THE head of a crime syndicate engaged in various criminal activities in the Second District was arrested mid-afternoon of January 3 in Barangay Tapuac, Dagupan City where he is hiding. According to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO), the suspect, Rodrigo Poral, alias “Badon”, 31, a construction worker of Barangay Libsong East…
TRAFFIC stood still along the Manila North Road at 7:30 p.m. on January 4 when one vehicle stopped in the middle of the Teofilo Sison Bridge in Carmen, Rosales . When the police arrived to respond to a concerned citizen’s call about a gridlock on the bridge, they found a stalled…
THREE Persons Deprived of Liberty, all members of one family, were arrested by the police inside their cells at the Bureau of Management and Penology in San Carlos City following the issuance of warrants of arrest against them for the crime of syndicated estafa. The suspects were identified as Melcin…
A YOUNG man riding his motorcycle without a helmet in San Carlos City was arrested by authorities not because of it but for possession of illegal drugs. Police manning the checkpoint along Barangay Baldog hailed down Alex Magat, resident of Barangay Parayao in the city because he was not wearing…
By Ahikam Pasion Three die in motorcycle mishap THREE persons died after two motorcycles collided with each other in Mangaldan town during the New Year’s revelry. Victims were identified as Jayson Viado, 24, and Lorna Urap, both riding in tandem, and Jay Mayugba, resident of San Fabian town. Police…
DIGITALIZED LAND TITLES, CERTIFICATES – A farming couple in their 90s receive their computerized titles from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III (2nd from left) during the ceremonial distribution of Computerized titles, certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Pangasinan. He is joined Gov. Ramon Guico III…
TARGET: 27 DRUG-AFFECTED BARANGAYS NOTING that only four barangays of Dagupan are drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the local police and the barangay captains to work harder to restore 27 drug-affected barangay to their drug-cleared status before the end of 2003. Fernandez issued…
A MOTHER drowned when she attempted to save her two sons who were on the verge of drowning at the Lingayen Beach mid-noon on December 27, according to the Pangasinan police. The victim was identified as Maricris Ramos, 51, a resident of Barangay Bayoyong, Basista town. She and her sons,…
PRE-NEW YEAR REVERLY DAYS before the end of 2022, the Department of Health – Center for Health Development in Region 1 (DOH-CHD1) already recorded seven cases of firecracker-related injuries despite the authorities’ continuous advice and warning against the use of pyrotechnic and banned firecrackers. DOH-CHD 1 reported that five of…
THREE species of owl were rescued recently by the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) after they were caught in the backyards of two houses in Bayambang. The birds were surrendered to barangay officials who in turn delivered these to MENRO for their proper care. It was learned that…
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