LINGAYEN—The police can and should do more for crime prevention and solution of crimes in the province. This was the call of Second District Congressman Leopoldo Bataoil as he urged the authorities to intensify their operations, in response to recent high profile crime incidents in the province, the mot recent…
TWO barangays in this city are still listed as category 1 or “a seriously affected area” with illegal drugs. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)- Region 1’s director Adrian Alvariño identified Barangays Bonuan Binloc and Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan as the only villages in the province that have, so far, been…
POPE’S AWARDEE—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, joined by priests of the archdiocese, recently conferred on Dr. Aurora Samson Reyna, University of Luzon vice president for academic affairs, the Papal Award, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for her charity and humanitarian work for the Church. (PUNCHPhoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE cities of Urdaneta and Dagupan outperformed other cities in Region 1, including cities in the whole northern Luzon in 2013 in terms of Locally Sourced Income (LSI). Notably, Urdaneta became the only city in the north whose LSI exceeded its internal revenue allotment (IRA) for the year. The rated…
URBIZTONDO—New political lines continue to be drawn after former 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco declared his intent to run for the gubernatorial post in 2016. Urbiztondo’s new mayor Mayor Martin Raul Sison, 25, and his mother, Marilyn Sison, who was a defeated mayoralty candidate in last year’s elections, were expelled…
JUSTICE FOR BALOLONG—-Thousands of residents in Urbiztondo join the funeral procession for the interment of slain Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr. last Wednesday crying for swift justice. (Punchphoto) Back to Homepage
JUSTICE FOR MAYOR BALOLONG URBIZTONDO— A call for swift justice by supporters was joined by a plea for sobriety and an end to violence. As the slain Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr., killed in a cold-blooded shooting on June 7 which left two others dead and four wounded, was being…
LINGAYEN—Beware of the red salted eggs that go with your fresh tomatoes! The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has confirmed that the food poisoning reported in various towns in eastern Pangasinan that downed 78 persons last week was caused by salmonella bacteria traced to the contaminated salted eggs consumed…
ILLEGAL ALIENS—-An undocumented Chinese national from the People’s Republic of China, one of the 13 arrested found working inside the 168 Mall in Urdaneta Cty, is assisted by an immigration official in registering his fingerprint while his companions await their turn. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
URDANETA CITY—Thirteen undocumented Chinese nationals, five of them females, were arrested Wednesday afternoon by agents of the Bureau of Immigration for illegally working as store attendants for one establishment located inside a shopping mall in Urdaneta City. They admitted that they are nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) and…
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