A resolution was filed by Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia on August 26 expressing the profound condolences of the House of Representatives on the passing of Mr. Ermin F. Garcia Jr. and to honor him for his distinguished career spanning more than five decades as a journalist, publisher and…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez described the late The SUNDAY PUNCH publisher-editor Ermin F. Garcia Jr. as more than a journalist because he was “the voice for the voiceless, a defender of good governance, and a fearless guardian of the public trust.” Garcia, who took over the community newspaper from…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez said she is in full accord with the manifesto of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) supporting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for transparency and accountability on flood control projects. The manifesto, dated August 22, 2025, was signed by San Juan City Mayor…
AMID the uproar over alleged ghost projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bulacan and other parts of the country, Rep. Gina de Venecia confidently declared that there are no such cases in the 4th District of Pangasinan, which she represents in Congress. The district covers…
SLOW PROGRESS — With just a few workers on site, progress on the construction of a new Dagupan City Hall building appears slow. The project broke ground in May 2022 under then-Mayor Brian Lim, who said completion was expected by December of that year. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
NBI, COA, OMBUDSMAN ASKED TO ASSIST THE Blue Ribbon Committee of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will continue its hearing on a proposed resolution seeking to authorize the City Legal Office to file criminal cases before the Ombudsman against contractors of the past city administration whose projects were substandard, abandoned,…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution on August 18 commending the exemplary performance of the Dagupan City Police Station, under the leadership of its new chief, P/Lt. Colonel Lawrence Keith Calub, for his swift action resulting in the solution of two high-profile crimes and the arrest of a foreign national…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez said she is in full accord with the manifesto of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) supporting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for transparency and accountability on flood control projects. The manifesto, dated August 22, 2025, was signed by San Juan City Mayor…
THIRD District Rep. Rachel Arenas has assured consumers that she will work to find concrete solutions to the persistent power supply problems within the service area of Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO). In a Facebook post on August 20, 2025, Arenas said that as vice-chair of the House Committee on…
GOVERNORS AND MAYORS FOR A STRONGER ASEAN — Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez (front row, 4th from right) stands among governors, mayors and other leaders from South East Asian countries, including the Philippines, as they gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 10-15 to discuss and shape the region’s future…
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