THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) headed by P/ Colonel Jeff Fanged, police provincial director, has joined the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) to have the distinction as a Drug-Free Work Place. The results of the mandatory drug testing conducted by the PNP Anti-Crime Laboratory on all 3,384 personnel assigned…
MORE than one hundred secondary school students fainted and fell during their performances for the Street Dancing competition on Wednesday, June 7, as part of the Kankanen Festival 2023 in Asingan town. In an interview with Asingan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) Chief Dr. Jesus Cardinez over…
THE official establishment of the Balay Silangan in Dagupan City was snagged after the committee on dangerous drugs of the Sangguniang Panlungsod cancelled its hearing last June 6. According to City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, officials from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office arrived in the city to respond…
By Leonardo Micua AFTER the flag ceremony at the city plaza last June 5, Mayor Belen Fernandez rushed to Manila to receive the Pasidungog Award for the city of Dagupan from the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The mayor tagged along to Manila…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo GO ahead, fall in love. It’s an experience others only dream of, a rollercoaster ride. Treasure the moments, including the falling out, when it happens. If and when it happens, because whether you believe it or not, others do fall, and never get up. …
By Farah G. Decano I am not done yet exploring the disquisitions on true love by modern philosopher Alain de Botton and juxtaposing them with other famous persons’ pronouncements. Because we are already on the 6th month of 2023 – the month of weddings and commitment celebrations – it…
By Eva C. Visperas I was not a gun lover. But I am now but not as one may think literally. Years back, a former boss told me he wanted to give a señorita gun for my protection. I thanked him but said I didn’t want it. I told him…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. WE, avid buffs of basketball games who watched the first three matches of the best-of-seven championship series of the current NBA season between three-time champion Miami Heat and first-time finalist Denver Nuggets on TV thoroughly enjoyed the seesaw battle between the top seeded teams….
By Rex Catubig EXPECT the unexpected and bizarre in the seniors’ Jayceeken meeting. In one of the group’s afternoon merienda meets, its safe harbor, the Luz canteen, proved true to its name as it was brightened by the luminous strain of a member’s saxophone. But in contrast to the…
FULL ALERT VS GUNS-FOR-HIRE THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Police has started preparing for the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections by closely monitoring movements of all suspected guns-for-hire in the province. P/Col. Jeff Fanged, PPPO director, told The PUNCH, that identifying all possible and suspected guns-for-hire in Pangasinan was…
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