FOR NARCO-KILLINGS THE Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese will hold a day of prayer and fasting for life on September 14. In a circular letter Thursday of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, he wrote, “Let us turn to the Lord of Life and beg for His mercy that we may look at the recent…
DASOL– A task force from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 1 intercepted 12 ten-wheeler trucks loaded with illegally extracted mineral ores in Barangay Poblacion here on Sept. 1. DENR Regional Director Paquito Moreno Jr said the mineral ores with a total volume of 3,000 metric tons…
MANDATORY DRUG TEST LINGAYEN – Governor Amado “Pogi” I. Espino, III led officials, heads of office and employees during the second day of the mandatory drug testing last August 24 at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center. The provincial chief executive was first to arrive at the venue to take the…
THOUSANDS of Pangasinenses commuting regularly to Metro Manila also expressed support for the early granting of emergency powers to President Duterte in order to hasten the improvement of daily nightmarish traffic along EDSA. This was echoed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano when he warned during Senate committee hearing last Thursday,…
LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) confirmed the increase in the number of shooting incidents in the province, mostly drug-related, but does not attribute these to supposed vigilantes. P/Supt. Jackie Candelario, PPPO information officer, said 66 shooting incidents were recorded from July 1 to August 24 this year. He admitted…
LINGAYEN – Striving to expand his predecessor’s projects for the province’s youth, Gov. Amado I. Espino, III plans to develop a program that will further develop the youth’s talents in performing arts and sports. While details for the tie-up with Department of Education (DepEd) is are still being finalized, the…
LINGAYEN – The provincial government is now assured of rice supply for distribution during relief operations. Gov. Amado Espino III will soon sign memorandum of agreement with the National Food Authority (NFA) for its Rice Loan program that will enable the provincial government to avail of at anytime for its…
BAYAMBANG—A 14- year-old grade-seven student drowned in a creek in Sitio Balangobong Barangay Tambac here on Tuesday, August 23. Bayambang Police Station (BPS) identified the victim as Kevin Yalung, resident of Barangay Sapang here, whose body was seen floating in the creek by a resident in the place. He was…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Ilocos region has started deploying additional ovicidal-larvicidal (OL) Traps in 141 public and private sentinel schools region wide this August. This was made possible after DOST extended the implementation of the Nationwide Dengue Vector Surveillance (NDVS) until December. The campaign seeks to strengthen…
SURPRISE DRUG TESTING BINMALEY— Despite death threats for his unwavering support to President Duterte’s war on drugs, there was no stopping the town’s mayor from requiring municipal employees and barangay officials here to take the drug tests over a two-day period, Aug. 16 and 17. Municipal officials were surprised by…
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