AFTER non-stop daily campaigning for 45 days, Gina de Venecia expressed confidence that the legacy of her family, the Serbisyong 3-in-1, will continue in the Fourth District when she wins again as congressional representative. In a talk to newsmen at her residence in Barangay Bonuan Binloc on May 8, De…
MANAOAG and Mapandan experienced hail hailstorm on May 5 as heavy rain poured across Pangasinan. Hail forms when raindrops are carried upward by a thunderstorm into an extremely cold region in the atmosphere, freezing them into sizable ice balls, according to Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., chief meteorologist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…
PROTECT INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTIONS – P/ Col.Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan police director, tells police personnel about to be deployed for duty at all voting centers in the province to be firm in their mission in his final briefing during their ceremonial send-off on Tuesday, May 6. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed 2,408 policemen to the different polling centers in Pangasinan on May 6, coinciding with the distribution of the counting machines that will be used for the May 12 elections. Police Provincial Director Col. Rollyfer Capoquian said apart from two police officers assigned at each polling center, there are also…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) categorically denied allegations made by Urdaneta Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno that a barangay in the city is a transshipment point for illegal drugs. PPPO Director P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, in an interview last week, labeled Parayno’s claim as “untrue and baseless.” The mayor earlier posted…
2 CHINESE, 3 FILIPINOS ARRESTED TEN human trafficking victims, nine of whom are minors, were rescued in an operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Sual town on May 1, and arrested two Chinese nationals and three Filipinos. Those apprehended and presented for inquest proceedings were Chinese nationals…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 5-year-old dies from electrocution A five-year-old from Mandaluyong City died after being electrocuted on May 3 while staying at a transient house in Barangay Patar, Bolinao. According to initial investigations, power suddenly went out at the place where the child’s family was lodged, prompting a transient…
BOUNTY OF THE SEA — Fishermen in Dagupan City remove blue crabs from their nets caught in Lingayen Gulf. Small fishermen in coastal towns and cities in Pangasinan province rely on the bounty of Lingayen Gulf for their livelihood. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) endorsed seven senatorial candidates whom it considers as “local agri champions” based on their performance and positions on agricultural and food security issues. Engr. Rosendo So, SINAG chairman, said the seven are: former Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson;…
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has suspended all maintenance activities from May 5, in line with contingency plans set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 12 national and local midterm elections. Maintenance works and construction activities inside substations and within 300 meters of energized…
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