SEVERAL local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan promptly implemented precautionary measures, including the suspension of classes and government work, following a magnitude 4.8 – later revised to 4.4 – earthquake that rocked parts of Northern Luzon at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said…
THE local government of Sta. Barbara will call a meeting with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to discuss the damage to several infrastructure projects contributing to the flooding in the municipality. Ray Santos, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said one of the primary sources…
THE controversy involving the alleged mismanagement of funds by the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair in Barangay Talibaew, Calasiao has been resolved following a series of discussions between the concerned parties and the SK Federation, and new transparency rules have been set to avoid a repeat of the incident. The issue…
CASES ON PASSAGE OF 2023 BUDGET THE Office of the Ombudsman has cleared with finality Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez and seven other city officials of criminal and administrative cases over the passage of the 2023 budget during a city council session on September 26, 2023, when it denied the motion for reconsideration…
SHABU INVENTORY — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents conduct an inventory early morning of October 4, 2025 on the suspected illegal drug shabu worth almost P6 billion seized the night before during a search at a house in Barangay Laois, Labrador. The PDEA, along with the Philippine National Police…
PANGASINAN OPERATION EXPOSES TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK AUTHORITIES have struck a major blow against the country’s illegal drug trade, seizing a staggering ₱6.9-billion worth of shabu in Pangasinan — one of the largest drug busts in recent years — following back-to-back operations that exposed a transnational syndicate’s coastal network. A joint…
REGIONAL PRIORITY TARGET ARRESTED POLICE operatives arrested a regional priority high-value target and confiscated close to P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation conducted along the bypass road of Barangay Poblacion, Lingayen, on October 7, 2025. The suspect, a 38-year-old construction worker from Mangaldan, was found in…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Teenager stabs 55-year-old man A 17-year-old student has been arrested after stabbing a 55-year-old man in Barangay Poblacion Norte, Sta. Barbara. According to police reports, the incident occurred when the suspect, a Grade 11 student, confronted the victim, Jerico Tambaong Cerezo, during some altercation. The victim…
DAGUPAN DRAINS — The Dagupan City government has started declogging drainage systems on October 3, 2025 following the recent series of typhoons. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
NINE universities in Pangasinan have achieved a major milestone by earning spots in the 2025 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI), which assesses the real contributions to industry and society of higher education institutions (HEIs), with focus on innovative education, research, and social engagement. Out of the 18 institutions from…
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