A brief early evening rain on April 30 did not stop thousands from trooping to the De Venecia Expressway Extension in Dagupan City to take part in the Kalutan ed Dalan and Bangusan Street Party, the penultimate events of the annual Bangus Festival. Some 1,200 connected metal grills were simultaneously lit up at 5:30…
URDANETA Mayor Julio Parayno III resumed his campaign activities for his reelection bid in the May 12 elections last week from home as he claimed that three groups of hired killers are after him. “For my own sake and for the sake of my family, I have to distance myself…
ANOTHER CASE PENDING SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan is seeking an explanation from a candidate running for a post within the Second District following allegations of vote-buying. In an interview, Pangasinan Election Supervisor Atty. Erickson Oganiza confirmed that a show-cause order has been filed against…
SENATORIAL bets under the administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas defended the government’s P20 per kilogram rice program, rejecting claims that its rollout is timed for political gain ahead of the 2025 midterm elections on May 12. During a press conference in Dagupan City for their grand campaign rally on…
‘SALUBONG’ BY THE BEACH –Catholic devotees attend the “Abet-abet ed Olin Inbilay” (Salubong) ceremony and Easter mass held at Tondaligan beach in Dagupan City organized by the Dagupan City government, presided by Fr. Emmanuel Esliza Ferrer of the Annunciation of the Lord Parish; Fr Mario Morales of the St Gabriel the Archangel Parish and Fr Allan…
REELECTIONIST Urdaneta Mayor Julio Parayno III described the current mayoralty race in the city as a fight between him and a non-resident of Urdaneta, referring to his opponent, Maan Guico, who is from Binalonan and that even is only by affinity being the wife of Pangasinan Gov. Ramon Guico III….
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is running for reelection in the May 12 poll, brushed aside the claim of the opposition that the road elevation projects she pursued will not address the persistent flooding problem in the city. In a talk to newsmen over Kabaleyan Channel 17 on USATV, she asserted…
SPECIAL GUESTS OF 2025 BANGUS FESTIVAL THE vice mayor of Milpitas City in California, a sister city of Dagupan in the United States, and his delegation arrived in Dagupan City on April 25 for a five-day official visit and as special guests during the 2025 Bangus Festival. Vice Mayor Garry…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas released a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis following his death on April 21, Easter Monday. In an emotional message titled “Message of Sorrow and Hope,” Villegas captured the deep grief and gratitude felt by many Filipinos who fondly referred to the late pope as Lolo Kiko. “Although…
PALM SUNDAY MASS — Rev. Fr. Alberto Arenos goes around to bless palm fronds before he celebrates his Palm Sunday Mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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