LINING UP FOR THE PMA—Applicants for the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) entrance examination line up for their pre-exam assessment on August 25 at the University of Pangasinan-Phinma in Dagupan City, one of the 37 examination centers around the country. Successful applicants will compose the PMA class 2018. (Punchphoto by Willie…
STUDENTS from Dagupan were delighted by the musical play Katipunan (Mga Anak ng Bayan), which was staged for the first time last Thursday at the CDD Arzadon Gym at Leisure Coast Resort with a return engagement on September 13. The play, directed by Jun Pablo and noted movie director Joel…
BUWAN NG WIKA GUEST—Dagupan Councilor Jeslito Seen is presented a plaque of appreciation during the celebration of the “Buwan ng Wika” at the West Central Elementary School 1 last Aug. 16. Presenting the plaque are Dr. William Macob, education program supervisor, and Dr. Emilita Galzim, school principal. Seen called on…
LINGAYEN–The Anguan tan Ehersisyo ed Kapitolyo Year 4, the province’s sports program for its employees, will officially start on October 7. This was announced by Modesto Operania, provincial sports director, after he convened all team chairpersons and designated sports coordinator for a coordination meeting to ensure the success of this…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government led by Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. welcomed about 50 representatives of Indigenous People (IP) communities in northern Luzon at the Capitol Resort Hotel here on August 17-19 for the Phase 2 cultural exchange of Dungog Sang Tumandok nga Pamatan-on (Pride of Indigenous Youth).
THE thrice-postponed opening of the Universities Colleges Athletic Association of Pangasinan (UCAAP) Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament will officially begin on September 4 at the Dagupan People’s Astrodome featuring archrivals Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes and the University of Luzon Golden Tigers.
ELEMENTS of Dagupan City Police Station seized drugs and guns when they arrested another suspected drug pusher in Barangay Lucao around 3:00 p.m. Friday. In a text message, Supt. Christopher Abrahano, city police chief, identified the suspect as Roberto Quinto, who was arrested in his house in Sitio Abaloski, Barangay…
ROSALES–Another man fell in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by the police in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The suspect, identified as Roberto Ramat Jr., alias “Dags”, of Barangay Tomana West, Rosales was arrested after he sold two transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to…
DRUG trading has not eased up in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, dubbed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as the number one drug hub in northern Luzon. A buy-bust operation conducted by the police on August 22 at about 7:30 p.m. in Sitio China, Bonuan Binloc resulted in the arrest…
TAYUG—Four culprits broke inside the principal’s office of the Tayug South Central Elementary School in Barangay D in the early morning of August 23 and carted away valuable equipment and appliances worth P68,0000. Two witnesses identified the robbers as Efraem Redito, Jamil Ylarde, Mark Christopher Ylarde and Jemar Ylarde. The…
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