A 58-year-old man from Barangay San Jose in San Nicolas town, was stabbed by his drinking buddy after an altercation on Wednesday night, August 31. Victim Rito Balanquit aka Ling-Ling, was drinking with his buddy Silverio Gulla, 56, a resident in the same community, when they both got into a…
A missing person with disability (PWD) was found dead floating in an irrigation canal in San Nicolas town on Sunday night, August 28. Victim Nicomedes Sabinay, 29, resident of Barangay San Jose in San Nicolas town, was found by a concerned citizen his floating lifeless body in an irrigation canal…
A high-value target (HVT) drug suspect was nabbed by authorities during search warrant implementation in Dagupan City on Saturday, August 27. Suspect Julius Aquino, 34, resident of Fernandez Street, Barangay II-III, in Dagupan City, was arrested after authorities searched his house through a search warrant issued by RTC Branch 44,…
A man was arrested by authorities in Barangay Libsong East, Lingayen town on Friday night, August 27, following a manhunt operation. Suspect Aldrin Cacapit, 45, resident of Barangay Minien West in Santa Barbara town, was initially a subject of a warrant of arrest due to reckless Imprudence resulting in multiple…
A motorcycle rider was dead on the spot, while his two back-riders soon died after multiple vehicles crashed into each other along the provincial road of Barangay Tomana East in Rosales town on Sunday, August 28. A motorcycle, driven by Arnel Sampitan, 24, along with back-riders Alexis Mae de Guzman,…
By Al S. Mendoza FIRST was the sugar shortage. Second, the salt scarcity. What’s next is the 64-dollar question so to speak. But first things first. Who floated the sugar shortage scam? He/she remains unidentified up to now. Pending revelation of the guilty party, a purchase order for 350,000 metric tons…
By Leonardo Micua OUR province, Pangasinan, derived it name from the world “asin” or salt. Because of this, I could hardly believe that we are already running out of salt and, worse, could no longer supply partly the needs of the whole nation. We used to produce a lot…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo “DID I hear you right?” A question I repeated to a fellow Commissioner who gave me an update on what transpired during the meeting of the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC) with newly-elected Governor Ramon “Mormon” V. Guico III. PHCC Commissioner Arabela Arcinue was…
By Farah G. Decano “ARE you sure you want to post that on your FB status?” A concerned friend messaged me. She was uneasy that I might be referring to a wealthy and powerful woman who is known in the legal community. My friend read my post commenting against…
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