Last Week's News
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I woke up late, I haven’t slept. It is as if a part of me wants to remain awake despite my body needing to rest. I headed for the rooftop, I was alone. Everyone is still asleep at this time, or wallowing in bed. This…
By Farah G. Decano PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos has already named some of his re-appointees as of this writing. He has re-appointed Secretary Ralph Recto of the Department of Finance and Secretary Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget; transferred Secretary Popo Lotilla from the Department of Energy to the Department…
By Eva C. Visperas AFTER over three decades of covering the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan, I must say I have seen it all — the ceremonial resolutions, the recurring motions authorizing the governor to enter into this or that agreement, the perfunctory roll calls, and, yes, the painfully…
By Rex Catubig FOREWORD: By a stroke of serendipity, I came across this piece I wrote in the Village Voice Newsmagazine of Cesar Duque, which detailed the assassination of a police officer in a town then infamous for unsolved killings. It’s been almost four decades, but with the spate…
WORKING CEO IN PANGASINAN -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. waves to the crowd that met him before leading the groundbreaking of the 950-million Lower Agno River Irrigation System (RIS) Paitan Dam Project in Barangay Paitan in Sta. Maria on Friday, expected to improve farm productivity and irrigation in the provinces of Pangasinan, Tarlac, and…
FIELD OF SPICE -- A farmer tends to his onion farm early in the day in Barangay Macayo in Alcala town. Onion farming is one of the sources of income and livelihood for farmers in this part of the region. (Punchphtoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE members of majority councilors of Dagupan City, who are stepping down by the end of June after losing in the May 12 elections, congratulated the winners of the midterm poll when the Sangguniang Panlungsod resumed its session on May 20, without the usual animosity that pervaded during sessions in…
MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Agerico Ming Rosario, who was re-elected for another three-year term, is aiming to deliver better public service through enhanced competence and professionalism among the ranks of local government workers. During the Monday flag-raising ceremony last week, Rosario appealed to municipal employees to improve the delivery of their…
IN celebration of the Month of the Ocean, 5,000 sea cucumbers and 650 juvenile abalones were released into the coastal waters of Infanta as part of a marine resource enhancement program aimed at restoring biodiversity and supporting local livelihood. In a Facebook post of the town, it said the activity was spearheaded by…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Truckloads of campaign tarps collected in Dagupan TWO days after the midterm elections on May 12, the winning candidates in Dagupan City spearheaded the dismantling of campaign materials, both theirs and those of the defeated, as well as those of the national candidates. Several truckloads…
A 49-year-old security guard tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) in the illegal drug trade was arrested early Thursday morning, May 22, following a joint law enforcement operation that led to the confiscation of suspected shabu worth ₱380,800 and firearms in Alaminos City. The suspect, Paisal Salisip, a resident of…
POLICE arrested a 46-year-old man and seized suspected shabu worth P204,000, along with a firearm, during a patrol operation in Malasiqui on May 20. Personnel from the Malasiqui Municipal Police Station were conducting a patrol in Barangay Tambac when they noticed a suspicious individual, identified only by his alias "Budoy,"…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) Region 1 issued a memorandum warning teachers and other personnel against engaging in unlicensed investment schemes following reports that several educators have lost combined millions of pesos to an alleged cryptocurrency scam. DepEd Regional Director Tolentino Aquino recently issued Regional Memorandum No. 530 after disturbing…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Welder killed in Sison explosion A welder was killed in Sison after an explosion involving a hydraulic nitrogen accumulator. According to police investigations, the victim, a 49-year-old resident of the area and a member of the Mechanical Maintenance Department, was working in the compound of Northern…
PANGASINAN’S BEST – Visitors at the three-day International Food Expo (IFEX) 2025 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City which started last Thursday view the export-quality food products of Pangasinan on display at the three-day International Food Expo (IFEX) 2025 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City which started…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez vowed to find a solution to the daily traffic gridlock in the Bonuan area, especially during the rush hours in the morning and afternoon, which has exasperated commuters, traders, students, and workers over the years. After discussing the issue as among the top priorities of…
