MANAOAG and Mapandan experienced hail hailstorm on May 5 as heavy rain poured across Pangasinan. Hail forms when raindrops are carried upward by a thunderstorm into an extremely cold region in the atmosphere, freezing them into sizable ice balls, according to Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., chief meteorologist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…
PROTECT INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTIONS – P/ Col.Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan police director, tells police personnel about to be deployed for duty at all voting centers in the province to be firm in their mission in his final briefing during their ceremonial send-off on Tuesday, May 6. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) deployed 2,408 policemen to the different polling centers in Pangasinan on May 6, coinciding with the distribution of the counting machines that will be used for the May 12 elections. Police Provincial Director Col. Rollyfer Capoquian said apart from two police officers assigned at each polling center, there are also…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) categorically denied allegations made by Urdaneta Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno that a barangay in the city is a transshipment point for illegal drugs. PPPO Director P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, in an interview last week, labeled Parayno’s claim as “untrue and baseless.” The mayor earlier posted…
2 CHINESE, 3 FILIPINOS ARRESTED TEN human trafficking victims, nine of whom are minors, were rescued in an operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Sual town on May 1, and arrested two Chinese nationals and three Filipinos. Those apprehended and presented for inquest proceedings were Chinese nationals…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 5-year-old dies from electrocution A five-year-old from Mandaluyong City died after being electrocuted on May 3 while staying at a transient house in Barangay Patar, Bolinao. According to initial investigations, power suddenly went out at the place where the child’s family was lodged, prompting a transient…
A member of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) was shot dead inside the barangay hall of Pinmaludpod in Urdaneta City on the evening of May 2, 2025. According to police reports, the victim Edgar Nosis, 58, a resident of Zone 2 in the same barangay, was shot by two motorcycle…
THE tense situation in Sual, one of the areas of concern by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the police in this year’s elections, escalated when a barangay chairman and supporter of incumbent Mayor Liseldo Calugay was threatened with a hand gun and slapped twice by still unidentified assailants. Bernardo…
THE Pangasinan PNP reminded the public that the gun ban remains in effect until June 11, the official last day of the 2025 election period. P/ Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, Pangasinan PNP provincial director, said the police will continue to monitor and conduct operations to prevent carrying, transport, or possession of…
A supporter of a local candidate in San Quintin town was shot dead while another was injured, along Figueroa Street in Barangay Poblacion last week. The town’s police chief, P/Capt. Esteban Fernandez, said responding police officers arrived at the scene where they found victim with a fatal gunshot wound to…
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