TARGET ZERO-CASUALTY — Dagupan City’s acting police chief, P/Superintendent Neil Miro, is joined by the Barangay Kapitan George Galvan of Pogo Grande and Filipinas de los Santos of Malued, and P/Chief Inspector Bernabe Ramos as they prepare to dispose of the oversized firecrackers seized from vendors. (Punchphoto by Leonardo Micua)
13 MISSING FIREARMS RECOVERED LINGAYEN— The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office warned buyers of the missing 41 firearms from the Urdaneta City Police Station (UCPS) that they will be subjects of police operations if they do not return the firearms they acquired illegally, soon. Acting Provincial Director, P/Sr. Superintendent Ronald Oliver…
WITH five more barangays in the city still drug-affected, Mayor Belen Fernandez said the drug clearing operations by the police and barangay officials will continue even during the holidays, until Dagupan City is 100 percent drug free. So far, 26 of the 31 barangays have already been declared drug-free. The…
IWAS PAPUTOK: SO FAR SO GOOD SO far so good! No firecracker-related injuries in the city. This was the encouraging assessment of Dagupan City police as of December 30, 2016 considering that 19 cases were already recorded in various parts of Pangasinan, and 41 in Region 1. Department of Health’s…
WHILE 25 firecracker vendors have been allowed to sell their wares at the designated firecracker zone in Barangay Poblacion Oeste under the New Pantal Bridge, they have been warned by the police against selling banned firecrackers. Mayor Belen Fernandez decided to allow the vendors to sell firecrackers for humanitarian reasons…
LINGAYEN —The Provincial Health Office already recorded 13 cases of firecracker-related injuries as of December 28. Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman, provincial health officer, said, the youngest victim was four years old while the oldest was 48 years old. Twelve of the victims are male while only one is…
YEAR 2016 was a year of victory for everyone, the children, persons with disabilities, the teachers, fisher folk, informal settlers, the poor and the marginalized sector. This was how Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez viewed the year that passed during the Balon Dagupan Gala Night, December 26. “The Good…
THIS IS HOW WE’LL DO IT — Gov. Amado Espino III and DENR Sec. Gina Lopez have an animated talk about environmental issues and her reform program in the province during her visit to the Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape located in Barangay Malabobo, Mangatarem last week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
NO BANNED FIRECRACKERS, PLEASE! HOLIDAY and New Year revelers in Dagupan City face arrest and detention if they light banned firecrackers whether at home or in public areas. This warning was issued by acting police chief P/Supt. Neil Miro as he reminded residents of Barangay Pogo Grande to desist from…
PHO POLICY THIS YEAR WARNING! Any person who suffers from burns as a result of firecracker accidents will now have to pay for hospital treatment in government hospitals! Dr. Ana de Guzman, chief of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), said this drastic policy was adopted to further discourage persons from…
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