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…

AS the holiday season approaches, the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) is sounding the alarm about the increasing risk of severe injuries from firecrackers during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Dr. Mark Laurence Guille, an orthopedic surgeon at R1MC, highlighted the alarming trend of hand and finger injuries, which…

THE Barangay Council of Sto. Tomas in San Jacinto has flatly denied allegations raised by Jaime Aquino accusing officials of allowing a “ghost flood control project” in their area. In a statement issued through Barangay Resolution No. 12, Series of 2025, the council stressed that all flood control and infrastructure…

BARANGAY Pantal has proudly placed the City of Dagupan on the national stage by being selected as one of only 10 barangays across the country to receive the prestigious Galing Pook Awards for 2025, presented during a ceremony on December 3 in Malacañang. Barangay Captain Julita Perez accepted the accolade…

THE municipal government of Rosales has suspended Prime Water’s operations effective December 1 after the utility failed to meet the town’s increasing water demand, Mayor William Cezar announced. Prime Water, owned by the Villar family, entered a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with the Rosales Water District (RWD) in late 2022…