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)
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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 […]
Random drug tests for cops continue
LINGAYEN– Hundreds of police personnel assigned to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) have already tested for illegal drugs, and so far, no one tested positive. This was revealed by P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, provincial director, adding that the surprise random drug testing for all policemen in all local police stations will continue until all personnel […]
PNP tags four areas as transit points for illegal drugs
THE Pangasinan Police are closely monitoring drug activities in Dagupan City, Mangaldan, Calasiao and Urdaneta City where many suspected drug pushers arrested in recent weeks were from those places. According to P/ Major Jake Isidro, OIC at the Police Community Affairs and Development Branch (PCADB), there are strong indications that the four areas are currently […]
LIVING WITH THE HIGH TIDE
LIVING WITH THE HIGH TIDE – Padyak tricycle drivers take over the low-lying areas in the city, particularly Galvan St. in Dagupan City each time high tide comes around. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Pangasinan PNP on high alert
OVER LEAKED TERROR THREAT THE Pangasinan Police is on high alert over the alleged leaked intelligence report supposedly from the military on an alleged imminent attack from terrorists targeting churches in Northern Luzon, including the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag. P/Lt. Colonel Norman Florentino, chief of the Police Community Affairs Office of the […]