DAGUPAN CITY’S WAR ON DRUGS THERE are still 26 barangays deemed drug-clear, and five more to be worked on, the list has been changed and corrected by City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, as chair of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Coordinating Council (CADACC). Mayor Belen Fernandez, as chair of the City…
SOON, the quality of water and development of Dagupan City’s rivers and tributaries will be directed by a new body other than the City Agriculturist Office. City Mayor Belen Fernandez said she will issue an executive order shortly creating a commission that will oversee the rehabilitation and sustainability of all…
THE men and women of the Provincial Agricultural Office (PAO) were recently cited by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) their diligence, hard work and innovative skills that have made the province a consistent top achiever in rice farming all over the country. The President, assisted by…
MISSING 40 FIREARMS URDANETA CITY—The National Police Commission (Napolcom) office in Pangasinan has asked the Urdaneta City Police Station here to explain the reported missing 40 firearms under its custody. Lawyer Edwin Mapili, Napolcom head here (also Napolcom’s assistant regional director), said he had written to P/Supt. Marceliano Desamito Jr,…
DURING COLD CLIMATE PROVINCIAL Health Office (PHO) warned that the cold weather normally results in rise in cardiovascular cases or stroke, respiratory tract infection and gastroenteritis. According to Dr. Ana de Guzman, PHO head, said six have already died due to stroke in December alone while there are 8,499 cases…
ALLEGED BLACK SAND MINING LINGAYEN— Fifth District Rep. Amado Espino Jr, through his lawyers, submitted a manifestation to the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Dec. 14, informing the court that he is voluntarily submitting to the suspension order from Dec.15, 2016 until March 15, 2017. Espino said he respects the duly…
BALON DAGUPAN 2017 – Crista Marie M. Pulo (center), Ms. Balon Dagupan 2017, waves to the crowd after her proclamation. She is flanked by first runner-up Dorothy Mei P. Pagal (right) and 2ndrunner-up Lorena Guardiana (left). Ms. Balon Dagupan 2017 will be crowned on December 26 during the Balon Dagupan Gala Night…
TWENTY-two year-old Crista Marie M. Pulo, a registered medical technologist at the City Health Office, was declared the city’s Ms. Balon Dagupan 2017 during the pageant night on December 14 at the city plaza where she bested 14 other candidates. Pulo, a graduate of Phinma University of Pangasinan, said she was overwhelmed when her name…
STATUESQUE BEAUTIES — Ms.2016 Balon Dagupan contestants await the judges’ verdict during the swimwear competition of the pageant at the Dagupan City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIVE more barangays in Dagupan City are expected to be declared drug-free this week raising the number of drug-cleared villages in the city to 26 out of 31 barangays. This was bared by Superintendent Neil Miro, acting-police chief, but he withheld the list of five villages pending submission of the…
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