ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION – A pupil at West Central 1 Elementary School holds up the information materials on drug use distributed by the Dagupan City Police during the forum for the the launching of 2018 Drug Prevention and Abuse Week. (Punchphoto by JoJo Riñoza)
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‘Bato’ dares detractors to prove he issued illegal orders
BAYAMBANG—Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now senatorial candidate Ronald Dela Rosa reiterated that he is standing by his record and accomplishments in the war on drugs and challenged his detractors to prove that he issued illegal orders to hunt and kill drug personalities. “If I did something wrong, and if I have to […]
Burgos rehab facility set to admit paroled drug convicts
MANGALDAN–The rehabilitation services of Pangasinan Provincial Reformation Center (PPRC) in Burgos town is being offered by the provincial government to convicted drug pushers on parole apart from the reformed drug personalities that surrendered in the province. This was disclosed by retired Colonel Rhodhyn Luchinvar Oro, Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO), who represented Gov. Amado Espino […]
Five coastal towns remain red tide-free
WHILE some areas in the Visayas are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, five coastal areas in Pangasinan remain red tide-free. Shellfish Bulletin No. 29 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources showed that based on the result of the laboratory analyses “shrimps, crabs and seashells like mussels and oysters gathered from the coastal […]
NATIVITY AT THE POLICE STATION
NATIVITY AT THE POLICE STATION – Dagupan City’s police personnel arrange a life-sized Belen or Nativity scene at their police station’s lobby for the Yuletide season. (Punchphoto by JoJo Riñoza)
Regional police seize more loose firearms
THE Region 1 police seized six assorted loose firearms, 18 assorted magazines and 262 ammunition, one hand grenade and one smoke grenade in a region-wide operation from November 20 to 24. P/ Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula, region 1 director, said the serving of seven search warrants led not only to the confiscation of loose firearms […]
SSS starts releasing 13th month pensions
THE state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced it has already released nearly P22 billion to its partner banks for the release of the December and 13th month pensions of its pensioners starting November 29 and not later than December 7 this year. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said the pension […]
BEACH CLEAN-UP
BEACH CLEAN-UP – Volunteers join the Operation Ligtas-Dayat, launched by 4th District Rep. Christopher de Venecia at the White Beach in Barangay Nibaliw Vidal in San Fabian. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
City’s savings realigned to boost projects
THE Dagupan City government is poised to boost some of its continuing projects after realigning savings sourced from operations of various projects and offices through an ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on November 19. The city realized total of P9,861,594 in savings, bulk of which came from projects under the approved 20 percent development […]
Six schools get STARBOOKS ‘virtual libraries’
CALASIAO–The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST-1) in collaboration with the Office of Deputy Speaker Rose Marie Arenas, awarded STARBOOKS, ‘virtual libraries’ to six recipient-schools in the Third District. DOST’s STARBOOKS is a stand-alone information kiosk that contains thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats (text and video/audio) set in […]