THIRTY-six towns of Pangasinan were awarded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government for sustaining the “drug-cleared” status of their drug-affected barangays, while 16 of the 36, plus three others or 19 were awarded for sustaining their “unaffected barangays” status. The towns received the Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Special Award…
“SOONER or later, makakalimutan na si Police Senior Master Sergeant Nuezca. Ang mag-i-stick sa mind nila ay PULIS ang gumawa. Nakakalungkot.” This was the sentiment shared by Arturo Lomibao, retired chief of the Philippine National Police (CPNP), reacting to the gun slay of Sonya Rufino Gregorio, 52, and her son Frank Anthony,…
NO GUNS NEEDED – The Dagupan police increased its public presence and visibility during the holiday sans guns in contrast to the negative image of the police as a consequence of the gruesome twin murder in Tarlac. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A priest in Brgy. Quezon Boulevard in San Carlos City, is among the new cases of COVID-19 in the city. The City Information Office on Tuesday confirmed in a Facebook post that the priest has had no any travel history outside the province and might have contracted the virus from…
TWO sitios of Malasiqui were placed under lockdown by Mayor Noel Anthony Geslani from December 16-30. Ordered locked down are Sitio Along the Riles in Barangay Gomez and Sitio Paturo in Barangay Wares. Geslani said the lockdown as well as the subsequent contact tracing and testing was done to prevent the spread…
THE town of Binmaley recorded two new COVID-19 cases, and its sixth patient that died on December 21. Patient #58 is a 38-year-old man from Barangay Baybay Polong, and Patient #60 is a 43-year-old woman from Barangay Biec. Both patients are currently under the town’s isolation facility. The town’s 59th…
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS A construction worker died, while his backrider was hospitalized after crashing into an electric post in Barangay Guiguilonen, Mangaldan. The victim, Jay-ar Serafica, 24, a resident of Barangay Amansabina, was driving a motorcycle along with Ronnie Suarez, 29, also a construction worker, when Serafica lost control of the…
PUTO-BUMBONG FOR SIMBANG GABI – Families that attend Simbang Gabi cannot do without the tradition of bringing home puto-bumbong or bibingka after the mass. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Alaminos City Police will arrest anyone who sells firecrackers in the city without permits from the city hall. P/Lt. Col. Garie Noel Pascua, city police chief, said Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste had made it clear that he did not, and will not issue permits to sell firecrackers in the…
MOTORCYCLE, ESSENTIAL FOR LIVELIHOOD – It’s not uncommon to see farmers transporting their produce using tricycles but it’s another innovation for farmers to tow their cows to the grazing field with a motorcycle. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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