LINGAYEN—Pangasinan remains the top performing province in Region 1in barangay drug-clearing operations based on data in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA). According to Carlos Resurreccion, executive Officer of the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), the report furnished to him by Dexter Asayco, PDEA Provincial head, Pangasinan had 1,271 drug-affected…
THE Dagupan City Government has formed the Anti-Flood Commission to address the frequent flooding problem in the city. This follows an Executive Order No. 1A of Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim in accordance with Article 2, Section 16 of the Constitution that should protect the people in harmony with nature….
THE recently launched Happy Schools Movement by the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 1, is creating consciousness among kids that the school is a fun and positive place to learn and to create a positive atmosphere for them. A regional convergence of stakeholders for Happy Schools Movement, a brainchild of…
NO LOTTO WINNER –- A closure sign instead of list of winning numbers is posted on a lottery outlet in Dagupan City is closed by the police on July 27 on order of President Duterte. The outlet, like thousand others in the country were reopened on July 31. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
SOME 10,000 elementary and high school students in 75 public schools in San Carlos City joined thousands others in a nationwide campaign to save life and to train on hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The training was conducted on July 26 at the Don Federico Mandapat Sports Dome by the Philippine…
A proposal of Pugaro Suit barangay council seeking authority to use the unfinished Tsunami Hill in their village as a dumpsite for biodegradable wastes is under study by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). According to SP Majority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez, the proposal was contained in a committee report of the Environment and…
LINGAYEN—The city of Dagupan can be finally declared drug-free by the Regional Oversight Committee once the required documents to complete the process are submitted. This was disclosed by P/ Colonel Redrico Maranan, provincial police director, amid report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that all the 31 barangays of…
LINGAYEN—Gov. Amado Espino III ordered localized suspension of classes all over Pangasinan on August 2 (Friday) due to the continuing southwest monsoon rains that already submerged some roads and streets. The governments of Sual and San Carlos City promptly ordered the suspension of classes from pre-school to high school and…
THIS province’s police force has acquired the digital facial composite sketch that enables it to easily and quickly identify crime suspects. P/Col. Redrico Maranan, provincial police director, presented to local newsmen Tuesday the new equipment and application that employs algorithms to pick out details about a person’s face from a…
AS celebrities and social media influencers around the globe use the Hashtag FaceApp Challenge, the more than 2-year-old app created by a Russia-based developer which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI), the new app prompted police to air security concerns. Police said if the FaceApp data falls into the wrong hands, it…
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