LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas decried the delay in the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling it not only constitutionally wrong but a grave moral sin. In a pastoral message titled “It is Wrong! It is a sin!”, he said the church must speak “from the perspective of truth, in…
THE newly-installed traffic light system at the Sta. Barbara–Calasiao Junction is expected to be fully operational this week to improve road safety and reduce congestion in one of Calasiao’s busiest intersections. The traffic lights, including pedestrian signal lights and a vehicle detection system connected to CCTV cameras, have been fully…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) DICT continues push for public service digitalization THE Department of Information, Communication and Technology (DITC) said the government continues to push for the digitalization of public services such as in transportation, education and agriculture. Speaking during the Kapihan sa Ilocos of PIA Ilocos Region 1,…
LAW enforcers arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized 30 grams of shabu with a P204,000 street value in a buy-bust operation on June 8 in Barangay Barraca, Villasis. Joint operatives from the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency carried out the operation, which led to the…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan issued a stern warning against keeping and trading illegal drugs found along the province’s coastline, stressing that anyone caught with the illicit goods will face the full force of the law. During the turnover of recovered shabu in Barangay Boboy, Agno, on…
THE implementation of the gun ban in Region 1 during the election period from January 12 to June 11 this year netted 106 violators who have been charged, while 99 firearms of different calibers were confiscated. P/Lt. Colonel Benigno Sumawang, Police Regional Office 1 information officer, said 95 gun ban…
A suspect was killed in a shootout with police operatives during an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Palina East, Urdaneta City on Wednesday, June 11. Members of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group–Special Operations Unit 1 (PNPDEG-SOU1) were conducting casing and surveillance when they encountered the suspect, a resident…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Entertainer nabbed in pot session inside Sta. Maria bar A 30-year-old entertainer was arrested in the town of Sta. Maria after he was caught participating in a “pot session” inside a bar. The arrest followed a tip-off received by the police from Renato Tidoy Egos, 52,…
CAKE IN THE SHAPE OF PANGASINAN— Employees of the provincial government prepare a giant native cake in the shape of the map of the province of Pangasinan in one shopping mall as a symbolic observance of the 127th Philippine Independence Day last June 12. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SOME 416 job seekers were hired on the spot, while 112 others were nearly hired during the Department of Labor and Employment Region 1’s (DOLE RO1) Independence Day job fairs held on June 12, 2025. The fairs, conducted across six venues in Region 1, drew 1,747 applicants and offered over…
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