Archivist James Zobel gives Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez a copy of his book containing archived photos of Gen. MacArthur landing site and his headquarters in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano) AFTER 80 years, a defining moment in history of the Philippines as to where General Douglas MacArthur landed when…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez said the official confirmation that General Douglas MacArthur landed in Dagupan when he began the liberation of Luzon on January 9, 1945 has “reaffirmed our identity as “a city deeply woven into the fabric of history.” The confirmation came from James Zobel, official historian and archivist of…
17 NATI’L, 123 CITY PROJECTS DAGUPENOS will see an unprecedented bonanza in infrastructure projects in the city this year with ongoing 17 big national projects simultaneously, and complementing the 123 ongoing projects funded solely by the Dagupan City government, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Except four ongoing projects of the Department of…
ALLEGED ‘GHOST LEARNERS’ IN ALS THE Department of Education (DepEd) Region 1 officials restated their commitment to integrity and service amid accusations that ‘ghost learners’ were included in the education system. The alleged irregularities went viral after a social media influencer, Dr. Toto Bunyog Causing, posted a video titled “EXPOSE…
IN a transformative initiative to improve food security and hunger, the local government of Sto. Tomas launched the Food for the Needy program on February 10 during the town’s 117th Foundation Day celebration. The program was developed to distribute essential food items like groceries, cooked meals, and food packages to…
WEDDING BY TH CHRISTMAS BRIDGE – Twenty-five (25) Dagupeño couples take part in a 2025 Valentines Day Mass Wedding held at the Quintos Bridge sponsored by the Dagupan City government. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CHOICES FOR MAY 2025 ELECTIONS DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is running for reelection in May, revealed she was not surprised at all when Councilor Celia Lim opted to be her challenger in the May 12 election because Lim’s son Brian did not do well as mayor of Dagupan from…
PENALTIES: FINES, IMPRISONMENT, DISQUALIFICATION THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued a stern reminder to all candidates for the May 12 poll to remove prohibited campaign materials, acknowledging widespread violations across the province as in the rest of the country. It warned candidates that violators of campaign material regulations could face…
CITES DATA PRIVACY LAW DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez turned down a request of the majority councilors in the Sangguniang Panlungsod for a copy of the list of the city’s some 5,000 scholars, citing lack of “compelling legal basis” for the release of the information and invoking the Data Privacy Act…
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros called Dagupan the “Diamond City of the North” when she visited on February 18 to inaugurate Phase 1 of the newly built One-Bonuan Tourism Pavillon in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, costing some P30 million funded by her office. She said she is proud to be part of the tourism…
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