Last Week's News
NO STOPPING CHRISTMAS -- Ambulant vendors wade through the incessantly flooded streets in Barangay Mayombo, Dagupan City to earn an income from selling Christmas decorations. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1 formally awarded a Shared Service Facility (SSF) for the Engineered Bamboo Development Project to the Alaminos City government on October 9, 2025 at the Hundred Islands E-Kawayan Factory in Barangay Tangcarang. The SSF project highlights DTI’s continuing effort to promote innovation…
THE National Meat Inspection Service-Regional Technical Operation Center I (NMIS-RTOC) has recognized the Mangaldan Municipal Slaughterhouse for its outstanding compliance with national meat safety and sanitation standards. During the NMIS’ 53rd Founding Anniversary and the 32nd Safety Consciousness Week, held at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center, the Mangaldan…
JUST two weeks before the observance of Undas, graveyard workers at the Calasiao Municipal Cemetery expressed concerns over unusually low earnings this year, blaming persistent flooding. According to a local sepulturero (grave digger) who goes by the alias "Dindo," October is typically a busy and profitable time for them as…
CONSUMERS will be charged lower electricity rates in October with the slight reduction in overall transmission rates, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. “For the October 2025 electric bill of the end consumers, NGCP charges only 59 centavos per kWh (kilowatt-hour) for the delivery of its services,” NGCP…
LIGHTS OUT -- It has been a while since just one light post is functioning along this stretch of the Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Diversion Road in Dagupan City, where several accidents have been recorded. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A quiet morning in Barangay Maniboc in Lingayen turned grim when residents discovered the lifeless body of a 17-year-old male student along Baywalk Road, in what police are now investigating as a possible hit-and-run incident. At around 7:00 a.m., resident Dennis Benavidez Poblete, 50, was on his way to buy…
THE police have arrested five individuals cultivating marijuana in a 300-square-meter plantation in Sitio Talahib, Barangay Villacorta, Mabini town, on October 14, 2025. The suspects include two farmers aged 65 and 38 from Mabini, a 19-year-old farmer from Bokod, Benguet, and an 18-year-old from La Trinidad, Benguet. Authorities also took…
CLASSES at the Mangaldan Integrated School SPED were disrupted on October 13 as students were evacuated to the school gym following a bomb threat received via social media. The threat was sent from a social media account under the name "Luis Bautista," warning that an explosive device had been planted…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Motorcycle rider killed in head-on collision with SUV A 30-year-old loan collector was killed in a head-on collision after his motorcycle crashed into an oncoming SUV along a provincial highway. According to the initial police investigation, the SUV — driven by a 53-year-old resident —…
FOLLOWING the series of strong earthquakes that rocked the country in the past two weeks, many Filipinos are now on edge — fearing “The Big One” that could hit Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon might be next. No existing technology can accurately predict when or where a strong earthquake…
MANILA TRENCH UNDER WATCH THE Dagupan City government is continuously preparing for the possible occurrence of the so-called “The Big One” – a strong earthquake that may hit Pangasinan if the Manila Trench, some 100 kilometers west of Bolinao in the West Philippine Sea, moves at magnitude 8.3, and generate…
VILLASIS 2026 CANDIDATES -- The 14 candidates for Ms. Villasis 2026 were presented to the media on October 6, 2025 at the Villasis town hall. The coronation will be held during the municipality’s annual fiesta celebration, scheduled next year from January 10 to 17. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution expressing the body’s sincere condolences to the bereaved family of former Bonuan Gueset Barangay Captain Ricardo Mejia, who joined his Creator on October 10. He was 71. On motion of Councilors Luis Samson Jr., Marcelino Fernandez and Jose Netu Tamayo, and duly seconded…
UNLISERBISYO FIFTEEN Child Development Center workers from different barangays were honored by the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council during the October 13 flag-raising ceremony led by Mayor Belen Fernandez. City Social Welfare and Development Officer Irene Ferrer presented the Certificates of Recognition to the daycare teachers for their…
HISTORIC October 14, 2025. Fantastic news, Dagupeños! Our city’s 2026 budget is officially approved, and it’s a record breaker! For the first time ever, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed the annual budget this early, with no delays or political roadblocks. What does this mean for you and our community? It means…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves spoiled the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards’ homecourt advantage in a gutsy finish, 86-85, during game 1 of the first round of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) North Division Quarterfinals on October 15 at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum. Pangasinan scorched hot early on in the first segment, knocking down three triples led by Hesed Gabo’s…
By Gonzalo Duque THE circus or spectacle thrown into the PBBM administration is now becoming an irritation. It is very clear that the organization of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was meant to render the investigation by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee useless. As of press time, ICI…
By Leonardo Micua THE 2026 budget of Dagupan City, amounts to P1. 83 billion, made history when it was passed during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on October 14, 2025 – the earliest annual budget ever approved in the city’s history. Thanks to Vice Mayor Bryan…
