THE municipality of Labrador has expressed openness to becoming the host site for the country’s first modern nuclear power plant, following a town hall meeting spearheaded by 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, principal author of the recently enacted Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) Law. The town hall aimed to…
THE San Fabian local government’s Market Division has firmly denied accusations of forcibly ejecting ambulant vendors from the vicinity of the public market, stressing that their commitment is to maintain order and cleanliness in the area. “We are only doing our job to maintain order and cleanliness in the market,”…
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…
The City Council took a significant step toward inclusive governance on October 7, 2025, with a committee hearing on the accreditation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Focusing on Draft Resolution No. R-152, the meeting formally kicked off the process of bringing diverse community groups, from transport alliances to neighborhood watches,…
UNLISERBISYO THE new two-storey, six-classroom building at Dagupan City National High School was formally opened on October 6 in an inauguration ceremony led by Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua. Education is a priority sector for the Belen administration, and the construction of the new school building…
CALASIAO’S STORY ON STAGE — Students and employees of the Philippine College of Science and Technology, PHINMA–University of Pangasinan, and Calasiao Comprehensive National High School perform during the staging of “Saysay na Calasiao: A Story of Faith, History, and Tourism,” a part of the celebration of Tourism Month 2025 held at…
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano hailed teachers as the nation’s “sowers,” emphasizing their critical role in shaping the country’s future by instilling values in the youth. In his message for World Teachers’ Day, celebrated globally last October 5, Cayetano paid tribute to the country’s teachers who serve as second…
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