Mining ban beneficial to Pangasinan By Leonardo Micua TH prevalence of illegal mining activities in Benguet, which was exposed bare by the recent disaster that struck a mining community in Itogon where 50 people were buried alive and 50 others are still missing, should serve as alarm bells to our residents in…
AND THERE THEY GO! — Residents brave boarding the unsafe kuligligs that have taken over the streets in Dagupan City, being the only available and dry-proof transport around the flooded city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
OMPONG WREAKS HAVOC LINGAYEN— Super Typhoon “Ompong” wreaked havoc the most on the lives of farmers and fishermen in Pangasinan when initial estimate of damage to agriculture reached more than P1 billion as of 9 A.M. of September 21. A Situational Report of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…
AN ordinance in Dagupan City that requires motorcycle riders to remove their helmets upon entering and while within the city limits of Dagupan in order to be identified and submit to a reasonable search by the police was declared null and void by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Dagupan City. Declared as…
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN—Six drug personalities, among them two women were arrested in separate anti-drug operations conducted by the police on September 19 in three different towns in Pangasinan. Arrested in Rosales was Lilia Sanchez , alias “Lilia Casasiempre”, 40, a newly emerged drug personality, after she was served a search…
BATO IS IN TOWN – Bureau of Corrections Director-General Bato dela Rosa is introduced by Gov. Amado Espino III to members of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan during a brief stop in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
LINGAYEN – Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General, Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa, cited the provincial government’s unwavering support for PNP’s war on illegal drugs and assured the latter of continuing gains in the campaign. “Alam ko na ang Pangasinan ay maganda…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) distributed P14,601,751 worth of relief supplies to families in towns and cities in Region 1 affected by Typhoon Ompong. According to Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes Castillo, some 11,560 family food packs (FFPs) composed of 6 kilos of…
FOR INSURGENCY-FREE DECLARATION LINGAYEN — The provincial board hailed the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police in their relentless effort in keeping the province ‘insurgency-free.’ To express their appreciation, Provincial Resolution Nos. 1844-2018 and 1845-2018 authored by Board Member Jeremy Agerico B. Rosario Rosary Gracia P. Perez-Tababa, was approved…
DANGEROUS EROSION — The southern approach of Cayanga Bridge in San Fabian connecting Mangaldan is swept away by strong river current at the height of the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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