THE Philippine government has been losing an estimated P2.2 million monthly because of the continuous proliferation of ‘fake’ cigarettes. The estimated loss in tax revenues was bared by Ted Paragas, head of the BIR-Revenue District Office Calasiao, after the joint operation launched by the National Bureau of Investigation-Dagupan District Office…

PERSONAL BEAUTIFICATION – Arman Tamayo, an art paint and a resident of Barangay Tapuac in Dagupan, lends his talent to the barangay by doing illustrations of different colorful butterflies on empty walls by the road. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PERSONAL BEAUTIFICATION

WORKING AS BOATMEN A documentary depicting the plight and demographic issues of young students who work as boatmen in Hundred Islands in Alaminos City to support their education and family’s livelihood was declared Best International Documentary Film in the Fresh International Film Festival in Limerick, Ireland on March 28. The…
Alaminos students win international award
THE Calasiao Police Station and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)- Pangasinan chapter held Barangayanihan community pantry for less fortunate families in Barangay Poblacion East this town. P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand de Asis, town police chief, said this is part of the Police Regional Office 1’s project Pulis at…
Calasiao PNP, KBP hold Barangayanihan community pantry

SURPRISE VISIT – 4th District Rep. Christopher “Toff” De Venecia talks to PCP 6 Commander Salvador Cacho at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City during a surprise visit in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SURPRISE VISIT
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia happily informed Governor Amado Espino III that he actually already filed a bill at the House of Representatives for the conversion of the provincial road line from Barangay Pao, Manaoag to Poblacion,, Pozorrubio into a national highway. In his April 16, 2021 letter to…
De Venecia files bill converting Manaoaq to Pozorrubio roads into national road

CAPITOL NEWS “Magtulungan po tayo dahil ito naman ang sikreto ng ganitong mga problema… ‘yung nagkakaintindihan tayo at nagkakaisa.” This was disclosed by Governor Amado I. Espino III as he urged Pangasinenses to continue supporting the Provincial Government of Pangasinan in its fight against COVID-19 during the staging of Abig…
Gov. Espino leads staging of Abig Pangasinan Karaban in Alaminos City

CAPITOL NEWS LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE GRANT TO INFORMAL SECTORS. Mr. Maximo Quitling (2nd from left) from Bugallon, accompanied by Bugallon Mayor Priscilla Espino (left), and DSWD Officers Julius Estrada (2nd from right) and Myla Ramos (right), shows the P10,000 financial assistance granted to him by the Department of Social Welfare…
LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE GRANT TO INFORMAL SECTORS
THE region’s 3rd most wanted personality was arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in a search warrant implementation in Barangay Bonuan Binloc on Wednesday, April 26. The suspect identified as Nader Musor aka Nader, has been a resident in the area. PDEA operatives, armed with a…