SOME 30 children with disabilities in the town of Asingan received financial assistance through the joint efforts of the local government and the Stimulation and Therapeutic Activity Center (STAC) on March 26. The local government led by Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. and the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) distributed P5,000 to each of the beneficiaries….
THE Mangaldan Municipal Health Office (MHO) reported a confirmed case of rabies in Barangay Navaluan involving a child, prompting Mayor Bona Fe de Vera-Parayno to direct all barangay leaders to strictly enforce the “Aso Mo, Itali Mo” ordinance. The MHO, acted swiftly in collaboration with the Municipal Agriculture Office to…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan apprehended on March 26, one of its high-value targets during the implementation of a search warrant in Binalonan town. The suspect, identified as Gregorio Manuel Agbayani Jr., also known as “Bong,” was apprehended at his residence on Zamora Street in the Poblacion…
AUTHORITIES have identified parts of the dismembered body found floating last week at a National Irrigation Administration canal in Barangay Lagasit, San Quintin. P/ Captain Esteban Fernandez, officer-in-charge of the San Quintin police, said the recovered partial remains, the torso from the upper abdomen to the knees, belonged to Michael…
MANGALDAN Mayor Bona Fe de Vera Parayno called on all residents to help the local government reduce the increasing number of road accidents, specifically those related to illegal motorcycle racing. The mayor’s appeal was raised after the 1st Quarter Municipal Peace and Order Council-Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council report showing that…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) intercepted illegal drugs worth P6 million through various operations in Pangasinan from January to March 26 this year. Pangasinan Provincial Officer Richie Camacho said the operations have resulted in the arrest of 11 drug suspects, including a high-value target apprehended on Wednesday, March 26,…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Commercial building burned down THE investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Urdaneta City into the cause of a fire that engulfed a commercial building housing a furniture and welding shop owned by 53-year-old Rolando Carreon Orbizo, located in Barangay Palina East continues. Kagawad…
URDANETA, DAGUPAN, BINMALEY, SUAL EVEN before the campaign period for local candidates started on March 28, all eyes were already on Urdaneta City, Binmaley, Sual and Dagupan City in that order as the intense political rivalries among their candidates could lead to unsteady peace in these areas. All four places…
FARMER’S FULL HOUSE — A farmer hangs tobacco leaves for drying by the window of her house in Barangay Amamperez in Villasis town. Summer sun is the tobacco farmers’ favorite. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE unexpected heavy rains amid the hot weather have caused major setbacks for local salt farmers in Dasol town. In an interview with Edwin Tolete, president of the Dasol Saltmakers Association, he explained that the combination of excessive heat and sudden downpours have made it difficult to harvest salt efficiently….
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