THE Third Division of the Court of Appeals has denied the prayer for Temporary Restraining Order (RTO) filed by Councilor Librada Reyna et al against Mayor Belen Fernandez et al, in connection with the passage of the 2025 annual budget in the amount of P1.6 billion in November, 2024. The…
7 Dagupan majority dads lose case in CA
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Dagupan announced that seven local candidates will be issued notices due to violations of campaign regulations, particularly the posting of unlawful campaign materials in various locations. The infractions primarily involve the posting of campaign materials on trees, electricity poles, and the use of oversized…
COMELEC: 7 Dagupan candidates violating campaign rules
THE Office of the Ombudsman has issued an order for San Carlos City Mayor Julier Resuello and three others to attend a clarificatory hearing on April 22 for a case that was originally filed in 2009 and revived in December last year. The hearing will take place before the Graft…
Mayor Resuello ordered to attend clarificatory hearing
NEW FEATURE OF BANGUS FESTIVAL 2025 ARTISTS, art enthusiasts, and anyone with interest in architecture and urban planning who are 18 years old and above, can join the first-ever Placemaking Dagupan Contest, a new event that will be launched in the ongoing Bangus Festival 2025. Initiated by Fourth District Rep. Christopher…
Design contest launched for quality public spaces

PRELUDE TO HOLY WEEK PENITENCE – A man carrying a cross, assisted by his wife and followed by friends and neighbors walk around Calasiao town inviting households to pray with them. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PRELUDE TO HOLY WEEK PENITENCE
URDANETA City finally has an acting mayor and vice mayor following the one-year suspension of Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno by the Office of the President. Councilors Rio Esteves and Councilor Blesildo Sumera – who ranked No. 7 and 8 among the 10 city councilors in the 2022 election…
Urdaneta acting mayor, VM installed
THE prestigious annual Bangus Festival will kick off on April 9 with a fun run dubbed “Dagupan Dash” or “Handa na Takbo na!”, to underscore the need for preparedness for natural and man-made disasters. Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez designated Councilor Marcelino Fernandez as chair of the executive committee in…
Bangus Festival 2025 kicks off April 9
SOME 22,353 pieces of illegally sized and mounted campaign materials were taken down by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Pangasinan since the launch of “Oplan Baklas” on March 28, 2025. According to Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ericson Oganiza, the operation has successfully dismantled 7,431 posters and tarpaulins from party-list…
COMELEC removes illegally mounted campaign posters
DURING HOLY WEEK, ELECTION THE intense political rivalry in Dagupan, for which the city has been classified under the yellow category by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the May 12 elections, is manageable and no major incidents are expected, according to the city police chief. P/Lt.Col. Brendon Palisoc, Dagupan…