SINCE the start of the gun ban on January 12, the Pangasinan Provincial Police has made significant strides, confiscating 129 assorted firearms ensuring public safety ahead of the national elections in May. P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan police director, said that of this number, 24 were confiscated, 7 were abandoned, 53…
A barangay tanod was fatally shot in a brazen attack in Barangay San Miguel, Calasiao town at approximately 9:30 AM on February 24, 2025. The victim, Michael Meneses, a resident of Barangay San Miguel, was resting in a nipa hut when he was ambushed by two unidentified male suspects. According…
THREE siblings lost their lives in a fire that engulfed their home in Barangay Magallanes, Tayug town on Tuesday morning, February 25. An interview with BFP Tayug Acting Fire Marshall FInsp. Nerissa Bruan confirmed the fatalities. According to preliminary assessments, Bruan said the smoke from the fire was overwhelming, leaving…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Motorcycle accident kills beautician A beautician was killed and his passenger injured after their motorcycle collided with an oncoming vehicle in Sta. Barbara. The beautician, Anthony Dela Cruz Guttang, a 42-year-old, and his backrider Mark Anthony Alano Nartatez, 29, also a resident of Sta. Barbara, were…
OBSTRUCTIONISM IS BACK AS the dumpsite in Bonuan is near closure by Mayor Belen Fernandez, another suspicious fire broke out in the area at about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday sending columns of black smoke up in the sky seen in most parts of the city. Fire Chief Inspector Michael Escano,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER failing to block the passage of Dagupan City’s 2025 annual budget and the supplemental budgets that went it, now comes the opposition’s ploy to stall action on any activities that will boost the Belen administration’s unliserbisyo. In fact, the life of obstructionism continues to…
CREATIVITY VS. LABOR – The farmer in Calasiao has found a way to beat the rising costs of hiring laborers – to hire a tricycle owner who’s willing to attach an improvised rake to dry palay. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SECOND District Rep. Mark Cojuangco strongly opposed the plan to transport dredged materials from the Limahong Channel to Metro Manila, arguing that the resources should remain within Pangasinan for the benefit of local communities. In an interview, Cojuangco expressed his support for the dredging initiative but emphasized that the materials,…
“GATAW” (gasping for air at water’s surface followed by possible death)—considered as a big challenge for bangus growers in Pangasinan—is about to break out anew because of the changing weather pattern, putting pressure on milkfish being raised in captivity. Christopher Sibayan, president of the Association of Magbabangus in Pangasinan (SAMAPA), admitted that the onset of hot…
CAPITOL COMPLEX FOR TOURISM GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III led provincial officials here Thursday in the groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of two iconic projects- construction of the 1,500-seater Convention Center and the 11-storey Government Center and Tower- inside the Capitol Complex. “We have to give credit to the people…
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