JUST one month before former Mayor Benjamin Lim retakes his seat at city hall, a new officer-in-charge has been assigned to take over the helm of the Dagupan City Police. But Chief Superintendent Constante Azares Jr., police regional director, quickly doused insinuation that the early change of command in the…
CHIEF Superintendent Constante Davis Azares Jr., Region I Police Director, announced that the Ilocos Region has been named the most peaceful region throughout the country during the last election. He made the announcement during the turnover of command in the Dagupan City Police Station. But the better news was, Pangasinan,…
TO put more teeth in the campaign against hired killers who use motorcycles as their getaway vehicles, a law enforcer is proposing a modification of the Helmet Law at the local government (LGU) level. Lawyer Dave Alunan, executive officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Dagupan office, said he…
RAINY days are here and the provincial health office has issued a reminder to the public to guard against diseases that arise during the season. Dengue remains as the top most dangerous disease, followed by chicken pox, measles and respiratory infections, according to Dr. Roderick Asuncion, a PHO Pediatrics Division…
LINGAYEN–The National Food Authority (NFA) has assured that there is enough stock of rice to supply the needs of western Pangasinan during the lean months, known as gawat in Pangasinan and Ilocano, from June to September. NFA Provincial Manager Ramon Cuaresma said presently, there are 600,000 bags of rice in…
CHANGE OF COMMAND–Superintendent Mariano Luis Verzosa, outgoing police chief of Dagupan City, passes the unit colors to incoming officer-in-charge Superintendent Romeo Caramat during a turnover ceremony presided over by Chief Superintendent Constante Azares Jr. as Police Provincial Director Percival Barba (extreme left) looks on. (Punchphoto by Willy Lomibao) Back to…
KOREAN INVESTORS–Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. (left) and JJGPK Co. Ltd. chief executive officer Kanghee Jung (right) sign a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of a retirement village and other projects such as a Korean surplus center, chicken dressing plant, cold storage, and call center in Pangasinan. Present during the…
BARBA WARNS PARENTS LINGAYEN–Users of illegal drugs continue to increase and children in grade schools have become easy preys as well to drug pushers. Police Provincial Director Percival Barba has expressed alarm over the growing drug problem in schools, saying that based on records last year, those affected were not only students in college…
SAN CARLOS City Mayor Julier Resuello filed a case for libel against Sunday PUNCH Inc., editor-publisher Ermin Garcia Jr., Leonardo Micua and Virgilio Biagtan. The case filed with the Dagupan City Prosecutor’s Office stemmed from a headline story titled “For Missing P29 million, Mayor, Cashier face raps” in The PUNCH’s…
STA. BARBARA–Several policemen and members of the demolition team were injured in a clash with tenants of a property owned by Humberto Solis in Barangay Tebag East here. The tense situation lasted for three days from Tuesday to Thursday last week. About 10 of the tenants were arrested and booked by…
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