THE RULE OF THE RICH AND INFLUENTIAL — No one can categorically say what really happened to Asingan Police Station over the relief of 23 policemen last week, including its police chief. I received a phone call from a mayor in Fifth District asking for the reason why, in case…
HIGHEST IN REGION 1 CAMP FLORENDO— So far, there have been 26,736 drug personalities in Region 1 that surrendered to the police in the region, and still counting. P/Chief Superintendent Gregorio Pimentel, Region 1 police director, qualified that as of Aug. 8, out of the 26,736 drug personalities that surrendered as…
ASINGAN—Twenty-three members of the municipal police station here, including their chief, were removed from their posts for still unknown reasons. The withdrawal of all but two police personnel was unlike other revamp initiated in 44 towns and four cities in Pangasinan where only the police chiefs were transferred to other…
LINGAYEN – The Espino administration has identified four priorities as its focus for the development of the province At the Provincial Development Council (PDC) meeting held on August 10 at the Sison Auditorium, Governor Amado I. Espino, III said he wants the towns and cities to allot resources and focus…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office is set to give P5,000 reward each for information provided by citizens that leads to the arrest of drug pushers in their areas. P/Superintendent Jackie Candelario, deputy police director for operations and spokesman of the provincial police office, told the KBP forum the reward program…
BOLINAO – “My conscience is clear and I keep calm. The people here know how we struggled in our business, including our modest lifestyle!” First District Rep. Jesus “Boying” Celeste told The PUNCH as he reiterated his earlier statement that he is open to any investigation to clear his name…
A TOTALLY unexpected exodus of Muslim families in Dagupan City back to their roots in Mindanao is happening amid intensified police operations against illegal drugs. As of last week, a number of families have since moved out of Barangays Bonuan Binloc and Bonuan Gueset, both considered illegal drug hotspots by…
URDANETA CITY—“I am not that stupid to do that. That’s unconstitutional.” This was the angry reaction of Mayor Amadeo Gregorio Perez IV to a newspaper report that he announced his “bold order” banning Muslims’ in the city during their Monday flag raising ceremony. The report said the mayor won’t even…
THE ordered revamp of chiefs of police in Pangasinan continues. After the relief of two police chiefs of two cities and nine towns and the Provincial Intelligence Branch, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office released the new appointments of acting-police chiefs. P/Superintendent Jackie Candelario, deputy provincial director for operations said, the…
TAYUG—There’s cash in trash. This was found literally to be true in the case of a woman scavenger who found P165,000 cash in trash bin but turned over her find to the police. P/Chief Inspector Marcos Anod, acting police chief, told The PUNCH in an interview Tuesday that as narrated…
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