HIGH TIDE WOES—A man assists his son to step on sandbags installed as temporary footbridges during a flood spawned by 1.4 meter high tide along A.B. Fernandez Avenue, triggering traffic gridlock at the corner of ABF Avenue and Burgos Street in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Buth Uka)
URDANETA City Mayor Julio Parayno III, who won his reelection bid in the May 12 elections, hinted he may still run for a fourth term – since he will be unable to complete a full three terms in office because of his current one-year suspension and an earlier 90-day suspension…
NO QUORUM IN DAGUPAN SP LAST SESSION THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ended its tumultuous three-year term without a quorum during its last session on June 24, with only five councilors present. Those in attendance were Councilor Alfie Fernandez, as the presiding officer, and Councilors Librada Reyna and Alvin Coquia,…
ASINGAN Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. called for an investigation into a reported multi-million illegal recruitment scheme that has allegedly victimized several town residents. The move follows complaints from victims who were lured by a group offering jobs in Poland as fruit pickers, with a promise of high compensation. However, before…
A day after officially assuming his post as acting director of the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1), Police B/Gen Dindo Reyes promptly conducted his first round of inspections across police stations in Pangasinan on June 22. Among those he visited were the stations in Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Urdaneta City, and Binalonan…
GREEN ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATONS – Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez leads hundreds of volunteers in planting trees at the Bonuan dumpsite as gift of the city to future generations on the occasion of the city’s 78th Founding Anniversary. (Punch photo by Butch Uka) DAGUPAN City was alive with the spirit of…
SMARTING from their defeat in the last May 12 election, the opposition in the outgoing Sangguniang Panlungsod attempted to pass a “midnight ordinance” that would give them blanket access to the records of the council and the local government even after they leave their seats by July 1. The five-page…
THERE is still no recorded Mpox – previously called monkeypox – case at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), the facility’s head confirmed. Speaking to Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan last week, Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia, R1MC director, clarified that while there was a suspected case, confirmatory tests revealed that the patient…
DAGUPAN was recognized by the European Union (EU) as having the Best Justice Zone in the Philippines for 2025 for its outstanding contribution to ensuring swift and equitable access to justice in the country. The award, conferred by the EU Governance in Justice Program II, was presented to Mayor Belen Fernandez…
Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco cited Senator Alan Peter Cayetano for his key role in the passage of the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, which creates the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM), a milestone in the country’s energy policy. The bill, now ratified by both chambers of Congress,…
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