INMATES and personnel at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) district jail in Dagupan CIty are being given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) tests as preventive measure in overly congested facility. Lawyer Kenneth Bid-ing, BJMP warden here, told The PUNCH that more than a preventive…
WAR ON DRUGS IMPACT THE war on drugs waged by the Duterte administration since July 1 last year compounded to the already serious congestion at the Dagupan City District Jail under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). What was built for 300 inmates is now packed to the brim with 1,179 inmates….
PRESSURE ON DENR ENVIRONMENTAL groups that felt they succeeded in protecting a hundred trees along the Manila North Road and other major highways from being cut and uprooted, are in for another blow in their efforts. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Pangasinan has announced that it…
LAOAC DROPS OUT LINGAYEN — Only Sto. Tomas is the lone municipality in Pangasinan that is confirmed as drug free after Laoac was dropped from the list, according to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO). A report on Friday by P/Chief Inspector Norman Florentino, chief of the PPPO police-community relations, showed…
APPREHENSION of colorum vehicles in Dagupan by the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) has sparked a running feud between the Dagupan City government and the Land Transportation Office (LTO). This was gleaned from a letter signed by LTO Regional Director Teofilo Guadiz III who voided the apprehension and called…
AMID the controversy surrounding the unauthorized issuance of temporary operating permits from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) by Peace and Order Safety Officers in Dagupan City, the LTOs district agency here issued further clarifications. Eric Suriben, LTO District Office Chief, said only those directly deputized by LTO allowed to arrest…
THE ongoing “Brigada Eskwela” in Dagupan City this year is far bigger than last year that generated P17-million worth of improvements, one of the biggest in the entire country. This was bared by Dr. Ma. Venus Estolino, chief of the Curriculum Implementation Division of the City Schools Division during the…
HE SWEATS IT OUT WHILE THEY KEEP COOL – Gov. Amado Espino III (left panel) can’t help but constantly wipe the perspiration off his face as he delivers his State of the Province Address. But his father, 5th District Rep. Amado Espino Jr., remains cool and dry as he engages…
BATTLE FOR NUMBERS GAME LINGAYEN–The days of jai-alai betting in Pangasinan may already be numbered as the Small Town Lottery (STL) under the authority of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now all set to operate in the province. A symposium on STL was reportedly organized in Dagupan last Thursday…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez told newsmen on May 10 that she is not keen on allowing the entry of Small Town Lottery (STL) in Dagupan. Asked by newsmen on the issue of STL, she said categorically: “We do not want any STL in Dagupan. That has not yet been…
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