THE island barangay of Pugaro was the most affected area in Dagupan City following the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Uwan” (International name: Fung Wong), according to Vice Mayor Bryan Kua. It was the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), headed by Operations Chief Vincent Chui, that led the…
AMID CALLS FOR JUSTICE AND REFORM ARCHBISHOP Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan called on Filipinos to remain faithful, discerning, and peace-driven amid what he described as a time of growing frustration over slow justice and persistent corruption in public life. Acknowledging the nation’s disillusionment with “interminable investigations” and “the painful reality…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) continues to fast-track its power restoration and clearing operations in areas of Pangasinan severely affected by Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Engineer Alriel John Garbo of DECORP said line crews have been deployed to several locations where utility poles were toppled and power lines were cut during…
DAMAGES to the city’s fisheries sector caused by Super Typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung Wong) have been estimated at ₱130 million as of November 12, according to City Agriculturist Mary Ann Solomon. Speaking on “Sumbungan ng Bayan,” a program hosted by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and aired live over Kabaleyan…
POLICE seized around ₱13.6 million worth of shabu and arrested two high-value targets in an early morning buy-bust operation in Barangay Ilog-Malino, Bolinao on November 12. The operation, conducted around 6:50 AM, was a joint effort of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, and the PDEA…
THE Pangasinan Electric Cooperative I (PANELCO I) has condemned the assault on one of its linemen who was attacked while performing post-typhoon duties in Barangay Batiarao, Anda, following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan. According to reports, the lineman was documenting damaged electric poles when a drunk suspect suddenly struck…
( Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man shot dead in Urbiztondo Fear and tension have gripped Barangay Salavante, Urbiztondo, after a resident was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on a stormy Sunday evening, November 9. The victim, identified as Noli Rosario Calugay, was reportedly preparing to move his belongings when…
UNLISERBISYO TO ensure that the needs and welfare of a total of 7,206 individuals or 2,322 families are properly addressed, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez visited evacuees in various evacuation centers in Dagupan on Wednesday, November 12. Due to the damage left by Super Typhoon Uwan, the city was placed under…
FREE PHONE CHARGING—To serve phone users as electricity was out for 14 hours following the onslaught of “Uwan”, the main Centrum gasoline station in Daguapan City, offers free cell phone charging last Monday (November 10). (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
VETERAN radio broadcaster Liwanag M. Daoana, known for her alias “Tita Annie” died on Thursday, November 13. She was found dead in her boarding house along Amado-Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. Police are currently investigating the cause of her death. Since the death of her only son, Jay in 2019, she…
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