FORTY-one more barangays (including Pogo Grande in Dagupan City) were the latest to be declared “drug-cleared” in Region 1 in a fresh validation conducted by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing (ROCBDC) chaired by PDEA. Four of the 41 barangays were determined to have no drug personalities by the…
2 robbers arrested after car chase TWO men tagged as responsible for the series of armed robberies in Pangasinan and La Union were arrested in Urdaneta. The police identified the suspects as Rolando Quiero, 37; and Rommel Quiero, 33, both residents of Brgy. Anonas in Urdaneta. The two suspects were…
TELLING SANTA CLAUS STORY WTH CALASIAO PUTO – A mother explains to her kids how Santa Claus travels to homes of behaved children at the Puto Construction and Design Contest, one of the events of the 20th edition of Puto Festival held at the Calasiao Sports Complex. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MORE IRREGULARITIES TO AUDIT DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez asked the Commission on Audit (COA) anew to conduct special audits on five activities and initiatives of the past Lim administration, among these, the deletion of files on cash collections. The mayor submitted her fourth request in her December 14, 2022 letter…
A resolution sponsored by members of the majority of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) calling on accountability over the use of the SP over the broadcast of its session on Facebook, was opposed by all members of the minority. The resolution, proposed by Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia, was seconded by Councilors…
THREE congress representatives rated highly in a nation-wide survey for all members of the House of Representatives based on their overall performance for 2022 conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). One of the leading performers is 4th District Representative Christopher ‘Toff’ de Venecia, who raked an 89-percent…
TRANSACTIONS OVER UNDELIVERED MOTORBOATS TWO officials of the past Dagupan City administration claim their signatures on the documents covering the purchase of two wooden motorboats and paid in full in 2020 by the Dagupan City government were forged. The two former officials are Bernard Cabison, Waste Management Division (WMD) head,…
REVIVAL OF THE BEETLE — Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez walks through the line of restored and original Volkswagen Beetles to decide which she thinks is the Best Volkswagen car during the Pangasinan Volkswagen Club car show held at the Dagupan City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
THANKS to his training in first aid, a man vacationing from Abra province saved an unconscious employee of Urdaneta city government from near death after he was retrieved from the San Fabian beach water. The instant hero was identified as Edson Villalobos, an emergency medical technician, who came forward to…
THE Dagupan City Veterinary Office (CVO) has ramped up its meat inspection in the city’s public markets during the holiday season amid higher demand for meat. Dr. Paulo Garcia, officer-in-charge, said his office added more personnel to watch out for meat entering the city. Meat inspectors are tasked to ensure…
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