Dagupan, Philippines officially became a city on June 20, 1947. Known as the milkfish capital of the country, the city has been celebrating the Bangus Festival every April since 2002.
While Dagupan is geographically located in Pangasinan, Philippines, the city is independent from the province, which has six congressional districts. The fourth district consists of Dagupan and the municipalities of Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Fabian and San Jacinto.
Born in Dagupan, Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. turned 85 on December 26, 2021. He was the congressman of Pangasinan’s fourth district from 1987 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2010.
2022 Dagupan election results
- independent city: Dagupan
- geographical province: Pangasinan
- region: Ilocos Region (Region I)
- country: Philippines
- election date: May 9, 2022
- seats: 1 mayor, 1 vice mayor, 10 councilors
- districts: 1
- registered voters: 138,721
MAYOR
| CANDIDATE | VOTES |
| Belen Fernandez | 67,499 |
| Brian Lim | 53,042 |
| Juan Siapno Jr. | 00,417 |
VICE MAYOR
| CANDIDATE | VOTES |
| Bryan Kua | 73,766 |
| Carlos Alipio Fernandez | 42,689 |
COUNCILORS
| CANDIDATE | VOTES |
| 1. Dada Manaois Reyna | 69,392 |
| 2. Jigs Seen | 59,340 |
| 3. Alvin Coquia | 59,237 |
| 4. Celia Lim | 57,889 |
| 5. Dr. Malou Fernandez | 57,693 |
| 6. Alipio Serafin Fernandez | 57,106 |
| 7. Red Erfe-Mejia | 54,480 |
| 8. Dennis Canto | 53,720 |
| 9. Irene Lim Acosta | 51,787 |
| 10. Michael Fernandez | 51,211 |
| 11. Chito Samson | 49,123 |
| 12. Tess Coquia | 48,242 |
| 13. Karlos Reyna | 46,705 |
| 14. Teddy Villamil Jr. | 43,380 |
| 15. Emong Vallejos | 36,275 |
| 16. Diane Decano | 35,604 |
| 17. Leo Cuaton | 35,039 |
| 18. Jek Palaganas | 32,563 |
| 19. Josh Bugayong | 32,141 |
| 20. Danila Cayabyab | 25,738 |
| 21. Raul delos Santos | 11,941 |
| 22. Jonarch Aquino Jr. | 07,664 |
| 23. Bizzyblade dela Cruz | 06,583 |
| 24. Pink Salve Bravo | 04,849 |
| 25. Mercy Saplan | 03,732 |
| 26. Manuel John Sia | 03,600 |
| 27. Mary Rose Olaguer | 03,550 |
| 28. Alfredo Dawana | 03,423 |
| 29. Anselmo Atabes | 01,865 |
On August 16, 2014, Cynthia Caldona represented Dagupan at Miss Grand Philippines 2014 and competed against 16 other candidates at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She finished in the Top 10.
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