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Sign of the times WHILE the peace and order in Pangasinan is generally stable, with no unusual rise in crimes indices taking place, we have to acknowledge that we live in a volatile situation today, with acts of terrorism happening in the country and around the globe. There is no telling that hired gunmen or […]
PLANTING TIME IN BARANGAY TAGAC
PLANTING TIME IN BARANGAY TAGAC –Rice farmers in Mangatarem get up early to plant palay with the scenic mountain range as backdrop. (Photo contributed by Art Valenzuela)
Double red alert still on
LAPSED TERRORIST THREAT THOUGH the supposed terror attack in Northern Luzon on August 11 and 12 didn’t happen, the military and the police are still maintaining their double red-alert status in Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag, other churches, vital installations and different areas of convergence in Pangasinan. This status was reiterated by Colonel Angel Madarang, deputy […]
‘We won’t accept gifts’- Maranan
LINGAYEN– It will still be the policy of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) not to receive gifts. This was the reaction of P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, to questions of local media to President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that it is okay for policemen to receive gifts given voluntarily as token of appreciation. In […]
Dengue claims 10 lives
LINGAYEN– The Provincial Health Office (PHO) accounted for the deaths of 10 persons due to dengue. The youngest fatality was a four-year old girl from Barangay Unzad in Villasis, while a 90-year-old man was the eldest. “Two fatalities have been recorded in each towns of Anda, Balungao, and San Quintin, while the towns of Bani, […]
Police secure churches, malls, power plants, dam
EXPANDED SECURITY PLAN LINGAYEN—The security plan for Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag in reaction to the leaked alert memo of the military now covers all other churches, malls, vital installations and other converging points in Northern Luzon. This was bared by P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, who said the new comprehensive security […]
De Venecia: PhilSA boon to new techs
THE Philippines will soon be joining other nations in the race to the outer space to enhance new and improved technologies for the country with the approval of the law creating the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, one of the prime movers of the original House measure that sought the […]