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Pangasinan PNP personnel take surprise drug test
USERS TO BE SANCTIONED LINGAYEN – The 378 personnel of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) were ordered to take a mandatory drug test on Thursday, June 13 at the Magilas Hall of Camp Antonio U. Sison here. In a statement, P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, acting PNP provincial director, said the surprise drug tests were ordered […]
Dagupan cited by DOST as sustainable smart, resilient city
BALON Dagupan adds another feather to its cap, this time in recognition of the strides it has taken as a smart city. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) cited Dagupan City as one of 11 selected cities and municipalities in the entire country that best represents sustainable, smart and resilient cities. As the only […]
Belen: Lessons from 1898 revolution help Dagupan grow
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez cited three lessons from the revolution of 1898 that culminated in the declaration of Philippine Independence on June 12 -– sacrifice, perseverance and love of country. In what appeared as her last public address during the commemoration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day at West Central Elementary School, Mayor Fernandez said these […]
Dagupan has another new police chief
URDANETA HAS NEW COP AFTER only less than three weeks as OIC of police of Dagupan City, P/Lt. Colonel Percival Pineda turned over his post to his successor Lt, Colonel Abubacar Mangilen Jr. in a turnover ceremony, Thursday afternoon. No reason was made for the abrupt reassignment of Pineda, who assumed as OIC chief of […]
Restrictions on funerals mulled
70 – 100 DAGUPENOS DIE MONTHLY ABOUT 70 to 100 residents of Dagupan City are dying monthly, according to records of deaths being recorded by the Office of the City Civil Registry. This was bared by Marian de la Cruz, Registry Office 1 of the Dagupan City Office of Civil Registry, when she appeared at […]
75-year-old lolo is college freshman
NEVER TOO LATE SAN JACINTO—As freshmen college students in PHINMA-University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City were eyeing new faces in the classroom, one particular student stood out and got the curiosity of most. After all, the student was in full standard uniform unlike everyone else were in civies, and he looked like even a few years older […]
BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR FISHING
BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR FISHING — A fisherman at a fishing port in Bolinao prepares his boat to set out to the sea as the sun rises. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
PNP prov’l chief issues new operational plans
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN—The acting Pangasinan police director ordered the 48 police chiefs in the province to conduct at least two anti-drug operations, serving search warrants weekly and report their accomplishments in the continuing war on drugs in the province. “Our campaign is continuing (on illegal drugs),” P/Col. Redrico Maranan told local newsman in an […]
Pantal housing project, a legacy from Mayor Belen
BEFORE Mayor Belen Fernandez finally bows out of office on June 30, she has made certain that a socialized housing program will be in place for some 40 residents of Barangay Pantal in Dagupan City. This after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution on June 3 authorizing Fernandez to sell and enter into a contract […]