LINGAYEN–A Pangasinense, a decorated Filipino-American soldier who died in action in Iraq, will come home for good next week. Hailed a hero by the US, Sgt. Richard V. Correa, 25, died from wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device was detonated near his position while on foot patrol in…
RICHARD CORREA A HERO’S WELCOME—Former 1971 Constitution Convention delegate Ricardo Primicias (right) and partner Ma. Minda Correa (left) inform the local press of the demise of their son, Richard Correa, 25, a member of the elite U.S. Army Ranger, who was killed while on foot patrol in Iraq on March…
METROSTATE PROJECT—Steel bars continuously rising at the former Magsaysay Market in front of the Dagupan City Hall are indications that MetroState Realty Corporation is proceeding with the construction of its tourism-commercial complex project unhampered despite its failure to secure a building permit. — (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
AFTER DEFENDING PROJECT Baraan charges CE withheld build permit After submitting an unsigned report defending the planned construction of a tourism structure at the Magsaysay Park, Councilor Teofilo Guadiz III has made a surprise turnaround and said the project is “illegal by itself”. Guadiz prepared the committee report supporting the…
IT ain’t over till it’s over. This appears to be the case with Congresswoman-elect Rachel Arenas of the Third District, a political neophyte, who is poised to face another political battle after her two losing rivals filed separate protest cases against her victory before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal…
ALAMINOS CITY–Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures. So goes one popular saying among environment-conscious travelers. And four people, three of whom are tourists and one a resident, learned this lesson the hard way. They were arrested separately by the city’s police and officials of the Public Order and…
GUNS-for-hire struck again early Thursday, killing a businessman and a passenger-van operator inside the premises of a motor repair shop on Jose R. de Venecia Highway in Lucao, Dagupan City. Police investigators are looking into a business rivalry as the possible motive for the killing. Apparently, keen rivalry and power…
THE first flood response and evacuation drill conducted last Thursday by the City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC) headed by outgoing Mayor Benjamin Lim was hailed a success. Held as part of the city’s implementation of Project PROMISE (Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia), the exercise took…
PEACE COVENANT—Datu Allan Maasir, chairman and president of the Pangasinan Muslim Assembly (right) affixes his signature to a peace covenant that he and other Muslim leaders in the province agreed to sign with Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez (left), promising to help in the campaign against lawless elements,…
CALAMITY RESCUE DRILL—Two people act as calamity victims while a rescue team from the Dagupan City Disaster Coordinating Council makes an emergency response in a simulated drill along Zamora Street. The drill, held in preparation for any calamity that may hit the city, was part of the USAID-funded Project PROMISE,…
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