THE recent weeklong operations (March 4 to March 10) by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) resulted in the arrests of 111 persons for various crimes. According to P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial director, said 49 of those arrested were Other Wanted Persons (OWP), while 13 were in the list of…
A HIGH value target (HVT) in illegal drugs campaign in Dagupan City was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted at past 9 p.m. on March 15 in Manaoag town by joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Manaoag Police. Arrested was Ronald Torio, 45, of…
TO SECURE BARANGAY, SK ELECTIONS AS the date for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) draws near, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has intensified its monitoring of operations of suspected guns-for-hire and private armed groups in the province. In an interview Wednesday, March 15, P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial…
BELEN ENTERS THE LION’S DEN — Flanked by City Legal Officer and concurrent City Administrator Aurora Valle and Executive Assistant Luz de Guzman, Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez appears at the closed door hearing of the finance, budget and appropriations committee composed of the seven majority councilors of the Sangguniang Panlungsod…
AFTER FAILING TO MEET THEIR MARCH 14 DEADLINE JUST when the people of Dagupan were looking forward to see the 2023 annual budget of Dagupan approved by March 21 and finally end the city’s operations on a reenacted budget, the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s committee on finance, budget and appropriations scheduled another…
SCHOLARSHIP FUND MESS THE Dagupan City government again released funds for 264 scholars on March 13, the second in two weeks, bringing the total number of scholars verified to be legitimate scholars out of the total 2,300 scholars of the past Lim administration and received their one semester of educational…
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has officially declared the end of La Niña and has warned the public with the onset of El Niño. On Wednesday, March 15, PAGASA said in a statement that while a favorable dry weather is anticipated during March-June with below-normal rainfall…
IT’S FUN IN DAGUPAN CITY – 4TH District Rep. Toff De Venecia gamely tries to move with Puppet Theater Manila’s ‘Clara the Carabao’ who made special appearances with Galila’s “The Kariton Project” (a roving arts education caravan in Tondaligan Park) to the amusement of the crowd. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan vowed to look into the power farm project of Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. to find out if laws were strictly followed in its projects in Pangasinan. This was indicated by Sixth District Board Member Noel Bince, chairman on the SP committee on laws and ordinances, during a Question…
TEN Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) and their children were initially granted scholarship through the program, “Kolehiyo sa Piitan Tungo sa Pagbabago Hawak Kamay”, launched by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) – Dagupan, Dagupan City government and the PHINMA University of Pangasinan. The Memorandum of Partnership was…
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