WARNING OF STRICT ENFORCEMENT — The Dagupan Police Station install an advisory and warning sign on De Venecia Diversion Road about the use of the highway’s shoulder lanes by motorcycles, tricycles, calesas, tractors, bicycles and slow moving vehicles and warned not to use the main lane. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THERE were 232 curfew violators apprehended by the police across Pangasinan on March 13 alone for being outside of their homes from 12:00 midnight to 4:00 a.m., according to P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand de Asis, deputy provincial director for operations. De Asis told the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) during its Question Hour…
FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS A FORMER provincial correspondent of a national newspaper was arrested on March 15 afternoon for alleged violation of Republic Act 10591 in his resort/residence in Barangay Aserda, Mapandan town. Former news correspondent Jaime Aquino was nabbed during the implementation of a search warrant made by…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) presented the seized and surrendered 223 firearms to newly designated Ilocos Regional Police Office (PRO 1) director, P/Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque during his first command visit on Monday, March 14. PPPO director P/Col. Richmond Tadina said the following seized and surrendered firearms were the…
RESIDENTS URGED TO STAY INDOOR EVEN before PAGASA can officially declare the onset of summer, Dagupan City already topped the highest heat index twice this week. According to PAGASA, Dagupan City first made it to the top on Monday, March 7, with 46 degrees Celsius. Davao City, Tuguegarao City and…
LAST MINUTE FULL TANK — A common sight in Pangasinan was the long queue of vehicles last Monday, March 7, in all gas stations that rushed to have their gas tanks fully filled before midnight to beat the expected bigtime increase in fuel prices took effect. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
IF you’re looking for a new local delicacy, there’s a new hit in Asingan being offered by a carinderia in Barangay Calepaan – pinapaitan and sisig using rabbit meat! The twin nutritious delicacy is offered at the Always J Food House owned by Fajardan siblings. The Fajardan siblings started their…
PROVINCIAL IATF’S ADVICE SOUGHT THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan wants the advice of the provincial IATF before it decides to restore the tradition of celebrating barangay fiestas and other social events in the province. For this purpose, members of the provincial IATF and representatives from the Department of Health were invited to…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas called on the laity anew to reject politicians and their proteges specifically those who advocate the devil’s “seven faces of evil”: liars, murderers, corrupt, vulgars, vote-buyers, political dynasties, and people who steal freedom of others. In his homily anew for the third Sunday of Lent at…
SOME P1.6 million worth of grocery items were recently distributed by the provincial government in exchange for 80 tons of plastic waste under its continuing “Kalinisan Karaban” program. Heaps of plastic waste were collected in the towns of Bautista last March 4, Basista (March 1-2), Asingan (Feb. 11), and Tayug…
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