URBIZTONDO—Ronnie Dayan, the controversial former driver-bodyguard-lover and alleged bagman of Sen. Leila de Lima, opted to move to another safe house after strangers have been noted to be observing activities around his house in Barangay Galarin here. P/Chief Inspector Joshua Maximo, town police chief, said Dayan reported to them the…

THERE have been less summary executions of drug suspects in Dagupan City compared to other cities in the country and the police chief was quick to credit Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ campaign for it. P/Superintendent Neil Miro said Villegas’ message campaign reminding people of God’s Fifth Commandment “Hwag kang papatay”…

THE long wait for some 15,224 motorists in the province for their plasticized license cards will finally end next month. This was the assurance made by the Land Transportation Office Lingayen Sub-office. According to Eric Suriben, LTO Lingayen Sub-Office Manager, scheduled to be released are 7,293 professional driver’s licenses, 3,471…

A GRADE 10 girl died after the motorcycle she rode was bumped by a speeding ambulance that also hurt her brother along the highway in Barangay Bonuan Gueset here while a 71- year old grandpa also perished in a separate road accident in Bani town, Pangasinan on Dec. 18. Vanessa…

2017 PROJECTS DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez said among the big ticket projects she will push next year are the Waste-to-Worth project in Bonuan Binloc and the new government center in the city. In a talk to local newsmen, Fernandez said the approval of the new Comprehensive Land Use Plan of…

LINGAYEN –To further strengthen the disaster response capability of the provincial government, Gov. Amado Espino III forged ties with seven organizations to serve as Accredited Community Disaster Volunteers (ACDVs). Joining the provincial government’s network are Pangasinan Bikers’ Association, Inc., Mike Delta Force Intelligence Communication Group – Pangasinan Chapter, Samahang Magdalo…

NO FORTHCOMING SUSPENSION WHAT suspension? This was the reaction of Dagupan City Legal Officer Victoria Cabrera as she laughed off the malicious rumor circulated by her political detractors that Mayor Belen Fernandez will be suspended. She told newsmen that only a civil case filed by AMB Holdings is pending against the mayor before the Ombudsman as the criminal…

FIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN BARANGAYS DAGUPAN City will arrange for the staging of fireworks display in barangays on December 31 in a bid to discourage residents from continuing with their traditional practice of lighting hazardous firecrackers. Towards this end, Mayor Belen Fernandez formed Task Force “Iwas Paputok” that will set up…

MARINE EXPERTS’ EVALUATION THE team from the University of the Philippines’ Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) gave the thumbs-up to the Dagupan City government for its strategy to keep its rivers and tributaries clean. This was the initial evaluation of Dr. Caroline Jaraula, UP-MSI professor, accompanied by two researchers who were…