HUNDRED ISLANDS DURING RAINY DAYS – Tourists from various parts of the country still troop to the Hundred Islands in Alaminos City in droves, notwithstanding that it is still rainy season, with no plan to cancel their reservations in hotels around Lucap whatsoever. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez vetoed the four ordinances passed by the seven majority councilors in the past Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) just before they bowed out of office on June 30. The vetoed ordinances were: Ordinance No. 2320-2025 – Providing P5,000 monthly allowance to Barangay Garbage Collectors; Ordinance No. 2323-2025 –…
A parallel action is now being taken by the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to make contractors of the past Brian Lim administration accountable for unfinished projects and those completed with low-grade standards. Mayor Belen Fernandez, speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, personally nixed…
CONSTRUCTION of the new three-story city hall of Dagupan has entered its second phase and work is finally gaining traction after a slow progress in the past three years, according to City Engineer Josephine Corpuz. In a press conference on Wednesday, Corpuz stated that P30 million was allocated by the administration of…
A FLOURISHING eight-hectare mango plantation in Barangay Batakil, Pozorrubio has become a model of success in mango farming and agri-tourism. In what used to be a patch of talahib (grassland) area, CIJ Orchard was developed by a couple Celine Gordon, a proud Ifugao and farmer by heart, and her husband, an…
GUV GUICO AT THE HELM ANEW — Reelected Governor Ramon Guico III is joined by members of his family on stage after taking his oath of office before RTC Branch 14-FC Presiding Judge Avelina Villegas-Rosario at the historic Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DESPITE SUPERMAJORITY DAGUPAN Mayor Dean Bryan Kua and members of the city council assured Dagupeños of strong checks and balances in governance despite holding a near-unanimous supermajority aligned with Mayor Belen Fernandez. Following the inaugural session of the 12th Sangguniang Panlungsod on July 1, Kua, who sits as presiding officer…
AFTER lording it over the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) in the past three years, lone opposition and former majority leader Councilor Librada Reyna now finds herself without chairmanship and membership in any committee. The only survivor among the 12 candidates of the ‘LiFe’ team in the May 12 election, Reyna…
RENEWABLE energy firm Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is investing P9.6 billion in an 80-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Pangasinan, aiming for completion by the first quarter 2028. The exact site for the project, which is part of CREC’s successful bid in the 2023 green energy auction, has yet to…
THE new Dagupan City council hit the ground running with 10 resolutions passed and another 10 scheduled for committee hearings during their first session last week. Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) presiding officer, said they intend to maintain a high level of productivity during their three-year term…
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