DAGUPAN CITY – Mayor Belen Fernandez reported strong economic performance, improved governance systems, and major infrastructure developments during her 2026 State-of-the-City Address (SOCA) on June 30 at CSI Stadia Lucao. Fernandez said the city’s progress is the result of “responsible...
For decades, conventional urban planning in the Philippines operated under a simple, speculative assumption: build the houses, and the people will discover a way to live there. This "housing-first" model treats residential spaces as standalone products. However, the structural realities of the...
Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez on Tuesday ordered intensified security measures in the city to prevent school-related violence similar to Cavite and Tacloban City. Fernandez met Councilor Joey Tamayo and the Dagupan City Police Office (DCPO) led by Police Col. Arnold Solomon to discuss...
Seven extraordinary athletes whose legacies have shaped the nation’s sporting history were honored during the 5th Philippine Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony held at the newly transformed PSC House inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex on Saturday, June 20. The evening celebrated the...
Through TARI Estate, Aboitiz Economic Estates continues to expand its footprint into Central Luzon while advancing its role as a developer and operator of smart and sustainable industrial-anchored townships. Recently, the mixed-use industrial development arm of the Aboitiz group announced that the...
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the immediate preventive suspension of Catanduanes Vice Governor Robert Fernandez and 11 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan over alleged irregularities involving the province’s Quick Response Fund (QRF) following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan in...
Aboitiz Economic Estates, a subsidiary of Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., expects the first 200 hectares (ha) of the 384-ha TARI Estate industrial estate in Tarlac City to be operationally ready before the end of the second quarter of 2026. The firm said in a statement on Monday, May 25, that the...
At the Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) annual stockholders’ meeting on April 27, the Aboitiz Group stated that the conglomerate will continue to strengthen the operations of its core businesses while advancing strategic growth initiatives. AEV is the active portfolio manager of the Aboitiz Group....
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – More than one million people trooped to the Bangusan street party on the New De Venecia Road Extension here on Thursday, April 30, Mayor Belen Fernandez said. Kalutan ed Dalan (street party), which is the highlight of the Bangus Festival 2026, opened with a ceremonial...
The Dagupan City government is selling P20 per kilo rice starting May 4 at the city plaza. The initiative is aligned with the program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Priority sectors are senior citizens, solo parents, Persons with Disabilities, farmers, fisherfolk, and transport drivers. To...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – This city and San Juan City signed a sisterhood agreement on Thursday to boost tourism, culture, education, youth development, disaster resilience, and economic advancement. San Juan City Mayor Francis M. Zamora, also the national president of the League of Cities of...
DAGUPAN CITY – Around 20,000 pieces of bangus (milkfish) will be grilled and served during the street party for the Bangus Festival here on April 30. In an interview Saturday, Mayor Belen Fernandez said over 1,000 one-meter-long barbecue grills inclusive of five kilos of bangus, charcoal, and...
