LA UNION–The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has reported that 130 loose firearms have been confiscated from organized crime groups within the period July 1 to September 3 under the Philippine National Police’s ‘Kontra Boga‘ campaign. Chief Supt. Ramon Gatan, PRO1 regional director, said the loose firearms were seized through…
THE Dagupan council has asked the National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Dagupan Police to investigate the reported resurgence of lewd girlie shows in bars. The resolution filed by Councilor Dada Reyna was approved by the council during a special session last Thursday.
THE INA Foundation headed by Mrs. Gina de Venecia, wife of 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., strongly condemned the transfer to Spain of one of the convicted criminals in the abduction, rape and murder of two sisters from Cebu in 1997. Speaking over Bombo Radyo-Dagupan on Thursday, Mrs….
THE Abono partylist is just 100,000 short of its target one million signatures to push Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to run for president in 2010. Engr. Rosendo So, Abono founding chairman, told The PUNCH in a phone interview that 900,000 signatures have so far been gathered, mostly from Pangasinan, where…
BOLINAO—Eleven fishermen from this town earlier reported as missing were rescued by a Vietnemese fishing vessel Thursday morning at the South China Sea near Ilocos Sur. Wilfredo Castelo, municipal administrator of Bolinao, in a phone interview with The PUNCH said the 11 rescued fishermen were brought by the crew of…
ROSALES–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited the Our Lady of Rosales shrine in Barangay Station here on rainy Thursday last week to attend a special mass with some 200 government officials and friends. Among those who joined the President were Gov. Amado Espino Jr.; Reps. Rachel Arenas and Conrado Estrella III of…
ALCALA–Barangay San Vicente in this town won the ‘Maisan sa Barangay’ contest sponsored by the Abono partylist, bagging a prize of P2.2 million worth of projects for development. The barangay was a runaway winner, garnering a score of 94 out of 100 for the high volume of production and the…
TWO more legal eagles who graduated from the Divine Word Academy of Dagupan (DWAD) have confirmed their attendance to school’s grand alumni homecoming on November 21 this year. Judge Marlon Meneses (Batch 78) and Atty. Manuel Aoanan (Batch 71) will be among the expected alumni who have distinguished themselves in…
LINGAYEN–The Milo Little Olympics Luzon Regional Competition kicked off September 11 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here with some 5,000 young athletes from Regions I, II and III and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) participating. The 12th Milo Little Olympics, held from September 11 to 13,…
THE Lyceum-Northwestern University Dukes, after having won all its games in the elimination round of the Private Schools Athletic Association-Universities Colleges Athletic Association of Pangasinan (PRISAA-UCAAP) inter-collegiate basketball championship, is set to face last year’s UCAAP champion, Pan Pacific University North Philippines in a best-of-three series. Marcelito Novales, LNU Dukes…
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