SMARTING from their defeat in the last May 12 election, the opposition in the outgoing Sangguniang Panlungsod attempted to pass a “midnight ordinance” that would give them blanket access to the records of the council and the local government even after they leave their seats by July 1. The five-page…
THERE is still no recorded Mpox – previously called monkeypox – case at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), the facility’s head confirmed. Speaking to Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan last week, Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia, R1MC director, clarified that while there was a suspected case, confirmatory tests revealed that the patient…
DAGUPAN was recognized by the European Union (EU) as having the Best Justice Zone in the Philippines for 2025 for its outstanding contribution to ensuring swift and equitable access to justice in the country. The award, conferred by the EU Governance in Justice Program II, was presented to Mayor Belen Fernandez…
Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco cited Senator Alan Peter Cayetano for his key role in the passage of the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, which creates the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM), a milestone in the country’s energy policy. The bill, now ratified by both chambers of Congress,…
127th INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM — Provincial government officials, employees and police personnel attend the 127th anniversary of the Philippine Independence program and ceremony at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
AUTHORITIES CONTINUE SEARCH AT SEA PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) and Navy teams continue to comb the waters off Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, and Zambales to recover potentially more floating sacks of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, now confirmed to have been dropped by the international crime syndicate ‘Sam Gor’. The Philippine…
MASSIVE TREE PLANTING SET THE 77th Agew na Dagupan on June 20 will be marked with massive tree planting, mainly at the soon-to-be closed dumpsite in Bonuan that is being primed for transformation into an eco-tourism park. City Legal Officer Aurora Valle, speaking during the 127th Independence Day observance at…
PANGASINAN trailed the three other provinces in the Ilocos Region in basic and functional literacy, according to the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the survey showed that 88.7% of Pangasinan residents aged five and above are considered…
PANGASINAN recorded 1,371 dengue cases from January to June 9, 2025, a staggering 129% increase from 598 in the same period last year. According to Eugenio Carlos S. Paragas, Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) manager for the Aedes-borne Viral Diseases Program, towns and cities with the highest number of dengue…
FAMILY TOBACCO AFFAIR — Family members of a tobacco farm in Barangay Banzal in Sta. Barbara town, get together to stitch newly harvested tobacco leaves on bamboo sticks before these are brought to a barn for drying. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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