THE 105 police assistance desks set up across the province by the Pangasinan police office, staffed by 865 personnel, will be active until January 5 to support and ensure the safety of people traveling during the holidays. In an interview, Police Information Officer Lt. Trisha Mae Guzman detailed the deployment…
A 75-year-old Japanese died after he was hit by a truck early morning on December 27 along Barangay Golden in Mapandan town. Florante Petrola, a 50-year-old truck driver from Barangay Nilombot, Mapandan, was driving his Isuzu truck southward along the road when he accidentally hit Hyakuju Moteki, a Japanese national…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Mechanic dies in Urdaneta motorcycle accident A 31-year-old mechanic was unable to celebrate Christmas after a tragic vehicular accident in Urdaneta City. The victim, Noel Garcia Dana, was riding a motorcycle along Manila North Road with his 23-year-old backrider, Julius Garcia Dana, a construction worker, when…
SM’s DAY WITH MEDIA PRACTITIONERS – Media practitioners, vloggers and influencers join the Media Thanksgiving by SM held at the event Center of SM City Urdaneta Central, from left are: Oliver Dacumos, Tom Heramia Ora, Simon Francis Blaise Vistro, Rodz Manandeg Jr and Loui Urbano II. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ROUND FRUITS FOR GOOD LUCK – Fruit vendors along A.B. Fernandez Ave. stock up on every known round-shaped fruit to take advantage of the local traditional belief that bringing round-shaped fruits home for the New Year celebration will bring good luck to the family. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TO support the numerous businesses that have mushroomed along the Judge Jose de Venecia Expressway Extension in Dagupan City, the Sangguniang Panlungod passed a resolution asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to open a jeepney route from Bonuan to Lucao and vice versa. Councilor and Majority Floor…
COLORFUL HORNS TO WELCOME THE NEW YEAR – Finally, more residents are opting for the tooter horns as noisemakers in the neighborhood to make sure no family member becomes an unwitting victim of a firecracker explosion. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
STATE weather agency PAGASA’s Dagupan City office forecasts good weather in the province on the evening of December 31 as Pangasinenses welcome 2025. Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., Chief Meteorologist of the PAG-ASA local office, said that no low pressure area or adverse weather conditions are foreseen within and immediately outside the Philippine area….
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Pangasinan reiterated its reminder to the public to be extra cautious against fires during the holidays, especially those who leave their homes unattended during the celebrations. Fire Senior Superintendent Jerlin Jerden Sales, BFP Provincial Fire Marshal of Pangasinan Provincial Office, said if individuals or families…
THE Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) recorded 458 HIV cases in Ilocos Region from January to August 2024, with Pangasinan logging the highest number at 272, including 33 in Dagupan City. La Union was second with 70 cases; Ilocos Sur, 61; and Ilocos Norte, 55. Most of the cases were…
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