduled cutting of 192 trees in the area with a permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. An online petition was launched on September 11, 2025 to stop the plan and consider other options. (Punchphoto…
A growing clamor to halt the planned cutting of 192 trees within the Provincial Capitol complex in Lingayen has gained strong online support, with over 1,100 verified signatures gathered less than 24 hours after the launch through Facebook of a petition at change.org. The campaign, titled “Save the 192 Trees of…
WITH CITIES, TOWNS ALONG SINOCALAN, AGNO RIVERS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on September 7 expressing the intent of the city government to enter into a collaboration with other cities and municipalities along the Sinocalan and Agno Rivers to strengthen flood mitigation, river protection, and environmental conservation efforts. Authored…
THE Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Bayambang Mayor Ricardo M. Camacho and private individual Willy L. Chua of two graft charges related to an alleged irregular transfer of public land in 2013. In its decision, the anti-graft court ruled that while there were irregularities in the transaction, the prosecution failed to…
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III has assured Pangasinenses that the recent changes at the provincial Capitol are guided by his administration’s commitment to good governance. “Nauunawaan ko ang mga tanong, at pangamba kaugnay ng mga pagbabagong nagaganap sa Kapitolyo,” Guico said in a statement posted on the official Facebook page Province…
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