RESUMPTION OF POGO QUIZ MAYOR Lizeldo “Dong” Calugay of Sual town, denied allegations of business, political ties and even romantic ties between him and Alice Guo, the dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac who is facing human trafficking and other cases arising from her alleged involvement in illegal online gaming operations….

PDEA-PANGASINAN POLICE JOINT OPERATION THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO), and Dagupan City Police succeeded in dismantling a notorious drug den in Dagupan City that resulted in the arrest of a high-value target and several other persons. The anti-illegal drug buy-bust operation took place Tuesday,…

MORE RAIN EXPECTED RAIN will continue to pour in the coming weeks, according to the weather bureau’s forecast, as damage from Tropical Storm Enteng and the southwest monsoon was initially estimated at over P9 million based on a report by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO). The damage…

FOR UNPARALLELED SERVICE TO FILIPINOS THE Senate of the Philippines passed a resolution commending former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. for his illustrious political career and invaluable contribution to the country, and honored him with a fitting ceremony on August 28. The resolution recognized the former congressman of the Fourth…

PANGASINAN accounted for about 94% of the dengue cases recorded in Region 1 from January to August this year, with 2,816 infections out of the 3,000 reported, including 17 fatalities, according to the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region I. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, a medical officer at DOH-CHD…

URDANETA City Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno III was served a 90-day preventive suspension order at his office on August 12 over a red tape complaint, during which he slapped a cameraman employed by the provincial government who was documenting the proceeding. The suspension order, signed by Governor Ramon Guico Jr.,…

BASED ON PRO-I MONITORING THERE are no Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the entire Ilocos Region, according to P/Brig. Gen. Lou Evangelista, Philippine National Police-Regional Office 1 (PRO1) director. Speaking at a forum held last week at the at the PRO1 in La Union, he said his office immediately…

CRIMINAL PRACTICE EXPOSED ANEW ANOTHER resolution authored by Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez, which was filed, submitted for first reading, and referred to corresponding committees controlled by the majority councilors four months ago, has again been hijacked by the majority who reintroduced it as their draft resolution during the…

46 PANGASINAN BARANGAYS SUBMERGED THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that Typhoon Carina left P8,866,218.35 worth of damage to agriculture and another P91-million damage to infrastructure as of July 26. Gov. Ramon Guico III issued executive order declaring the suspension of classes in all levels, both…

“WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR BROTHER CHINA” THE Philippine government was called not only to stand in defense of poor fishermen who are prevented by China’s  Coast Guard to fish in the West Philippine Sea but to stop the destruction of the rich marine resources in the area by foreign…