ANTICIPATED MASS—Catholics, mostly provincial government officials, employees, and residents, attend the first Anticipated Simbang Gabi officiated by Most Rev. Napoleon Sipalay, Jr., bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos, late afternoon of December 15 in front of the Provincial Capitol Building in Lingayen. (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
EMPLOYEES of the Dagupan City government can look forward to a bountiful Noche Buena on Christmas, following the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s approval of Resolution No. R-218, which endorses Supplemental Annual Investment Program (SAIP) No. 4 for Fiscal Year 2025, amounting to P20,142,034.42, to address urgent city programs and provide a one-time…
AS the wealthiest city in Region 1, Urdaneta offers its dedicated employees greater year-end benefits than any other city in the region. Mayor Julio Parayno III announced that Urdaneta stands out as the sole Local Government Unit (LGU) in Region 1 to provide a 14th-month pay to its workforce, distributing…
THOUSANDS gathered at the Freedom Park in Rosales on Wednesday, chanting for “Truth, Justice, and Reason.” Demonstrators urged the local Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office to produce what they termed the authentic ballots, alleging these had been swapped with fake ones. This accusation forms the basis of Regional Trial Court Judge Roselyn…
SOME 3,000 barangays across Region 1 have been officially declared drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). According to PDEA Region 1, a total of 3,075 barangays, or 94.12% of all barangays in the region, have successfully met the criteria for being drug-free. This marks a significant improvement from the 89.65% drug-clearance…
CARLO ACUTIS RELIC — On December 9, Catholics welcomed the pericardium relic of Saint Carlo Acutis as it made its way to the Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan City. This visit marks the relic’s inaugural journey to the Philippines, having already been taken to several…
SECOND District Representative Mark Cojuangco has blasted the pastoral letter signed by 33 Catholic bishops opposing the proposed nuclear power plant in Labrador, calling it “full of factual errors” and “misleading the public.” Cojuangco, a longtime advocate of nuclear energy, said he has spent years explaining the project to his…
OVER FABRICATED GHOST PROJECT ALLEGATIONS THE Office of the Ombudsman has issued a clearance for former Pangasinan Rep. Christopher De Venecia, who was unduly linked to alleged anomalous flood control projects. The clearance, issued last December 3, states that De Venecia has no pending criminal and administrative cases with the Ombudsman…
VICE Mayor John Isaac Kho continues to preside over the Sangguniang Bayan despite a recent Regional Trial Court (RTC) ruling that nullified his proclamation and declared his opponent, Susan Casareno, as the rightful winner in the May 12, 2025 elections. Kho, 33, has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to…
THE provincial government of Pangasinan has begun its River Rehabilitation and Flood Mitigation Project, with initial desiltation operations already underway in coastal rivers using large vessels to remove long-accumulated silt and sediments. Governor Ramon Guico III said the project, launched on August 22 in partnership with the Department of Environment…
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