EX-REP. ESPINO AMBUSH STATE prosecutors have recommended the filing of information for murder, and attempted murder, frustrated murder against two supposed gunmen, an accessory and four other “John Does” in the ambush of former Rep. Amado Espino Jr. that left him wounded and his police escort and driver dead September…
ASF RAGES THE African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread in Pangasinan as four more barangays were placed under lockdown while five more villages were placed under strict surveillance for the deadly and highly infectious hog disease. As of February 7. the Provincial Veterinary Office reported 1,611 hogs within the…
BUSY COMMUTERS – Residents of island barangays in Dagupan City headed for home on board a boat appear to be praying with their heads bowed as they play and work with their cellphones. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PNP CHIEF GAMBOA’S ORDER ALL chiefs of police in Pangasinan are on notice – the one strike policy against illegal gambling is in effect. P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office director, said the policy is part of the intensification of the campaign is to stop gambling operations as ordered…
MRT-3 MANAGEMENT CONTRACT THE provincial accountant who, together with former Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 General Manager Al Vitangcol III, was found guilty by the Sandiganbayan for graft for the anomalous grant of a multi-million-dollar management contract to PH Trams CB&T Joint Venture in 2012. But for Arturo Soriano, provincial accountant, his…
BICYCLE PATROL – Trained bicycle-riding police officers prepare to be deployed after the formal launching of the Bicycle Patrol Cops last February 6 at the Baywalk in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
WATCH out for the Bicycle Patrol Cops in tourist destinations recently organized by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) to bolster its crime prevention program. Twenty police officers (10 male and 10 female) led by P/Major Arnold Soriano were issued twenty bicycles with helmets and vests donated by the Public…
IF you see the garbage trucks still delivering wastes to the dumpsite in Bonuan despite the cease and desist order issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against the city government, it is because of a compromise agreement entered into by both parties. The compromise agreement was bared…
THE Department of Education Pangasinan 1 Schools Division Superintendent Sheila Marie Primicias belied all the allegations against her by members of the provincial board. Allegations of irregularity were reported to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan whose members in turn quizzed her last January 27 about selling tumblers to both teachers and students….
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported 313 dengue cases only and without a fatality in the province from Jan. 1 to Feb.3 this year, reflecting a 33% decrease compared to 473 cases same period last year. However, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman expressed more concern that out…
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