Last Week's News
A decline in bangus (milkfish) production is expected in the coming months as growth rate slows down with the drop in temperature. Efren Arenas, a fishpond caretaker in Dagupan City, said bangus supply in the market usually decreases during the colder period of the year as these grow slower. Bangus…
EDADES-BERNAL MUSEUM -- Rep. Christopher "Toff" De Venecia leads the ceremonial blessing & groundbreaking ceremony of the Edades & Bernal Cultural Center & Museum at the Judge Jose de Venecia Sr. Highway, Brgy. Pantal, Dagupan City. He is joined by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Councilors Michael Fernandez, Lino Fernandez, Dennis Canto, Zheanne Dantis,…
DELAYED ROAD STREET ELEVATION -- Residents of Galvan Street in Dagupan City decry the long overdue completion of the elevation of the street and drainage system, noting that it has not received any priority since the start of the DPWH projects in the city. City hall said the passage finally of…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Library is urging young individuals to enroll in Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) courses, emphasizing the crucial and changing role this profession plays in the digital age. The BLIS program equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for careers in managing, organizing, and preserving…
HOME financing agency Pag-IBIG Fund’s Region I office that it has multipurpose loans (MPL) it can offer to its members Members can apply for MPL up to 80% of their regular savings at a low interest rate for a maximum term of three years. For calamity loans, members residing in…
THE prices of agricultural products across Region 1 have increased due mainly to the impact of the series of typhoons that hit northern Luzon, as confirmed by Jinnefer Pulamo, a project evaluation officer from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Despite the region's capacity to produce over 100% of the local…
NO MORE REENACTED BUDGET NEXT YEAR THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), under a new majority, passed on November 12 the city’s P1.61 billion proposed budget for 2025 along with the Annual Investment Program (AIP), allowing the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez to proceed with the implementation of its programs at…
AS part of initiatives to foster a love for reading and learning among children, the Dagupan City government under Mayor Belen Fernandez launched on November 7 the Reading Nook at CSI Mall in Barangay Lucao, a space designed to engage young minds and promote literacy. Located on the second floor…
A marker commemorating the first President of the Republic of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo, was unveiled in Manaoag on Wednesday, November 13. According to Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, research conducted with the assistance of the National Historical Commission (NHC) revealed that Aguinaldo, who was also a military leader during the…
THIRTY-nine-year-old Jefryl Carilla of Anda displayed his prowess in athletics when he bagged three gold medals in the 8th Philippine National Para Games last November 12 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The National Para Games returned after a five-year hiatus, with around 900 athletes from 72 different cities and municipalities competing and vying for…
PNP CAMPAIGN VS. LOOSE FIREARMS -- P/Brigadier General Lou Evangelista, PNP Regional 1 director, and P/Col Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan police director, and other police officials present the confiscated loose firearms and surrendered firearms with expired licenses as well as the deposited firearms for safekeeping last Monday to the local media at…
IN PREPARATION FOR 2025 POLLS THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) held a ceremonial turnover of confiscated and surrendered firearms and those that have expired licenses as part of ongoing efforts to ensure a peaceful 2025 national and local elections last week on November 11. P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, police director of…
A RESIDENT of Calasiao and a relative of Mayor Kevin Macanlalay has been missing since last week, disappearing almost without a trace after leaving home to go to Urdaneta City. Ben Macanlalay, 55, left on board his blue Honda motorcycle wearing his signature green and black outfit, but never reached…
A 13-year-old boy drowned while swimming with friends in the Agno River in Barangay Basing, Lingayen on November 13. CJ Manuel, a Grade 7 student and resident of Barangay Basing, was swept away by the river's strong current, according to witnesses. Despite efforts to swim back to the shallower part…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man shot dead by cousin in Calasiao A 22-year-old man was shot dead by his cousin at a restobar in Barangay Nalsian, Calasiao. The victim identified as Carlo De Vera Diolazo and the suspect, Alejandro De Guzman Diolazo, 27, a businessman, both residents of Barangay…
EUGENIO PEREZ DAY - Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez leads the wreath laying ceremony to mark the 128th birth anniversary of the late Speaker Eugenio Perez Sr. in Barangay Herrero-Perez, Dagupan. Perez was the author of Republic Act No. 170, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Dagupan. With her is…
