GARBAGE CRISIS FEARED THE open dumpsite in Dagupan City has been closed after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) on January 21, a situation that could lead to a crisis situation for the disposal of the city’s daily 29 tons…
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Dagupan Blue Beach Part III – The Tondaligan Park by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective _______________________________________________________ ONE of the natural treasures of Dagupan is just 3 kilometers away from its heart…
The North Vista
WHEN AN OFW MOTHER DIES — “Every death of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a tragic reminder of our failure to protect them,” Third District Rep. Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas said on the execution of Jakatia Pawa in Kuwait on Jan. 25. Arenas, who organized a special briefing for members…
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URDANETA PNP’S MISSING 41 GUNS THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) confirmed that 19 of the 23 firearms recovered by the police in its search for the 41 firearms missing from the armory of the Urdaneta City last year were confirmed to be properties of the Philippine National Police (PNP). This was…
Only 19 PNP-issued guns recovered so far
REMEMBERING MAMASAPANO SAN NICOLAS—The mother of a member of Special Action Force’s (SAF) renowned Gallant 44 from this town killed in the bloody Mamasapano encounter in Maguindanao two years ago, still cries for justice. Helen Mejia, mother of PO2 Ephraim Mejia said she still longs for truth to come out….
Mom of SAF’s Gallant 44 still cries for justice
ONLY SEGREGATED WASTES THE Urdaneta City government expressed willingness to help Dagupan City with its waste management problem and out of its dilemma since the Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued a cease and desist order to the Dagupan City government over the continued use of the latter’s open…
Urdaneta offers to help Dagupan
BINMALEY—Twenty-five barangays in this town have been declared drug-free finally, the mayor said, even as he vowed to carry out President Duterte’s all-out war on illegal drugs continuously. Mayor Simplicio Rosario said in his State of Municipality Address on Jan. 23 that through the police’s unrelenting efforts, out of the…
25 brgys in Binmaley declared drug-free
DRUG-FREE BARANGAYS, 78% THE municipality of Natividad will likely be the second town in Pangasinan to be declared as drug-free. This was bared by Supt. Jackie Candelario, deputy police provincial director for operations, who said only a validation and certification from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is holding back…
Natividad eyed as 2nd drug-free town
LINGAYEN BAGOONG — Young boys hold containers aloft as they dance on the street to mark the start of the Bagoong Festival in Lingayen town, promoting the town’s signature ‘One-Town, One-Product.” (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)