A man was arrested by authorities in Barangay Libsong East, Lingayen town on Friday night, August 27, following a manhunt operation. Suspect Aldrin Cacapit, 45, resident of Barangay Minien West in Santa Barbara town, was initially a subject of a warrant of arrest due to reckless Imprudence resulting in multiple…
A motorcycle rider was dead on the spot, while his two back-riders soon died after multiple vehicles crashed into each other along the provincial road of Barangay Tomana East in Rosales town on Sunday, August 28. A motorcycle, driven by Arnel Sampitan, 24, along with back-riders Alexis Mae de Guzman,…
CITY WANTS CUNA TO RETURN P16-M PAYMENT THE Dagupan City government has lost all its claims to the 29,892-hectare landholding in Barangay Awai in San Jacinto town despite its payment of P16,120,000 to seller Jose Mariano Cuna on April 11, 2002, ostensibly for the construction of a sanitary landfill for…
WATERWORLD DAGUPAN – The combined volume of rain from the south monsoon rains and the Typhoon Florita’s torrential rains compounded by high tide occurrence were enough to showcase a waterworld in Tapuac District in Dagupan City. The area was under water night and day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIVE towns and two cities in Pangasinan evacuated 52 families to evacuation centers last week after their areas were flooded due to rains and subsequent floodwaters spawned by Typhoon Florita. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported five families in Dagupan City composed of 18 individuals were…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed more than 800 policemen across the province as responders during the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Florita to maintain order should emergency situations arise in towns and cities. P/O Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial director, said trained policemen were on standby ready to respond to…
THE San Roque Dam located in San Manuel town is still able to store more water, perhaps until the end of Habagat season. This was the projection of Gener Quitlong of the DOST-PAGASA Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (ARBFFWC) in an interview Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Quitlong…
THE Villa Verde Road in Barangay Malico in San Nicolas town, famous for its Baguio-like scenery and cool temperature, is temporarily closed to motorists and tourists after a series of landslides in the area last week brought about by torrential rains caused by Typhoon Florita and ‘habagat’. Bernard Leo Serquiña,…
CHAOS MARKS DSWD AYUDA DISTRIBUTION – Parents of enrolled children trooped to the satellite office of DSWD on A.B. Fernandez Ave. with no guidance on procedure for the distribution, reach out to a DSWD personnel for their priority queue cards. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Dagupan City government offered to hold the distribution of the educational assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in a bigger venue but only for students residing in the city. Mayor Belen Fernandez discussed her offer with DSWD officials of the satellite office and City…
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