PARAYNOS SUSPENDED BY PALACE URDANETA City Councilor Franco del Prado, who topped the election for councilors in 2022, will serve as acting mayor, while second ranking councilor Warren Andrada will serve as acting vice mayor following the suspension of Mayor Julio ‘Rammy’ Parayno III, and his cousin, Vice Mayor Jimmy…
FOLLOWING the return of three Dagupan councilors from their 60-day preventive suspension, allowing their group to wrest back the majority, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution by a vote of 7-5 asking the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regional office to act on the alleged irregular passage of appropriation ordinances…
THE gun ban and other restrictions to ensure a safe and orderly midterm elections in May takes effect on January 12, Sunday, and will last until June 11. In a recent press briefing, Atty. Nathaniel Siaden, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Officer IV of COMELEC Urdaneta City, underscored the restrictions of…
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has classified two cities and five towns in Pangasinan as Yellow Election Areas of Concern, which means it will be given closer watch based on election-related incidents in previous polls and additional security forces may be deployed in those localities. These are: the cities of…
MESSAGING VS. FIRECRACKERS – Vendors 2025 along Burgos extension in Dagupan City began seeing new preferences of residents in welcoming the 2025 New Year, from lighting expensive firecrackers fountains to cheaper but more meaningful gifts and messages. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A total of 101 individuals sustained fireworks-related injuries during the 2025 New Year’s celebration in Pangasinan, according to the Provincial Health Office’s (PHO) ‘Iwas Paputok’ monitoring update as of 9:00 a.m. on January 2. Data shows kwitis caused the highest number of injuries with 22 cases recorded, followed by boga…
THE command center of Dagupan’s Public Alert Response and Monitoring Center (PARMC) has been moved back to the third floor from its current location on the first floor inside the City Engineering Office compound building as part of heightened preparations for a potential tsunami based on recent intensified movements in…
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III highlighted his administration’s achievements in 2024, citing the rollout of various programs that focused on health, education, and Pangasinan’s economic development. Among the priorities were enhancing hospital management and improving health facilities, including the construction of new buildings and purchase of new equipment such as MRI,…
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported the rescue of seven fishermen from a partially submerged fishing vessel approximately 90 nautical miles west of Agno town on December 24. According to initial reports, the crew of another fishing boat, Carme Badeth 1, was able to locate and rescue the stranded fishermen…
NO BAN JUST REGULATED SALE – Vendors of firecrackers and polytechnic devices are cramped in an area at the A.B. Fernandez West where the city police designated it as a firecrackers zone for closely monitoring of the sale of only safe firecrackers per a city ordinance. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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