Last Week's News
By Rex Catubig UNKNOWN to many, we, Dagupenos, are blessed with a date with history and sainthood as we hosted a saint in our midst in 1986. As founder of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor and destitute, Mother Teresa came…
FOR UNPARALLELED SERVICE TO FILIPINOS THE Senate of the Philippines passed a resolution commending former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. for his illustrious political career and invaluable contribution to the country, and honored him with a fitting ceremony on August 28. The resolution recognized the former congressman of the Fourth…
HAIL SPEAKER JOE DE V! – Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and wife, former Rep. Gina de Venecia, are flanked by (from left) Senators Joel Villanueva and Senate President Chiz Escudero and (from right) Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Miguel Zubiri and Loren Legarda after the ceremony. (Senate Information Office)
ELEVATED ROAD, DRAINAGE FOR TAPUAC ROAD -- Motorists and pedestrians will continue to suffer from perennial flooding along the Tapuac road that hosts 5 schools, 2 hospitals, and 10 popular restaurants each time high tide alone hits the city. Until the planned DPWH project to elevate the road and drainage system…
THE entire town of Manaoag, which has 26 barangays, was declared “drug-cleared” by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing Program, led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1. The last two barangays evaluated, Cabanbanan and Pao, were granted drug-free status on August 22 in a ceremony held…
MOTHER tongue advocates appealed to the Senate not to proceed with Senate Bill No. 2437, which aims to cancel the use of Mother Tongue as the medium of instruction for young learners. Melchor Orpilla, a Pangasinan language advocate, translator, and historian, said the use of mother tongue or a person’s…
A boatman tragically lost his life after being struck by lightning while preparing to pick up tourists on one of the Hundred Islands in Alaminos City on August 25. The 28-year-old victim, Alexander Rivera, was with fellow boatman Joshua Rivera, who immediately sought help from Alaminos City rescuers after the former…
(Filed by 107.4 IFM Dagupan News) Pangasinan ships 2-M kilos of salt to PCA THE Pangasinan Salt Center in Bolinao, operated by the provincial government, shipped an initial two million kilos or 40,000 sacks of Agricultural Grade Salt Fertilizer to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) as part of a partnership…
P4.97-M SHABU SEIZED JOINT operatives from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a high-value individual (HVI) in Barangay Pagal, San Carlos City, and seized nearly P5 million worth of shabu on August 26. Suspect Aga Rangaig, 41, was arrested at his residence based on…
THE Dagupan City Prosecutors Office has recommended the filing of charges for reckless imprudence resulting in injuries and property damage against Councilor Maria Librada Fe ‘Dada’ Reyna-Macalanda over a driving incident on August 7. In a resolution dated August 22, 2024 signed by Prosecutor Attorney Gerard Babate and approved by…
A tricycle driver suspected to be a drug dealer and five other persons were apprehended in Barangay Bonuan Boquig, Dagupan City in a recent operation conducted by law enforcers. The primary suspect, identified as Roy Sagauinit Magsano, also known as “Taroy,” was taken into custody while two packages of suspected…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Cockfighting referee shot dead A cockfighting referee, identified as 40-year-old Ruel Tulagan Macaraeg from Barangay Polong Norte, Malasiqui, lost his life after being shot while on board a tricycle in his hometown. The perpetrator, riding on a motorcycle, used a .45 caliber firearm, hitting the victim…
CHEAP RICE AT THE KADIWA -- Senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents and 4Ps members await their turn to buy 5 kilos of rice at P29 per kilo during the ‘Kadiwa sa Lingayen’ on Thursday (August 29) held at the town's civic center. Others availed of P45 per kilo…
THE Office of Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez again wrote to the Sangguniang Panlungsod inquiring about the current status of Supplemental Budget No. 2 for 2024 which had long been pending before the committee on finance, budget and appropriations controlled by the opposition, the council’s majority bloc. The August 19, 2021 letter…
A MAN identified as Norman Mercado Talleser, who falsely represented himself as a provincial government employee and scammed job seekers into shelling out money, has been arrested along with one accomplice. The Office of the Vice Governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan have issued a warning about the fraudulent…
BYPASS ROAD NOT COMPLETED TRAFFIC woes in San Carlos City are not easing soon as the bypass road that Mayor Julier Resuello is banking on to relieve congestion is just 60% done. He said the local government’s primary solution at this time is the deployment of traffic enforcers who manage…
