Last Week's News
INFANTA’S SCHOOL KIDS ON VACATION – Unmindful of the tension felt by their parents in the West Philippine Sea, the children on vacation take every moment to enjoy the cool waters off Barangay Cato, fronting the disputed area with China. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
YOUNG scientists, all students of the Dagupan City National High School enrolled in Science, Technology and Engineering (STE) program, brought home four gold and one silver medals in the recently concluded World Youth STEM Invention Innovation (WYSII) 2004 held July 6 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They entered and presented their innovative inventions…
SINING TANGHALAN-PINTAHUSAY A STUDENT of Alaminos City National High School who came home as national champion in the Sining Tanghalan-Pintahusay at the 2024 National Festival of Talents (NFOT) in Cebu was hailed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan in a resolution passed for his feat. The July 15 resolution…
FLUVIAL PROCESSION WITH FISHERMEN -- The fishing boat ridden by ‘Fr. Soc ‘ Villegas is surrounded by 20 big fishing boats that used to sail to the disputed area in the WPS. As it prepares to start the fluvial procession with the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on board. (Punchphoto by Willie…
CONSTRUCTION of the three-story new city hall is expected to resume soon following the recommendation of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines that it should incorporate in its facade the design of the city hall that was built in 1925. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the NHC team presented its recommendation…
THE Department of Health Center for Health Development Region 1 (DOH CHD-1) ramped up its campaign against dengue in Region 1. According to DOH CHD-1 surveillance, there have been 1,242 dengue cases in Region 1 from January to June 2024. Pangasinan reported the highest number with 654 cases, followed by…
SOME 1,500 incoming freshman students took the two-day Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) Admission Test (PPCAT) held last July 15 and 16 at the Provincial Training and Development Center (PTDC) but initially, only 400 applicants who passed the qualifying exam will receive free education for the PPC’s Bachelor of Public Administration…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Vegetable prices lower in Dagupan market THE price of vegetables in the Malimgas Public Market was a bit lower last week than previous week’s prices, according to a recent price survey conducted by IFM Dagupan. Carrots were sold at P50 per kilo; cabbage sold…
TRAINED FOR ORGANIC AGRI PRODUCTION – Three persons deprived of liberty (PDL) check out the vegetables they planted at a vacant lot which they converted to a garden inside the compound of the Pangasinan Provincial Jail in Lingayen. They and 21 others were provided training on organic agriculture production. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SEGREGATION of wastes from source will be further intensified in Dagupan following the offer of Unilever to accommodate plastic wastes in the city to be converted into plywood. Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the 31 barangay captains to require households to strictly comply with segregation of wastes in response to the offer…
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Region 1 warned against a surge of scam activities after the reported sale of pre-registered SIM cards. In an interview, Atty. Anna Minelle Maningding of NTC Region 1said that while there are no reports of sale of used sim cards in the region, residents in…
THE 618 residents received P8,700 cash each through the Cash-for-Work Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last July 12 in Barangay Cayungnan through the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) in Agno town. DSWD Region I Director Mafia Gopalan led the payout distribution to the recipients of her agency’s RRP and…
THE Social Security System (SSS) launched its month-long National Registration Day and Dagupan Branch is confident it can surpass its registration quota. The event, which began on July 15 and will run until August 15, seeks to register 640,000 new members nationwide. In a press conference, Vilma Agapito, SSS Luzon…
MOTHER MARY OFF TO THE SEA -- Archbishop Villegas blesses the poster picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary attached to a floater left to roam the WPS to protect the Infanta fishermen. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
STUDENTS in the Special Program in the Arts of Alaminos City National High School (ACNHS) bagged the Magic Film Award in the recently concluded 19th Busan International Kids and Youth Film (BIKY) Festival in Busan, South Korea. Their winning entry titled ‘Peymus,’ directed by Gabriel Rodriguez, was adjudged as the…
THE Alaminos City government won the Gawad Kalikha-san Award in recognition of its efforts in implementing environmental programs and activities on solid waste management during the celebration of the founding anniversary of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region I last July 15 at Paringao in Bauang, La Union. Rosalie Aruelo, OIC–City ENRO,…
IN a successful buy-bust operation conducted by authorities in Barangay Amansabina, Mangaldan Thursday night, three high-value targets were arrested, and recovered 65 grams of shabu. Arrested were Loreto Mariano Jr., 41, from Anolid, Mangaldan; Lezter Mayrina, 36, a resident of Macabito, Calasiao; and Ronnie Ambat, 40, from Nalsian Sur, Bayambang.…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Promodiser killed in motorcycle collision A 43-year-old motorcycle-riding promodiser in Bugallon was declared dead on arrival at the hospital after a head-on collision with another motorcycle rider. The incident occurred at 2 AM when the victim, Erwin Aquino Salazar, a resident of Brgy. Umanday, Bugallon, was…
By Gonzalo Duque CONGRATULATIONS to The Sunday Punch for adding another milestone in its history as a fighting community newspaper—its 68th anniversary. The Sunday Punch is now the longest surviving community newspaper in the country today. The Baguio Midland Courier, the oldest community newspaper in Baguio and the Cordilleras…
By Leonardo Micua NO one has to doubt the report that Dagupan is in the tail end among all cities in Region 1 for its performance given the kind of councilors that the people elected in 2022. Using their number as the majority, the seven councilors in the opposition…
