THERE IS HOPE FOR THE CITY P/SUPERINTENDENT Christopher Abrahano, chief of police of Dagupan City, has confirmed that 19 or 60 percent of the 31 barangays of Dagupan are now drug-affected but has not lost hope that the city will soon become drug-free. In a Q- and-A texted to him…
TWO notorious sisters in the Dagupan City Police Station drug watch list and two others tagged as newly emerged drug pushers were arrested by the police in a drug buy bust operation in Barangay 1, and Pantal in Dagupan City. Arrested on a vacant lot beside the Maya Emporium were…
IT’S time to think about the city’s growth and future. This was the call of Dagupn City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to the Sangguniang Panlungsod as she reiterated the urgency of approving the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). She pointed out that probably Dagupan is now one or two of the…
RESUMPTION OF TREE-CUTTING LINGAYEN— The provincial government was not consulted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) about the recent issuance of tree cutting permit for the 589 trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) in Pangasinan. This became apparent after learning of the cutting of the trees…
SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW — A motorist negotiates the Manila North Road marked by cut trees by his lonesome unmindful of the DPWH signage nailed to a tree stripped bare of branches along the Binalonan stretch, explaining the terms for the cutting and earth-balling of trees along the highway….
BINALONAN—The mayor here welcomed the issuance of the much-awaited special tree cutting permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to remove 589 trees along the Manila North Road (MNR). Mayor Ramon Guico III told local newsmen Tuesday that the permit signed by DENR Regional Executive Director Paquito…
LINGAYEN— The Writers International Network (WIN) Canada recognized on Monday (November 23) top promoters of the Pangasinan native language. In an awarding ceremony held at the Urduja House, Lingayen, two special citations and six distinction awards were presented by WIN founder and president, Ashok Bhargava. Special citations were awarded to Governor Amado…
DAGUPAN’S PRETTIEST — A group of candidates vying for the Miss Balon Dagupan 2016 title strike a pose for photographers during a pictorial last Saturday, November 14, at the Senior Citizens Park at the City Plaza. Pageant Night will be held on December 12, 2015 at the City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)…
THE city’s main thoroughfares will be closed to traffic on December 4 to give way to the “Happy City Parade” along the downtown loop that will officially kick off city’s 2015 City Fiesta Celebration. Public Order and Safety Office Chief Michael C. Hernando said the parade will start at 2:00 p.m. but the traffic-rerouting scheme will start as early as 11:00 in the…
WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE CITY A THIRTEEN-year old boy from Sitio Silungan in Barangay Bonuan Binloc was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by lawmen near the vicinity of the Dagupan Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center (DDTRC) at 11:45 of Nov. 18. “Brandon” (not his real name), a…
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