A CURSE AND A BLESSING — The situation in Calasiao town illustrates a typical scene in flooded communities after monsoon rains hit for 3 days. While grown-ups curse the flood for disrupting their normal routines while negotiating flooded streets on bancas, children take to the floodwater as a heaven-sent lake ideal for…
OUT OF 1,364 BARANGAYS LINGAYEN—Three weeks ago, the Pangasinan Police initially determined that 1,074 or 78.74% of the total 1,364 barangays (villages) in the province were drug-affected. But as the validation and monitoring process continued, it saw that the situation actually is worse than it had figured. Today, the police…
STATE OF CALAMITY — Only tricycles, jeepneys and SUVs dare negotiate the highway on Tapuac District in Dagupan City at the height of the monsoon rains and before the state of calamity was declared in the city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
HOUSES FOR SENATOR’S DRIVER — Reportedly owned by Ronnie Dayan, former personal driver of Sen. Leila de Lima are two houses in Barangay Galarin in Urbiztondo. Upper photo is the house reportedly being occupied by Dayan’s children while the lower photo is where Dayan resides. (Contributed by Cesar Ramirez)
BANGUS BARGAINED AWAY — Like in past occurrences of flooding in Dagupan City, the fish market was again swamped with prematurely harvested bangus from fishponds that overflowed owing to non-stop rain. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ASINGAN—The town’s new police chief is set to receive two prestigious awards in national searches: the Philippine National Police and Metrobank Foundation’s Country’s Outstanding Police Officers in Service (COPS) awardees. MANONGDO Chief Inspector Ryan Manongdo, newly-designated police chief here, was chosen to receive on Aug. 22 two national awards: Junior…
CAPITOL NEWS Lingayen – The onslaught of monsoon rains that started on Friday, August 12, and tapered off last Wednesday, August 17, served as a baptism of fire to Pangasinan Governor Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III, just before his 50th day as the provincial chief executive. Despite having a bout…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS SEN. JOEL VISITS DAGUPAN – Former TESDA director general now Senator Joel Villanueva (left) pays Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (right) a courtesy call to personally thank Dagupeños for the overwhelming support he received last election. The senator assured Fernandez of his support and offered his office in…
END OF THE LINE — Michael Baltazar, 35 years old, married, tricycle driver and a resident of Calmay Ilocano, Dagupan City, lies lifeless along the De Venecia Highway noontime Thursday, August 18, after he was shot to death by two unidentified hitmen riding in tandem who immediately fled after the incident. The victim was…
ARMY BACKS CAPITOL ON REHAB — Gov. Amado Espino III (left) explains the requirements for the establishment of a rehabilitation facility inside Camp Tito Abat in Manaoag town to Col. Milfredo Melegrito (3rd from right), 702nd Brigade Commander based in Pangasinan, for the expected 20,000 drug dependents in Pangasinan during a…
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