SUBJECT TO PDEA VALIDATION IF the trend in the campaign against illegal drugs continues and sustained, the Pangasinan Police is confident that the whole province can be declared drug-free. According to P/Chief Inspector Norman Florentino, spokesman of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, 26 municipalities earlier declared as drug-free by their…
CALASIAO COMMUNITY-BASED REHAB PROGRAM FIFTY self-confessed drug users and pushers in Calasiao town have completed the community-based rehabilitation program and received certificates in simple ceremonies. P/Superintendent Charlie Umayam, Calasiao police chief, said the 50, the first batch of the 403 that surrendered, have also undergone the livelihood and skills development…
LINGAYEN—It’s the start of the “ber” months, the time for merry-making but this time without use of firecrackers. The provincial board of Pangasinan in regular session on Sept. 11, approved the municipal ordinances passed by the Sangguniang Bayan of Dasol and Bayambang’s banning the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firecrackers,…
THE City Agriculture Office reported that at least 114 illegal structures were demolished as of September 7, the two-week deadline given by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, as part of the ongoing river clean up. City Agriculturist Emma J. Molina said 72 were over-sized floating cages and 42 were fish pens that…
URDANETA CITY—The Small Town Lottery (STL) operation in Pangasinan hopes to finally eradicate the jueteng, the old yet popular illegal numbers’ game that survived numerous attempts by government and church to stop it. Lyn Ang, representative of Golden Go Rapid Gaming Corporation, the lone franchisee of STL in Pangasinan, told…
THREE MORE EXPECTED THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) finally declared the town of San Nicolas as the 6th drug-free town in Pangasinan last Thursday, September 7. PDEA Regional Director Tacio awards the drug-free certification to San Nicolas Mayor Saldivar and Vice Mayor Joel Luansin during the signing and declaration…
STRICT COMPLIANCE REQUIRED IF the validation of declarations of towns as drug-free by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is slow, it is because local governments fail to either submit documentary requirements or resolve pending issues. This was pointed out by PDEA Provincial Officer Dexter Asayco in an exclusive interview…
LINGAYEN – Various agencies and offices in Pangasinan expressed support for the formation of the National Tokhang Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), a sub-component of the National Coalition of Sectoral Force Multipliers and Advocacy Support Groups, to help sustain peace and order efforts of the government, particularly the war against drugs, for…
THE Provincial Public Safety Company of PNP based in Tayug remains on full alert status after validating an information on the presence of armed men in Camp 2 and 3 near Sitio Cabalitian in the mountainous areas of Barangay Malico and Sta. Maria East in San Nicolas. P/ Superintendent Virgilio…
WATCH BUT DON’T TOUCH — A group of whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) meet the rising sun at Sunrise Island, the easternmost island (rock formation) at the Hundred Islands National Park. Several species of birds can be found in the Park. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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