THE National Food Authority (NFA) in eastern Pangasinan said it continues to buy palay from local farmers in accordance with its mandate, but only to farmers or groups that had been issued with Authority to Deliver (ATD). Frederick Dulay, NFA manager in eastern Pangasinan, said the prevailing buying price of…
THE San Carlos City government is ramping up the planting of mango trees in response to the noticeable decrease in the number of fruit-bearing trees in recent years. City Cooperative Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Development Officer Arlaine De Vera explained that the city’s mature mango tree population has gone down by about half…
San Carlos City ramps up mango planting

THE Pangasinan police ensured maximum visibility and quick response during the Holy Week as residents and tourists observed the annual religious event and long weekend break. P/Colonel Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office provincial director, said full preparations were made to ensure public safety, especially in public and crowded areas…
Pangasinan police on full alert during Holy Week
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) continued to apprehend individuals involved in illegal drug activities even during the observance of the Catholic Holy Week. “Rain or shine, we will not halt our surveillance and operations targeting those involved in illegal drugs here in Pangasinan,” PDEA Provincial Officer Richie Camacho said….
PDEA continues anti-drug ops during Holy Week
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) concluded the Police Community Academy 2.0 Bootcamp at the PRO 1 Grandstand, Camp BGen Oscar Florendo in La Union on April 11, an activity aimed at empowering criminology students and professors. The two-day activity was organized in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education…
Police Community Academy empowers criminology students in R1
THE groundbreaking ceremony for the Sinag-Laya Multi-purpose Gymnasium was officially held on April 15 at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) compound in Lingayen, signaling the start of construction for the facility envisioned to promote wellness, unity, and community engagement among police personnel and the public. The event was attended…
Soon a multi-purpose gym for Pangasinan PPO
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Driver drowns while searching for shampoo A 35-year-old driver drowned in the Balingcaguing River in Mabini after attempting to retrieve a bottle of shampoo that his friends had thrown into the water for fun. The victim, a resident of Barangay Victoria in Alaminos City, was enjoying…
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PALM SUNDAY MASS — Rev. Fr. Alberto Arenos goes around to bless palm fronds before he celebrates his Palm Sunday Mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PALM SUNDAY MASS
VOTE-BUYING VIOLATION RULE THE person handing out the money and the recipient are the ones who can be charged for violation of vote-buying and selling, not the candidate being supported, according to Dagupan City Elections Officer Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento. Speaking during the PIA Pangsinan program’s “Pantongtongan Tayo” on Wednesday,…
COMELEC: Money ‘giver’, not candidate, accountable
UDD’s DALUYON MEDIA AWARDS THE Sunday PUNCH was named the Best Newspaper in Pangasinan at the 2nd Daluyon Media Awards sponsored by the Alliance of Communication Students of the Unibersidad de Dagupan in ceremonies held last week. Picked as Best News Writer was Dennis L. Ferret of the Capitol Post….