HIGHEST IN REGION IMPLEMENTATION of the Commission on Election’s gun ban in Region 1 since January 13 has so far led to the arrests of 237 persons, 144 of whom were in Pangasinan making the province with the highest number of arrests. This was revealed by P/ Brig. Gen. Romulo…
IS the Pangasinan language on its way to extinction? The question was addressed during the Salitan Pangasinan: Natatalusan mo ni Kasi?, a talk organized by the UP Subol Society Baguio Chapter in the University of the Philippines Baguio on April 2, 2018. UPSS President Janlie Bruno, who highlighted the importance…
WORLD’S TALLEST BAMBOO STATUE – The statue of St. Vincent Ferrer, patron saint of Bayambang town, made of engineered bamboo, is unveiled for the world to see. (Punchphoto by Willlie Lomibao)
ST. VINCENT FERRER IMAGE BAYAMBANG—This town earned its second Guinness World Record (GWR) title for the highest and tallest bamboo structure in the world through its 51-meter high St. Vincent Ferrer image made of engineered bamboo that was unveiled on April 5. Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Jose-Quiambao, wife of Mayor…
NO PEACE AND ORDER BREAKDOWN LINGAYEN– The Philippine National Police (PNP) declared Dagupan City and four towns in Pangasnan as areas of special concern owing largely to intense political rivalry among candidates running in the May 13 local elections. This was revealed by P/Col. Wilson Lopez, police provincial director, in a…
OFF TO PANATAG SHOAL – Fishermen load their vessel with bags of ice before setting off to the disputed Panatag Shoal to fish for several days. They deny being harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard because they don’t dare come close to the ships. (Contributed)
MODUS VIVENDI WITH CHINESE COAST GUARD BOLINAO— Sail close to the Chinese Coast guard ships, you get shooed away; stay away from them as you fish, you are left alone. This was how the fishermen who regularly fish at the disputed Scarborough/Panatag Shoal learned to co-exist with the Chinese Coast…
SAN CARLOS CITY– An incumbent barangay chairman in Bayambang town was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted jointly by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the San Carlos City Police at 11:30 a.m. on May 28 in Barangay San Juan here. Arrested was Gerald Carugay, 45, incumbent barangay chairman…
LINGAYEN—Team Pangasinan won third place in the Batang Pinoy (BP) – Luzon Leg held on March 16-23 in Ilagan City, Isabela, amassing 73 medals in its 2019 edition: 23 gold, 24 silver, and 26 bronze medals. Provincial Sports Development and Management Council (PSDMC) Executive Officer Modesto Operania attributed the impressive…
VICTORY PARADE – Dagupeños cheer on the young athletes and players of the Balon Dagupan Team that gave the city a back-to-back championship title of the Region 1 Athletic Association during the parade organized by City Mayor Belen Fernandez (left foreground) around the city’s main streets to honor them. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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