Last Week's News
(Filed by 104.7 iFM News Dagupan) DTI takes action to protect consumers The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1’s Enforcement and Monitoring Team has intensified its regular inspections to ensure supermarkets and grocery stores comply with fair trade laws. The initiative seeks to shield consumers from overpricing and…
YULETIDE PLANT—Poinsettia plants are among the plants and seedlings being sold at a designated area in Lingayen last November 29. This plant is in demand, especially during the Yuletide Season, because some of its leaves turn red. (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded private employers to release the 13th-month pay of their workers on or before December 24, 2025, stressing that the benefit is mandatory and non-negotiable. Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma, through Labor Advisory No. 16, reiterated that the 13th-month pay is a…
LONG-TIME RESIDENTS, FARMERS TO BENEFIT THE House Committee on Natural Resources has approved House Bill 127 (HB 127), filed by Third District Representative Rachel Arenas, seeking to reclassify the Mangabul Reservation in Bayambang as alienable and disposable land for long-time resident farmers. Arenas hailed the committee’s action as a major…
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has placed all units in Pangasinan on Blue Alert from December 1 to 22, and on full Red Alert from December 23 to January 2, 2026, in anticipation of holiday-related emergencies. Fire Chief Inspector Jun Wanawan, Dagupan fire marshal and concurrent operations officer of…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Cyclist dies in Binalonan truck mishap A 57-year-old cyclist was killed after he was run over by a dump truck along the national highway near Binalonan Crossing on Thursday. The victim, Juan Laurean, was cycling on the roadside when the truck driven by a 41-year-old man…
LINGAYEN EYE CATCHERS—A giant Christmas tree, along with other Yuletide decorations, adorn the plaza and town hall building of Lingayen town, easily eye-catching at night (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
NIKHISA “Nikki” Buenafe Cheveh, a Filipina-Iranian beauty from Binmaley, Pangasinan, won the Face of Beauty International 2025 title in a glittering coronation held Sunday, November 30, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her victory sealed a back-to-back win for the Philippines, following Jeanna Isabelle Bilasano’s triumph in 2024. Before earning her international crown,…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan has commended the student robotics team of Manaoag National High School for winning four major awards at the Fibonacci International Robot Olympiad World Championship 2025 held in Rome, Italy. The resolution, sponsored by 4th District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario, was approved during the SP’s regular session…
A tricycle driver from Brgy. Embarcadero, Mangaldan, is being hailed for his honesty after he returned a lost envelope containing P50,000 and important land documents to its rightful owner. Arnold Viloria, along with his wife, found the envelope in Brgy. Alitaya. Realizing its potential importance, they immediately brought it to the Public Information Office (PIO)…
TWO homegrown athletes from Dagupan City will don the national uniform when the 33rd Southeast Asian Games reels off from December 9 to 20, 2025 Jason Emmanuel Feliciano will represent the Philippines in Archery, while Susan Ramadan will see action for the country in Athletics. The two athletes earned their…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves’ spirited MPBL run came to a halt after the Abra Solid North Weavers completed a sweep with a decisive 99–74 win in Game 3 of the North Division Finals on November 27 at the Robert Estrella Sr. Memorial Gym in Rosales. Abra wasted no time asserting control,…
SP CARES: Commitment in Action Dagupan City National High School students have successfully capped an intensive two-week Work Immersion at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The program offered a direct apprenticeship in local governance, with students engaging in the daily functions of public service - from drafting official communications to observing policymaking…
THE claim regarding a nonexistent flood control project in Barangay Sto. Tomas, San Jacinto, Pangasinan, has been refuted by the barangay council itself. In a definitive statement, the council passed Resolution No. 12, Series of 2025, clarifying that there is no ghost flood control project in their jurisdiction, contrary to…
By Gonzalo Duque THE November 30 rally called A Trillion Peso March led by Tindig ng Pilipinas convenor Kiko Aquino Dee, a grandson of Ninoy and Cory Aquino, and the arch-enemy of Sara Duterte, did not produce the result expected by the left-leaning group, the Pinklawans, Yellowtards and members of…
By Leonardo Micua POLITICAL dynasties weaken democratic institutions and produce poorer governance outcomes, particularly when "fat dynasties" allow multiple family members to simultaneously hold elective offices within the same jurisdiction. The above did not come from me but rather from the exploratory note of Senate Bill No. 1548, which…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, I watched Karen Davila interview Maria Lourdes Sereno, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who was impeached under the Duterte administration for failing to submit her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) during her 17-year tenure as a professor at the…
By Farah G. Decano HOW can the essence of love and authentic joy take root in the Filipino spirit when our deepest selves are seemingly consumed by a rising tide of hatred, profound despair, and debilitating self-pity? We must not be blamed for this overwhelming darkness that now permeates…
Eva C. Visperas THE sky was overcast, the kind that suggests rain but holds it back just long enough to let the day pass. Traffic crawled from Dagupan to Sual as I drove to my last coverage for the day, the steady red taillights ahead of me marking a…
By Rex Catubig TAKING a chance has always been an inherent urge. The risk and challenge induce and pump up an adrenaline rush. And foremost among the age-old stimulants, and possibly the most seductive in this regard, is gambling. Gambling or games akin, provided the primeval perk in our…
