THE city of Dagupan remains the epicenter of the pandemic in Pangasinan as its active COVID-19 cases soared to 184 on January 7, representing a little less than one third of the 438 active COVID-19 registered that day in the province. On January 4, Mayor Brian Lim issued an executive…
CONTAGION IN MANAOAG THE local government of Manaoag has advised all residents of its four barangays to stay home and observe quarantine protocol following the spike of COVID-19 cases in the town that already climbed to 30 as of January 7. This was contained in an advisory signed by Mayor Kim Mikael…
PROVINCIAL LIGA’S SUCCESSION ISSUE THE controversial succession issue to the presidency continues to hound the Liga ng Barangay Provincial Federation after a special election attended by 27 of its 47 members elected a new president to replace its president who died of COVID-19 in November. Even as National Liga president…
THE Provincial Legal Office has denied the allegation that the office of the Governor is meddling in the internal affairs of the Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial Federation (LnB). Legal Officer Atty. Geraldine Baniqued made the clarification amid the controversy surrounding the succession issue of LnB’s presidency post, particularly the…
HVT DRUG DEALER BUSTED — PDEA operatives analyze the illegal drugs seized from the drug dealer after the successful buy-bust operations in Calasiao. (Punchphoto by Ahikam Pasion)
WAR VS.ILLEGAL DRUGS THE campaign of the Pangasinan police against illegal drugs under P/Colonel Ronald Gayo, police provincial director, got off to a good start with the arrest of five drug dealers in different towns in separate police operations. Arrested in these operations were suspects Frederick Tandoc, 42, of Sitio…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) finally busted and arrested the province’s top 4 priority target in a buy-bust operation last Thursday in Barangay San Miguel, Calasiao. PDEA Pangasinan team leader Rechie Camacho said the high value target identified as Arnel Sanchez aka ‘Badz’, of legal age, and a resident…
SAFETY FIRST – P/Lt Rachel Corpuz of the Pangasinan Maritime Police Station at the Tondaligan Beach, calls out swimmers warning them not to move beyond the buoy markers of risks posed by underwater current in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
AZURIN REPORTS TO CHIEF PNP SINAS CRIME rate in Region 1 registered only 10,003 incidents or 43%, from a total of 23,444 registered in 2019 or 13,441 less in 2020. This was the report of P/Brig. General Rodolfo Azurin Jr., Police Regional Office 1 director, to chief PNP General Debold…
TWO barangays in Dagupan City, Barangays IV and Mamalingling, have been declared drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). PDEA Pangasinan Barangay Drug Clearing Officer Mary Jean Botes said the regional oversight committee declared the two barangays during its deliberations December 16 last year. Botes said barangays, according to…
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