DOH CALLS FOR 4 O’CLOCK HABIT THE Department of Health (DOH) in Region 1 reiterated its call for local government units (LGUs) to strengthen efforts in eliminating mosquito-breeding sites through a coordinated initiative known as the “4 o’clock Habit” as dengue cases rise, with Pangasinan recording the highest number of…
POSTERS and other display materials of local candidates are still not covered in the ongoing Oplan Baklas against national candidates’ campaign period. According to COMELEC Pangasinan Election Supervisor Atty. Erickson Oganiza, the removal of illegally mounted posters of local candidates will only start on March 28. Oganiza said that in…
THE opposition in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod brushed aside reports and speculations accusing its members of being allegedly behind the fire that broke out at the dumpsite in Bonuan Binloc last week. “May mga naririnig po kami na kami ang sinisising siyang dahilan kung bakit daw nasunog yong dumpsite sa…
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III is set to deliver his State of the Province Address before the 11th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) during its special session on April 5, 2025, also observed as Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day), marking the province’s founding anniversary. The event will likely be held indoors at the Sison Auditorium…
POLITICS OF BURNING A DUMPSITE – Firemen dispatched by the Dagupan Fire Station and volunteers from Panda Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and USATV fire teams quickly respond to put out the kind of fire in the dumpsite allegedly caused by politicians. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
Archivist James Zobel gives Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez a copy of his book containing archived photos of Gen. MacArthur landing site and his headquarters in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano) AFTER 80 years, a defining moment in history of the Philippines as to where General Douglas MacArthur landed when…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez said the official confirmation that General Douglas MacArthur landed in Dagupan when he began the liberation of Luzon on January 9, 1945 has “reaffirmed our identity as “a city deeply woven into the fabric of history.” The confirmation came from James Zobel, official historian and archivist of…
17 NATI’L, 123 CITY PROJECTS DAGUPENOS will see an unprecedented bonanza in infrastructure projects in the city this year with ongoing 17 big national projects simultaneously, and complementing the 123 ongoing projects funded solely by the Dagupan City government, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Except four ongoing projects of the Department of…
ALLEGED ‘GHOST LEARNERS’ IN ALS THE Department of Education (DepEd) Region 1 officials restated their commitment to integrity and service amid accusations that ‘ghost learners’ were included in the education system. The alleged irregularities went viral after a social media influencer, Dr. Toto Bunyog Causing, posted a video titled “EXPOSE…
IN a transformative initiative to improve food security and hunger, the local government of Sto. Tomas launched the Food for the Needy program on February 10 during the town’s 117th Foundation Day celebration. The program was developed to distribute essential food items like groceries, cooked meals, and food packages to…
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