SK CAMPAIGN PERIOD LINGAYEN– As Congress is expected to finally postpone the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this week, the election gun ban has been put on hold which was supposed to be in effect last Friday, the official start of the campaign period. Provincial election supervisor, Atty. Marino Salas, said that…
TRAFFIC RULES STRICTLY ENFORCED IF you haven’t heard or noticed, traffic rules are now strictly enforced in Dagupan City’s commercial district and Jose R. de Venecia Expressway Extension (JDVEx). In just over a week’s 24/7 police operation, some 101 bikers and motorists were apprehended by the Dagupan police along the JDVEx….
LINGAYEN—Unknown perhaps to Pope Francis, the baby-lover who sought out babies from the crowds to kiss and bless, parents of newborn babies honored him unabashedly. Their babies had to have “Francis” as one of the babies’ names. In Pangasinan, there were 14 babies born in different Pangasinan hospitals during the…
LINGAYEN—At least six persons were killed and another was wounded by suspects riding in tandem on motorcycles in separate shooting incidents across Pangasinan during the papal visit in the country. Larry Miranda, 41, married, ex-barangay kagawad and Virgilio Ferrer, 58, married, both from Longos, Calasiao town were shot dead by unidentified assailants…
LINGAYEN– One of the two two giant jars that will be installed as this town’s iconic landmarks was paraded thru the town’s barangays to signal the start of this year’s Bagoong Festival. The 10 feet tall jar made of fiberglass by a team led by Patrick Bacolor, led the motorcade in…
LONGEST RED TIDE PRESENCE THE National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) urged the red tide affected local government units (LGUs) to address the phenomenon through collective efforts. The red ride alert is still up in Alaminos City, Bolinao, Anda and Wawa Bani for almost four months now, the…
AFTER ISKOLAR NG BAYAN LINGAYEN– Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano encouraged the students of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) here to rally for a free tertiary education. He made the call after explaining that the Republic Act No. 10648 or the Iskolar ng Bayan (INB) Act of 2014 only…
MANGALDAN- The barangay captain and councilwoman here who were charged earlier for grave misconduct, are facing another administrative case again filed by Mayor Bona Fe Parayno in the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) following the termination of the hearing and investigation of the first complaint. In her affidavit sent to the SB,…
BISKEG na Pangasinan has began preparations for a general assembly of members. Secretary Antonio Villar, chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board and founder of Biskeg, said he wants to bring back the glory days of the group when it was very active in reaching out to its members, helping them…
LINGAYEN– The 412 police personnel from Pangasinan that joined the implementation of the security plan as part of the augmentation force for the duration of the Papal visit last week returned to their units shortly after Pope Francis had departed. Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) led by OIC- provincial director…
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