Manaoag vs Alaminos, Binmaley vs Urdaneta in semis By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE dust has cleared and only the teams of Alaminos, Binmaley, Manaoag, and Urdaneta City are in the winners’ circle to play in the semifinals of the First Governor’s Cup Inter-Town Basketball Tournament of Gov. Amado Espino…
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Balungao Goat Festival by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ IN the Philippines, goats are integral to every special occasion such as birthdays, baptisms, weddings, and fiestas. Goats are very popular…
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ALIENATING THE POOR FURTHER – Before our deadline, we received a press release from Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) stating in part that it has adopted an on-line registration scheme in place of the old registration scheme “which came under scrutiny for charging P30 registration fee for incoming patients” This…
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ONLY 30% CONVICTED LINGAYEN–Despite the numerous arrests of drug personalities in Region 1 since the war on drugs began July 1 last year, the head of the region’s Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the war on drug’s lead agency, expressed serious doubts if these could lead to a higher conviction rate in…
PDEA Region 1 laments low rate of conviction
THE LADIES ARE COPS! Gone are the days when only potbellied men are known to be law enforcers. The seven beauteous police officers vying for the title ‘Miss EVA Pangasinan’ could have fooled the wiliest crime suspects. PO1 Sheila Sandoval (center) of Pozorrrubio police won the title. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE LADIES ARE COPS!
NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH LINGAYEN— Those who say Pangasinan’s policewomen are unattractive and unglamorous and irrelevant should take a good look. The ladies in the police force took time out last week to prove to the public they serve that they have their own share of charm, beauty, talent and poise…
‘Gandang Pulis’ takes center stage
LINGAYEN – Graft charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against the president of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) allegedly for disbursing for himself “extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses” beyond what is allowed by law. In a complaint filed before the anti-graft body last March 13, a copy of…
PSU’s Buted faces graft raps
THE ‘Big One’ scenario that the Dagupan City government continues to consider is a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that can result in a seven-meter high tsunami waves. Meliquin Bauzon, head of the city’s Public Alert Response and Management Center (PARMC), said the 1990 earthquake’s 7.8 magnitude gave the city a lot…
Dagupan prepares for the ‘Big One’
CONTRA ILLEGAL DRUGS, GAMBLING LINGAYEN— The Pangasinan police has never been busier fighting two fronts and keeping a scorecard in the province in its war on illegal drug trade and gambling. P/Sr. Superintendent Ronald Lee, acting provincial director, reported the arrest of 199 persons in 96 operations on illegal gambling that…
