25 TOWNS, 3 CITIES TO GO THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), as head of the regional oversight committee, recently declared Lingayen as the 19th drug free town in Pangasinan. Last February 21, PDEA Region 1 Director Brian Babang led the signing and declaration of drug cleared municipality witnessed by…
LINGAYEN— The suspension order issued by the Ombudsman against Pangasinan State University (PSU) president Dexter Buted and Marcelo Gutierrez Jr., executive director of the PSU campus in Binmaley town could not be implemented by the PSU Board of Regents (BoR). Reason? The BoR failed to have a quorum each time…
BINALONAN’S SAF – Meet the four members of the Small Action Force: Rogelio Ochinang, Clifford James Ianamu, Crisanto Naces and Elmer Cabotaje, whose height ranges from 4’2″ to 4’5″. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas)
SMALL ACTION FORCE (SAF) BINALONAN—If Snow White had seven dwarfs to help her in Walt Disney world, the mayor here has four jolly midgets as his bodyguards. They are called as the Small Action Force (SAF) of this town and for Mayor Ramon Guico III or Mayor Monmon to his…
2018 R1AA CHAMPS – The members of the Balon Dagupan delegation whoop it up after being officially declared the year’s champion team and as the best performing team of the Region 1 Athletic Association meet held in Alaminos City. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
NO LONGER SECOND-BEST MORE than just a dream come true for the Dagupan City government and the Balon Dagupan athletes and players, Pangasinenses dominated this year’s Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA). After a back-to-back runner up finish since 2016, Balon Dagupan finally clinched the crown as this year’s R1AA champion…
WAR ON DRUGS TARGET SAN JACINTO —The whole province could be declared drug-free by the regional oversight committee by 40 days or end of March this year. This is the timeline being looked into by P/Sr. Superintendent Ronald Lee when he spoke to local media during the ceremony that declared…
FINALLY, IN BURGOS TOWN THE inauguration and blessing of the newly completed Pangasinan Reformation Center is set on February 28. The center, which will be operational on March 7, will be used for in-house after-care training of drug users and pushers who have completed the Community-based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP). Located…
LINGAYEN–Smiling and well-groomed policewomen in Region 1 will now man the front desks of police stations to make people at ease in the presence of the police. P/Chief Superintendent Romulo Sapitula, Region 1 police director, said those who are assigned have undergone proper training on how to deal with people…
IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE — Pupils of Dulag Elementary School in Lingayen town participating in the 1st quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill Thursday simulate covering their heads in an open area. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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