THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) has intensified its “Iwas Paputok” preparations as it began monitoring firecracker-related injuries in Dagupan City and nearby towns ahead of the New Year celebrations. According to R1MC officials, surveillance of fireworks-related injuries started on December 21 and will run until January 6 as part…
SUAL ranks No. 1 in terms of assets among 44 towns of Pangasinan, according to the ranking made by the Commission on Audit (COA) in 2024. Sual, where the coal-fired power plant—which is generating 2,000 megawatts of power for the Luzon Grid, was credited with a total town asset of…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod concluded its 2025 sessions with a final meeting on December 23, where Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer Bryan Kua highlighted the body’s remarkable achievement of enacting 35 ordinances and 253 resolutions in just six months. This success was credited to the robust support of the super…
SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has directed the sanitation unit of the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Engineering Office (CEO) to investigate the septic tank of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) following concerns raised by a reader of The SUNDAY PUNCH. The…
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…
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