CITY HALL OPERATIONS REMAIN NORMAL URDANETA City’s top four councilors as of March 19 have officially expressed their refusal to serve as acting mayor and vice mayor and the other six, all political allies of Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, are expected to make the same…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez said she is confident that the city can have a P2-billion economy before the end of 2025, citing current economic trends as well as the numerous awards and recognitions achieved by the city over the last two years under her administration. “We know we are doing…
MBTF: Dagupan City eyes to become a P2-B economy
INTEL WORK VS DRUG FUNDS CONTINUE THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan has temporarily suspended its drug clearing operations in barangays as preparations ramp up for the May 12 election. PDEA Provincial Chief Rechie Camacho announced last week that the decision to pause their operations is to avoid…
PDEA halts barangay drug clearing operations
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas, in his Lenten message read in Mass in all churches in the archdiocese on March 16, called for unity, sobriety, and reflection amid what he referred to as a “constant state of crisis” in the country and the deepening divisions created by political chaos in the…
Father Soc calls for ‘sobriety with vigilance’ amid political chaos

DO NOT ENTER — Police from the regional office guard the entry at the Urdaneta city hall to implement the suspension order issued against Mayor Julio Parayno III and Vice Jimmy Parayno by preventing them from entering the building. (Contributed by IFM-RMN)
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PHILHEALTH OFFERS HEAT-RELATED MEDICAL PACKAGE THE city governments of the two major urban areas in Pangasinan, Dagupan and Urdaneta, suspended face-to-face classes last week amid the continued rising heat index, reaching 45°C on March 12 and 13, higher than the 42°C recorded the previous week. Urdaneta City Mayor Julio Parayno…
Dagupan, Urdaneta suspend F2F classes amid high heat level
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez will deliver her State of the City Address (SOCA) on March 18 at the CSI Stadia, 10 days before the start of the campaign period for local candidates in the May midterm elections where she is running for another term. Fernandez said her SOCA will highlight…
MBTF to deliver ‘State of Dagupan’ March 18
ADVISORY: PUBLIC TOLD TO OBSERVE PROPER FIRST-AID THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) recorded more than 2,000 cases of animal bites in just the first two months this year, an indication of the continued rise in such incidents that could be mainly caused by irresponsible pet ownership. Dr. Richmond Batulan,…
Dagupan logs more than 2K animal bite cases
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Region 1 is intensifying monitoring efforts and response as dengue fever cases have surged by 114% in the first two months of the year, with six deaths recorded, including five in Pangasinan, including one in Dagupan City, and another in La…
5 in Pangasinan die from dengue

TIME FOR WATER FUN – While their elders are busy coping with the high index, children have only one thing in mind – to start the summer fun with regular bathing in inflatable pools in yards or a trip to the beach. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)