Gabriel L. Cardinoza

DAGUPAN CITY — Former Pangasinan 4th District representative Gina de Venecia, popularly known as "Manay Gina," filed her certificate of candidacy (CoC) on Sunday, October 6, in her bid to return to the House of Representatives.

DAGUPAN CITY — Two mall owners will slug it out in the May 2025 midterm elections in this bustling coastal city.

(UPDATE) DAGUPAN CITY — Two mall owners will slug it out in the May 2025 mayoral race in this bustling coastal city.

PANGASINAN entrepreneurs were surprised but thrilled on Thursday after first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos bought one of their products at the Manila

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Vice Gov. Mark Ronald Lambino confirmed on Monday that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) had suspended Urdaneta City Mayor Julio Parayno III for 12 months after he was found guilty of violating Republic Act (RA) 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The San Roque Dam in San Manuel town will open one of its spillway gates at 3 p.m. today, October 23, to release water from its reservoir, the National Power Corporation (NPC) said.In a notice sent to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Pangasinan, the NPC said that the dam's water elevation needs to be lowered in anticipation of the expected heavy inflow due to Typhoon Kristine.At 8 a.m. today, San Roque Dam's water elevation was 275.98 meters above sea level (masl), which is about 4.02 meters below its normal high water level of 280 masl.The NPC said the spillway gate will be opened at a height of half a meter to release water at 53 cubic meters per second (cms).A cubic meter of water is equivalent to 1,000 liters or five drums of water.Located downstream of the Agno River, the San Roque Dam catches the water spilled by the Binga Dam upstream of the river in Itogon, Benguet.Yesterday, October 22, Binga Dam opened a spillway gate at 0.3 meter and discharged water at 39 cms.At 8 a.m. today, the gate opening was raised to 0.5 meter to release water at 111.99 cms, according to the government weather bureau's Flood Forecasting and Warning System for Dam Operations. At that time, the dam's reservoir level had reached 573 masl, only 2 meters below its normal high water level of 575 masl.The PDRRMO had advised residents along the river to evacuate before San Roque Dam spills water.Agno River, Pangasinan's longest river, traverses 24 towns and San Carlos City before exiting to the Lingayen Gulf.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — A storm surge whipped by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine flooded Pangasinan shorelines on Wednesday night, driving some 528 families in 11 coastal towns and cities to the different evacuation centers.

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Some 844 families from seven La Union towns and this city took refuge in the province's evacuation centers on Wednesday night as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine unleashed strong winds and dumped rains that flooded their villages, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported on Friday.

DAGUPAN CITY — Some P29 million worth of bangus (milkfish) were lost here after storm surges spawned by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine smashed their cages, letting them escape to the open sea.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The estimated damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Pangasinan due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has reached P863.34 million, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported on Friday.