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Pork prices seen to keep rising

By | Business

PORK prices in Pangasinan’s public markets went up by as much as P20 per kilogram last week, with some cuts hitting P400/kg, hurting both consumers and retailers. Meat vendor Mang Isidro in Calasiao said they are struggling to sell their products and many are finding it difficult to recoup their…

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Pork prices seen to keep rising

By May 5, 2025Business

DOH-R1 delivers health services to job seekers, workers

By | Business

THE Department of Health–Ilocos Region (DOH-R1) provided health care services to 3,000 beneficiaries in Pangasinan during the “Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan Sa Bagong Pilipinas” held at the Dagupan City Astrodome on April 25. The event, a government-led job fair being held across the country, is tied up with other social services such…

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DOH-R1 delivers health services to job seekers, workers

By May 5, 2025Business

Armed robbers escape with jewelry after shootout with cops

By | Peace and Order

A robbery at a pawnshop in Pozorrubio last Tuesday escalated into a shootout between the group of five robbers and responding police officers from the Pozorrubio Police Station on Caballero Street, District 1. The suspects forcibly entered the BHF pawn shop by smashing the glass doors and took off with…

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Armed robbers escape with jewelry after shootout with cops

PRO1 chief: Capture of Pozorrubio robbers a priority

By | Peace and Order

THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) Director P/BGen Lou Evangelista vowed swift and decisive action to bring the perpetrators to justice as he  condemned the robbery that occurred in Pozorrubio on Wednesday afternoon. “We assure the public that PRO1 is employing all necessary measures to track down the perpetrators responsible…

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PRO1 chief: Capture of Pozorrubio robbers a priority

3-yr old boy rescued from hostage situation in Laoac

By | Peace and Order

A three-year-old boy was rescued by law enforcers after being taken hostage by an elderly man with a knife along a street in Barangay Poblacion, Laoac on Tuesday morning, April 29. According to Laoac Municipal Police Station Chief, P/Major Napoleon Election, the victim was walking with his mother around 8:15…

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3-yr old boy rescued from hostage situation in Laoac

Barangay chief tanod injured, arrested in drug-bust ops

By | Peace and Order

A chief tanod of Barangay Nining in San Nicolas was injured by return fire after he allegedly shot members of the Philippine National Police’s Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) who were conducting a buy-bust operation in Natividad. According to P/Major Ruel Albano, chief of Natividad PNP, the operation took place in…

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Barangay chief tanod injured, arrested in drug-bust ops

POLICE REPORTS

By | Peace and Order

(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 48 stolen phones during Bangusan Street Party recovered; police nab 4 suspects THE police apprehended four suspects involved in a widespread mobile phone theft during the Bangusan Street Party on April 30, and recovered 48 devices. The operation was led by officers from the Dagupan City…

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POLICE REPORTS

BANGUSINE 2025: A TASTE OF EUROPE

By | Governance, Punch Gallery

UNLISERBISYO DIFFERENT European dishes were prepared by participating universities and colleges with Dagupan milkfish as their main ingredient during the Bangusine 2025: A Taste of Europe Cooking Contest held at the city plaza last April 28. The cooking contest, a part of the Bangus Festival 2025 celebration, showcased the world’s…

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BANGUSINE 2025: A TASTE OF EUROPE