THE new government-run Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center (CFERMTC) in Rosales has been helping address medical service shortages not just in Pangasinan but the nearby provinces of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac as well. Dr. Emerson Patawaran, CFERMTC chief, said it is one of the Department of Health’s…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Police probes Tayug pupil abduction attempt AN investigation is ongoing on the alleged attempt by still unidentified individuals to abduct a Grade 3 student of the Tayug South-Central Elementary School last week. The school administrator said they are fully cooperating with the authorities on…
LINGAYEN’S VALENTINE COUPLES – The 95 newlywed couples who participated in the Kasalang Bayan on Valentine’s Day in Lingayen Friday, February 14, saw the grooms release the pigeons while their brides toss their bouquet in the air to signal their official marriage officiated by Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
CHAMPION OF PANGASINAN LANGUAGE, HISTORY THE town of Pozorrubio mourned the passing and paid tribute to one of its most beloved sons, Emiliano “Mel” V. Jovellanos, who passed away on February 9, 2025 at the age of 87. In an emotional address delivered during the Sangguniang Bayan session last week,…
A team from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) dismantled a notorious drug den in Barangay Bacayao Norte, Dagupan City on Tuesday afternoon, February 11. Four individuals were arrested and illegal drugs and paraphernalia were also seized during the buy-bust operation. PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer Rechie Camacho said in an…
POLICE and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 1 arrested a 45-year-old barber from Barangay Carmay East, Rosales town on February 10 and seized from him about 51.04 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P347,000. Suspect Michael Seguerra was apprehended after he sold…
URBAN legends come and go, and come again. In Pangasinan, tales of a white van going around and kidnapping children have resurfaced, spreading fear among netizens. There have recently been numerous posts online, particularly on Facebook, claiming that these alleged kidnappers have resumed their modus operandi of abducting children to…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 3 nabbed in Urdaneta drug-bust ops, yields gun THE police apprehended three individuals in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Urdaneta City, and confiscated suspects shabu worth ₱40,800 and a .45 caliber pistol. One of the suspects, identified as 27-year-old Bobby, from Bonuan Gueset was…
DAGUPAN COMELEC VS ILLEGAL POSTERING – Personnel of the Comelec office in Dagupan City launch their office’s Operation Baklas on February 11, the first day of the campaign period for senators, removing posters of candidates, mounted on trees and electric posts in the city’s streets and highway. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
THE Pangasinan police ensures order and safety when candidates hold events in the province, one of the country’s most vote-rich provinces. P/Col Rollyfer Capoquian, police provincial director, said he expects a steady influx of candidates making their rounds in the province and comprehensive security measures, including deployment of officers on…
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