A high-value drug personality was arrested and illegal drugs worth ₱408,000.00 were confiscated in an anti-illegal drug operation conducted late Sunday night, August 17, 2025, in Urdaneta City. Joint police and anti-narcotics operatives carried out a search warrant at the residence of an unnamed 39-year-old male suspect, identified as a…
LOPEZ SPEAKS AFTER CHILD KIDNAPPING CASE ASINGAN Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. admitted that the number of police officers in the municipality is significantly lacking, raising concerns about public safety, especially in the aftermath of the abduction and eventual murder of a seven-year-old child from the town’s Barangay Bantog, whose body…
TWO victims of sex trafficking were rescued in Urdaneta City by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Dagupan District Office, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The case was referred to NBI-Dagupan by a non-profit organization that was approached by the victims’ concerned relatives seeking…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 3 HVTs nabbed in Manaoag drug ops THREE High-Value Targets (HVTs) were apprehended during a buy-bust operation conducted by the combined forces of PDEA Region 1 and local police in Manaoag on August 18. The arrested suspects were identified as Virgilio De Guzman Agda Jr., also…
UNLISERBISYO THE second batch of TUPAD profiling, covering 121 market vendors, was completed last week as part of continuing operations to assist those who were affected by Typhoon Emong in July. Beneficiaries of the program get financial support for their livelihood and families. The activity was undertaken by the Department…
SERVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS — Dr. Estrella Quiambao-Glorioso (center), president and CEO of JKQ Medical and Wellness Center (inset photo) in Bayambang town, and other hospital officials talk to the media about their services and expansion plans as they prepare to mark the health facility’s first anniversary in October. (Punchphoto…
MARKING 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN OCT. THE Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center Inc., a new tertiary level 2 hospital located along the Bayambang-San Carlos road, is planning to expand its facilities and services as it carries on with its mission of delivering quality and compassionate healthcare. Since opening…
PROVINCIAL Board Member Rose Carolino Apaga, who is on her first foray in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said while she is new in politics and public service, her experience as a businesswoman has given her an understanding of the needs of the people, especially the poor. The Urdaneta City-born neophyte lawmaker…
REGIONAL GAMES START — THE National Basketball League, a regional basketball competition, kicked-off in Pangasinan on August 12. (PUNCHphoto by Kim Gealogo)
THE Youth Division Tournament of the National Basketball League (NBL) Philippines reeled off at the Robert Estrella Sr. Stadium in Rosales, Pangasinan, on August 12, with 26 cage teams from across Region 1 participating. NBL is a regional basketball league and is clustered into three categories: U21, U16, and U14, featuring an away-and-home…
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