THE Philippine Identification System’s (PhilSys) first step of the registration process is already 81 percent completed. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Director Shiela De Guzman said the PhilSys seeks to establish a single national identification system for all citizens and resident aliens of the Republic of the Philippines. She said…
THE Dagupan City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conducted regular patrol around the city to ensure no illegal firecrackers would be sold for the New Year revelry. Fire Chief Inspector Bryan Pocyao, Dagupan BFP fire marshal, said 21 stalls selling firecrackers stationed along Burgos Street, were given permits to sell….
THREE families were rendered homeless while one establishment was gutted in two separate fires that broke out in Lingayen on New Year’s Day. The first fire broke out in Barangay Tonton at about 3:30 a.m. on January 1 that gutted the houses of Ma. Theresa Aquino, 54; Enriquita Casaclang, 73;…
NO GUNS NEEDED – The Dagupan police increased its public presence and visibility during the holiday sans guns in contrast to the negative image of the police as a consequence of the gruesome twin murder in Tarlac. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A priest in Brgy. Quezon Boulevard in San Carlos City, is among the new cases of COVID-19 in the city. The City Information Office on Tuesday confirmed in a Facebook post that the priest has had no any travel history outside the province and might have contracted the virus from…
TWO sitios of Malasiqui were placed under lockdown by Mayor Noel Anthony Geslani from December 16-30. Ordered locked down are Sitio Along the Riles in Barangay Gomez and Sitio Paturo in Barangay Wares. Geslani said the lockdown as well as the subsequent contact tracing and testing was done to prevent the spread…
THE town of Binmaley recorded two new COVID-19 cases, and its sixth patient that died on December 21. Patient #58 is a 38-year-old man from Barangay Baybay Polong, and Patient #60 is a 43-year-old woman from Barangay Biec. Both patients are currently under the town’s isolation facility. The town’s 59th…
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS A construction worker died, while his backrider was hospitalized after crashing into an electric post in Barangay Guiguilonen, Mangaldan. The victim, Jay-ar Serafica, 24, a resident of Barangay Amansabina, was driving a motorcycle along with Ronnie Suarez, 29, also a construction worker, when Serafica lost control of the…
SIMBANG GABI UNDER NEW NORMAL — Residents of Barangay Lucao in Dagupan City are comfortable while observing social distancing during the 6 p.m. anticipated Simbang Gabi held at the Helipad Grounds of CSI Mall/Stadia. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
“LET’S continue to celebrate Christmas in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic but never forget our need to keep the health and welfare of our families, our communities and our province.” This was the heart of the message of Governor Amado Espino III in his Christmas message, “Pagbati at paalala ngayong…
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