War on drugs’ delusional objective IS Pangasinan nearly drug-cleared? If we go merely by submission of administrative documentation, the answer will probably be yes. But the policy of requiring documentation only provides the indication a town/city is drug-cleared at the time of the submission. However, since evaluation by the regional…
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CHRISTMAS COLORS — A store on Rizal St. in Dagupan City lends to the Christmas holidays by displaying all the colorful Christmas decors one could use at home. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
CHRISTMAS COLORS
2017 SEAL OF CHILD-FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNANCE THE regional Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) picked Dagupan City as the regional awardee for the 2017 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG), the city’s fourth successive citation. The award was presented in a ceremony held on November 12 at the Sison…
Dagupan earns 4th regional award
DAGUPAN City, although already declared as drug-cleared by the local police, its status is still undergoing validation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “Nakapila po tayo sa validation ng PDEA,” P/Chief Inspector Madonna Cabiles of the Dagupan City Police, told KBP Forum in Dagupan on Nov. 15. She pointed…
PDEA still validating Dagupan as drug-cleared
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN—Six persons fell in anti-drug operations conducted by the police in five towns and one city in Pangasinan on Nov. 15. Three of the suspects were arrested through search warrants, one through Oplan Sita and two buy-bust operations. One evaded arrest. In San Quintin, Felizardo Adriano, 49, a former…
Six arrested in separate police operations
BAYAMBANG – A former three-term municipal councilor here and another person with him were gunned down Friday morning, November 16, by still unidentified suspects while he was jogging along a dike in Barangay Zone 1 this town. Former Councilor Uy lies in his pool of blood before being rushed to…
Ex-Bayambang councilor shot dead, teacher wounded
LINGAYEN–Twenty-five persons have died of mosquito-borne dengue fever in 14 towns and three cities in the province that led to a 74 percent increase in cases from January to date. This was the update from the Provincial Health Office (PHO). In a report by Rodhalia Binay-an of PHO, the cases…
Dengue kills 25, cases up by 74%
SNAPPY SALUTE — Pvt.Santiago Genetiano, a 100-year-old veteran who fought during World War II, one of 36 Pangasinan recipients of the US Congressional Gold Medal, acknowledges the award with a snappy salute during ceremonies held in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SNAPPY SALUTE
GOLD MEDAL AWARD LINGAYEN–Thirty-six Filipino war veterans in Pangasinan were presented on Thursday the United States Congressional Gold Medal Award in recognition of their outstanding wartime achievements and honorable service to the United States during World War II. The awards were presented at the Purok Marcela Resort at the historic…
