THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the region has determined that more than 50% of the 38 percent of road accidents in Region 1 involved young motorcycle riders. This, according to Teofilo Guadiz II, LTO regional director, is an alarming situation. He said of this number, most of the young…
THE findings of the Land Transportation Office in the region that most vehicular accidents in Pangasinan involved motorcycles and young riders was confirmed by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO). However, PNP Provincial Director P/Col. Redrico Maranan noted that while there is a decreasing number in eight focused crimes such…
Increasing motorcycle accidents noted in Central Pangasinan
THE Dagupan city government has not yet reached a decision on the plight of some 70 fish retailers along a road in front of the Dagupan City Fish Market whose area was targeted for clearing operations last November 10 by the City’s Anti-Hawking Task Force. This was revealed by Aguedo…
No order to clear city street of fish vendors
UNCLEARED ROAD OBSTRUCTION — Fish vendors continue to occupy the street fronting the Dagupan Fish Market oblivious to the standing order of DILG to clear all roads. The city government has not issued an order to eject the vendors. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
UNCLEARED ROAD OBSTRUCTION
WITHOUT ORDINANCE THE cart came ahead of the horse in Dagupan City anew. This was the case because parts of Galvan, Jovellanos, and Zamora streets were already closed to give way to a flea market (baratillo) and “food strip”, even before the Sangguniang Panlungsod could pass a city ordinance. This…
City streets closed for baratillo, food strip
ANOTHER five thousand (5,000) kilos of frozen meat were intercepted at the quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Carmen in Rosales town last Thursday morning and directed to return to its place of origin. The barangay officials of Carmen, Samahang Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) Department of Agriculture (DA), Office of the Provincial Veterinarian…
5,000 frozen meat intercepted anew in Carmen checkpoint
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Dagupan City has urged food cart operators to register their equipment and to be trained in handling accidents caused by gas leaks. The call was prompted by a fire incident in Barangay Mayombo involving a food cart that burned after a Liquified Petroleum Gas…
Dagupan BFP urges training for food cart operators
LINGAYEN –The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) will soon deploy its tourism police unit to specifically man tourist spots in the province. PPPO provincial director P/Col. Redrico Maranan said the unit will be composed of policemen who are multilingual and trained by the Department of Tourism (DOT). He said he’s…
Tourism cops set to be deployed
THE 52nd branch in the country of a popular US international fast food restaurant chain opened on Tuesday along De Venecia Highway extension in Dagupan City. Britanny Lianne Tomagos, vice president for operations and whose family owns the Dagupan franchise of Wendy’s, said that it’s about time Wendy’s enters the…
Wendy’s opens in Dagupan
LADIES (PUNCH) MAN – PUNCH lensman Willie Lomibao could not let the chance to be surrounded by a bevy of beautiful Urdanetans pass during the Binibining Urdaneta 2019 Press Presentation and ribbon-cutting of Bb. Urdaneta exhibit at SM Urdaneta Central. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao’s friend)