BALON DAGUPAN NEWS THE Dagupan City government joined the Medical City Pangasinan and the Inner Wheel Club of Dagupan in observing the World Glaucoma Week 2016 (March 6 -12) in a lay forum on March 9 attended by Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and Barangay Nurses. With the theme “Beat Invisible…
COJUANGCO UPDATES PANGASINAN Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia recently strongly endorsed the candidacies of former Rep. Mark Cojuangco and Calasiao Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay for governor and vice governor respectively in the May 9 polls. De Venecia declared her all-out support during the Barangay Night celebration in Mangaldan town…
CAPITOL NEWS Lingayen – Pangasinan athletes racked up three gold medals in wrestling events yesterday, March 9, in addition to one gold medal captured in dancesports competition earlier to boost Team Pangasinan’s ranking at the ongoing Philippine National Games (PNG) – National Championships held here from March 7-11. The Philippine…
MANGALDAN— Four of the 10 most wanted suspected drug pushers were arrested in separate anti-drug operations over a two-month period. P/Supt. Benjamin Ariola, town police chief, said those nabbed were ranked 5, 6, 7 and 8 in their drug priority watch list. Ariola, formerly the head of Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs…
UNDER CONTROL— Elements of the Dagupan police SWAT Team hold down Dominick Fung after he came our from his house to turn himself in shortly after he shot two persons in their legs for unknown reasons. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio)
A MAN finally surrendered after more than three hours of negotiation after shooting and wounding two persons inside his compound then holed up in his house, noon of March 7 at Diamond Village in Barangay Pantal here for hours. The standoff started at around 12:00 noon shortly after the suspect Dominick Fung, 30…
BAUTISTA–A municipal councilor of Bayambang town was hurt while a tricycle driver whose tricycle he reportedly hit died in a road accident night of March 6 along Barangay Nibaliw Norte here. Dead was Renato Esmeña, 57, married, resident of Poblacion West this town while injured was Councilor Joseph Vincent Ramos,…
RUNNING FOR GOLD IN PAIN — Pangasinan Team’s Lany Mendoza suddenly grimaces in pain from muscle cramps but continues to run to the finish line to win the gold in the 1500-meter run. She also won the gold in the 5000 meter and Silver in the 10000 meter. (Punchphoto by…
PNG CHAMPIONSHIPS LINGAYEN– The National Team maintained its lead in the Philippine National Games (PNG) national championships though there was a shake up in the standing from second to eighth places up and until 10:30 a.m. of March 11. The nationals continued to pull away with 82 gold, 19 silver and 13…
LINGAYEN–Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Ricardo Garcia has confirmed that Pangasinan is the most ideal venue for national and international sports competitions outside Metro Manila but it still needs a cycling velodrome to reclaim its foothold on cycling. Garcia noted that only a cycling velodrome is lacking in Pangasinan but it…
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