RE-ELECTIONIST Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia does his campaign sans proclamation rallies but developed a creative way to reach out to voters. No hate speeches, hard sell of his advocacies instead he goes out to join zumba dance exercises, Pinoy’s parlor games, videoke challenge, biking, among others in…
FOR the past 21 years, one family has ruled San Carlos City, the biggest component local government unit in Pangasinan. The Resuellos, headed by the patriarch Julian, commonly known as Jolly, started to hold the mayoral post in the city from 1998 until 2007. Today, his two sons: Julier or…
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reminded candidates – national and local – to refrain from campaigning during the Holy Week, or face consequences. Atty. Ericson Oganiza, COMELEC Pangasinan election supervisor, said campaigning April 14 (Maundy Thursday) and April 15 (Good Friday) is banned. Different forms of campaigning, whether explicit or…
OPLAN HARABAS – PDEA K-9 dog is brought in to augment implementation of the agency’s Oplan Harabas in Dagupan City that included random drug testing of drivers and conductors of bus companies plying the Pangasinan-NCR routes. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ONLY ONE TESTED POSITIVE ONLY one of the 150 drivers and conductors of buses plying Dagupan City-Metro Manila, who took the random drug testing under Oplan Harabas implemented by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on April 8 tested positive for illegal drugs. Richie Camacho, PDEA provincial director, did not…
OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) – Pangasinan arrested a high-value target (HVT) in a drug-bust operation in Barangay Nalsian in Calasiao town on Tuesday night, April 5. The suspect, identified as Aaron James Andaya, a 40-year-old resident of Dagupan City, sold a sachet containing 100 grams of…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is on heightened alert for the observance of Holy Week and the rest of the summer vacation this year. PPPO information officer P/Major Katelyn Awingan said the police provincial command already issued guidelines to all the chiefs of police in the province to ensure…
SOME 418 police personnel were organized to compose the Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG)-Pangasinan as a pre-emptive measure to avert violent election-related incidents across the province for 32 days. This was stressed by P/Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque, police regional director, on April 7 during the activation of RSOTG-Pangasinan who…
WITHOUT 2022 REGULAR ANNUAL BUDGET IT’S final. The Dagupan City government will operate with a reenacted budget after the Sangguniang Panlungsod failed anew to pass the regular budget last March 31, the end of the 90-day deadline. However, City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, clarified that operation of the reenacted budget is…
COME-BACKING BELEN – Former Mayor Belen Fernandez responds to loud cheers from her supporters during the Team Belen-BK proclamation rally. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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