WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS AFTER the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office tagged two barangays in Dagupan “as seriously affected” by illegal drugs, the Dagupan City police station (DCPS) has considered that as a challenge. Barangay Bonuan Binloc and Bonuan Gueset remain in category one or “seriously affected by…
“IT’S AN EARTHQUAKE!” DRILL —Pupils of West Central Elementary School duck on cue from their teachers beside their chairs, with books over their heads before filing out of their classrooms to the school ground. The drill was held simultaneously in seven elementary schools in Dagupan Cty last July 4. (PUNCHphoto by…
BALOLONG MURDER CASE LINGAYEN – It appears that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is doing its parallel investigation of the murder of Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr., completely independent of the investigation already started by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO). And to date, there is no indication that…
TO the dismay of the members of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP), the order of the Philippine National Police (PNP) suspending the privilege that goes with the permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) issued to licensed firearm holders, remains in effect. The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office’s (PPPO) acting-Provincial Director P/Sr….
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE AND ORDER-–Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (center) leads the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the city government and the different universities and colleges in the city for the deployment of criminology students to different government and school campuses to help enforce ordinances. Also in photo are…
SOCIAL SERVICES, BUDGET SURPLUS IT was a year of trials yet a very gratifying, fulfilling experience. This sums up the sentiment of for Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. Dagupan’s first elected lady mayor after the first12 months of her three-year tenure. And her constituents agree. Assured that the city government’s social…
DAGUPAN CITY—Malacañang has lifted the suspension on Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) chief Joseph Roland Mejia who was warmly welcomed back by the hospital staff on Wednesday. The Department of Health (DOH) earlier imposed a 90-day preventive suspension order on Mejia due to a case filed against him and the members…
EXCLUSIVE COMFORT ROOMS FOR LGBT LINGAYEN—Barring any violent objection to its plan, the Sangguinan Panlalawigan is set to make Pangasinan the first province in the country, if not the first in the world, to require separate comfort room for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs) in all establishments catering to…
BALUNGAO JAIL STORY BALUNGAO —Fresh mushrooms anyone? The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) here is now the source of fresh oyster mushroom production which is quickly gaining popularity in the town. The inmates’ produce is sold at P150 per kilo to direct buyers at the jail but commercial…
‘INSANE’ REACTION TO CRIMES LINGAYEN—It’s wrong and foolish. This was the sentiment of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) when it passed a resolution asking the Philippine National Police (PNP) last week to rescind or recall the order effectively prohibiting gun owners in the province to carry firearms outside their homes.
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