MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Agerico “Ming” Rosario proudly declared on September 2 that his town has significantly reduced flooding incidents in recent years, thanks to a series of fully implemented and effective flood control projects. “There are no ghost flood projects in Manaoag,” he said in a statement, emphasizing the transparency…
PEOPLE can now stroll at night along the One Bonuan Baywalk—spanning the three barangays of Bonuan Gueset, Bonuan Boquig and Bonuan Binloc—with the completion of the Solar Lights Project funded by the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). Initiated by former Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, the lights are…
AHEAD OF 2026 MARIAN CENTENNIAL MAJOR infrastructure works are underway across Manaoag as the local government races to complete key projects ahead of the highly anticipated Centennial Canonization of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in April 2026. Mayor Jeremy Agerico “Ming” Rosario reported that among the ongoing developments is…
FIRST IN ILOCOS REGION A stronger police station is coming to Dagupan following a resolution promulgated by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) , upgrading the classification of the Dagupan City Component Police Station into a Type C City Police Office (CPO), which will be headed by an officer with the rank of a colonel. …
POLICE confiscated more than ₱1.26 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tambac, Dagupan City, during the early hours of Monday, September 1. In coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1, Dagupan City Police Chief PLt. Col. Lawrence Keith Calub said they arrested a…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 1 acknowledged the crucial role of Local government units (LGUs) in the success of anti-illegal drug enforcement initiatives and rallied them to continue providing support to maintain drug-free communities. PDEA Acting Assistant Regional Director Joshua Arquero noted that local governments have been…
OUT of the 2,410 inmates currently held in facilities under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) across Region 1, more than half or 1,315 are incarcerated for drug-related offenses, according to the latest BJMP data. Another 459 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) face rape charges, while 227 are…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Collision between van, dump truck leaves one dead A crash between a van and a dump truck in the town of Sto. Tomas claimed the life of a 20-year-old man. Based on police investigation, the dump truck driver, a 58-year-old man, was attempting to turn right…
A joint police buy-bust operation in Malasiqui town led to the arrest of a high-value drug suspect and his alleged cohort, yielding an estimated ₱680,000 worth of suspected shabu on August 26, 2025. The primary target, a 22-year-old service crew member tagged by authorities as a High-Value Individual (HVI), was…
THE provincial police, in support of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) intensified campaign and strict implementation of traffic laws, added its voice to the call for motorists to know and follow road rules. Among the most important of these is for all slow-moving vehicles – especially tricycles, electric vehicles, bicycles,…
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