DESTRUCTION OF CONFISCATED ILLEGAL FIRECRACKERS –Pangasinan Police Director P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian (center), takes delight in leading in the destruction of confiscated illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnics at the provincial office compound in Lingayen town on Monday as a warning, two days before the New Year revelry, to would-be violators. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Health (DOH)-Ilocos Region repeatedly warned the public against using boga, an improvised canon, before the New Year’s Eve celebration, but records show the illegal device remained the most commonly used noisemaker in the province and was the second top source of firecracker-related injuries at 19 cases. DOH-Regional…
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 1 activated its contingency plan in 16 local governments units (LGUs) in Pangasinan, covering 266 coastal barangays, amid the potential threat of a tsunami if the Manila Trench in the West Philippine Sea moves at 8.4 magnitude. Tsunami wave heights are projected…
THE Pangasinan Police, led by P/Colonel Rollyfer Capoquian, did a ceremonial destruction of confiscated 1,381 illegal firecrackers and 238 mufflers, and boga (makeshift cannons) on December 30 as a warning about the risks associated with dangerous and illegal pyrotechnics. In his remarks, Capoquian reflected on his past experiences with similar…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Red pepper price shoots up to P1,000/k THE price of pepper at the Dagupan City market becomes prohibitive, with the red variety costing P1,000 per kilo and the green ones, from P500-P600, due to short supply according to vendors. They said it may take…
DURING MINORITY’S BOYCOTT THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan ended 2024 by passing one more ordinance and 15 resolutions during a special session on December 27, its last working day for the year. Called by Mayor Belen Fernandez, the special session tackled other pending measures she deemed important and urgent. The…
SOON,THE END OF THE 60-YEAR-OLD DUMPSITE — The towering dumpsite that the Dagupan City government has been trying to get rid of may finally see its final days in 2025 with the recycling agreement with Holcim Philippines expected to be signed next month. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
KIDS AGED 10-14, INJURED BY ‘BOGA’ PANGASINAN had 21 firecracker-related injuries during the Christmas week, the highest in Region 1 where a total of 31 cases were recorded, according to the surveillance report from the Department of Health–Center for Health Development Region I for December 21 to 26. The other…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) reported a crime solution efficiency rate of 81.1% for 2024, reflecting significant progress in maintaining peace and order in the province. P/Lt. Col. Radino Belly, chief of the Police Operations Management Unit, Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC),…
THE 105 police assistance desks set up across the province by the Pangasinan police office, staffed by 865 personnel, will be active until January 5 to support and ensure the safety of people traveling during the holidays. In an interview, Police Information Officer Lt. Trisha Mae Guzman detailed the deployment…
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