ILLEGAL FISH PENS IN SAN FABIAN THE crackdown of illegal fish pens in San Fabian town revealed that eighty percent of the illegal fish structures in San Fabian rivers are not owned by residents of the town. This was revealed by the town’s Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO). Johnny Jugo Paraan,…
THE solar power plant in Sta. Barbara will start boosting power generation of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) once fully operational. This was confirmed by Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp spokesperson, who said once the solar power plant located at Barangay Erfe in Santa Barbara town is completed, it will result in…
THE employment rate in Ilocos Region has increased by 94.1% as of April 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a forum, PSA Regional Director. Sheila de Guzman said some 2.3 million out of 2.5 million individuals aged 15 and above were in the labor sector. Majority of…
BUSTED DRUG DEN – The suspected drug den maintainer and four of his cohorts in the illegal drug trading in Dagupan City await their turn during the interrogation after they were nabbed by PDEA and Dagupan police operatives after a successful buy-bust operation. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Dagupan police dismantled another drug den in Dagupan City that led to the arrests of six individuals, among them the den maintainer, in a drug buy-bust operation on Burgos Street, Barangay 4, during the wee hours of July 7. Authorities arrested Dennis de…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez received a big boost on her first day in office, July 1, when the Dagupan Police arrested the No.1 Most Wanted Person in Dagupan City and two other crime suspects in separate police operations in the city. Fernandez commended P/Lt. Colonel Romil Avenido, newly designated…
A 32-year-old chopping board vendor was arrested in a police checkpoint along Barangay Cal-litang, Sta. Maria town, after he was caught in possession of suspected shabu on Monday, July 4. The suspect, Jomar Narvaja, a resident of the town’s Barangay Namagbagan, was flagged down routinely by policemen when authorities discovered…
TWO young boys playing basketball died after being struck by lightning in Barangay Rosario, Lingayen. Investigation shows the victims Airies Rilveria Jr., Aslanie Quiles, both 13, and Rowel Romero, 20, were playing basketball when the downpour came. Little did they know that it was a thunderstorm. The trio went to…
A motorcycle rider is currently under observation in the hospital after he crashed into a parked tractor along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Bacag, Villasis town on Tuesday, July 5. Investigation shows rider Mariel Curay Cais, 21, a native of Mountain Province but currently residing at Barangay Bacag, was cruising along…
A 74-year-old man died after being trapped inside his burning house in Barangay Seselangen, Sual early afternoon June 30. Victim Narciso Enrique Jr. was sleeping inside the family home when it suddenly caught fire. The fire quickly spread throughout the house being made of light materials. According to victim’s wife…
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