A businessman and his office caretaker who were abducted on January 20 in Dagupan City were rescued and their three kidnappers arrested on January 23 at a COMELEC checkpoint operation at 7:50 p.m. in Bokod, Benguet. Rescued were William Lee Chua, 59, a resident of Barangay Lipit Tomeeng in San…
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional office, in a series of legal opinions issued on January 12, 2025, sustained all the actions taken by the five-man minority councilors of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) when they held the majority last year while three opposition councilors were…
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in a letter dated January 7, 2025, said Dagupan’s P557.2 million Supplemental Budget No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2024, enacted through Appropriation Ordinance 2299-2024 by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on November 5, 2024, “shows substantial compliance with Republic Act 7160 and its Implementing…
NO CLEAR VIOLATIONS NOTED WEEKS before the official campaign period starts, posters of candidates for both the national and local elections in May have been flagrantly posted across Pangasinan but no violations could be filed. According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) these posters do not explicitly state that they…
REMEMBERING MACARTHUR’S LANDING IN DAGUPAN – Mayor Belen Fernandez awards the certificate of appreciation to Mike Villa-Real, Philippine Veterans Bank vice president, as the guest of honor during the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Gen Douglas MacArthur Landing in Bonuan Blue Beach. On hand to witness the ceremony are the Balikbayan…
FORMER Governor Amado Espino III, who is seeking another mandate to return to the province’s top seat in the May elections, refuted rumors that he is withdrawing from the race. “I have not withdrawn my candidacy for Governor of Pangasinan,” stated Espino in a press release posted in the I…
RESOLUTIONS REQUIRED IN SP PROCEEDINGS DAGUPAN Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, as presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), stood by his decision to maintain his rejection of the series of motions by the seven opposition councilors that sought to invalidate all actions taken by the legislative body when three of…
TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT THE official archivist of the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia USA — who earlier confirmed that the American general landed in Dagupan on January 9, 1945 when he began the liberation of Luzon during the Second World War — is set to come to…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas issued a strong pastoral commentary on January 14, urging Filipinos to critically evaluate the 2025 national budget. He emphasized the moral implications of the budget, particularly concerning justice, public welfare, and the fair distribution of resources and called for greater vigilance and moral accountability, because “the…
GREETING A SURVIVOR FROM DAGUPAN — Governor Ramon Guico III bends to acknowledge the presence of Raymundo Manaois Cabrera, 100, of Dagupan City during the 80th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary and 18th Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration held at Capitol Beach Park in Lingayen on January 9. Cabrera is one of the 950…
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