LINGAYEN—Three personnel of the provincial government were suspended after being found guilty of misconduct and habitual drunkenness. A week after the case hearing, Governor Amado Espino Jr., on September 23, 2015, ordered the suspension of Provincial Engineering Office field personnel Leonardo Soriano, Danilo Mandapat, and Luis Biason. The three were…

WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS DAGUPAN police operatives arrested the top 2 and 9 suspected drug pushers on Oct. 1 and 2 in separate buy-bust operations. P/Superintendent Christopher Abrahano, city police chief, said Oscar Pacleb, 49, married, resident of Arellano St. this city and listed as top 2 in this station’s…

SAN CARLOS CITY—A couple and a teenager died while two others were injured in a collision of two motorcycles dawn Wednesday along Barangay Taloy here. P/Superintendent Charlie Umayam, city police chief, identified the victims as Christian Mark Soriano, 17, college student, driver of Honda Wave 125 motorcycle, resident of Barangay…

TWO FROM BRGY BONUAN BINLOC MANGALDAN—Anti-drug operatives in the region seized Thursday about 103 grams of shabu worth about P200,000 in two separate buy-bust operations in an inn in Barangay Bari this town and in Dagupan City. Based on report from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 1 Director Adrian Alvarino,…

BAYAMBANG—The police immediately formed a special investigation task group to probe and solve the gun slay on Sept. 23 at 9:00 a.m. of a district supervisor of the Department of Education along Barangay Tambac this town. P/Superintendent Gregorio Galsim, town police chief, told The PUNCH that Henry Lamsen dela Cruz,…

CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union- Three policemen of Binmaley were honored during the Monday flag raising ceremony at the police regional office here for neutralizing an armed group leader last year. Chief Superintendent Benjamin Hulipas, officer-in-charge at the Police Regional Office pinned the“Medalya ng Kagalingan” on P/ Chief Inspector…

LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan police arrested five wanted persons in different towns and cities in the province with warrants of arrest on the same day last September 21. At 8:50 a.m., the Calasiao Police Station arrested, Oliver Gabat 35 years old, resident of Barangay San Miguel by virtue of a warrant of…

MANGALDAN—The number 6 top drug personality here was arrested last week in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bari here. P/Superintendent Jackie Candelario, the town police chief, said Jaynald Bautista alias Pikos, 27, single, a resident at the barangay, sold one heat-sealed plastic sachet with shabu in exchange for P100.

LINGAYEN— The quick response of the police unit from the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office led to the early arrest of the suspected gunman in the shooting of a couple last September 13. Couple, Arturo and Delia Pinto, were gunned down by suspects riding in tandem in front of a chapel…

LINGAYEN— Two persons died and 13 others were inujred when a passenger jeepney crashed into a house along Barangay Domalandan Center in this town at about 6:10 a.m. last Thursday. Proclaimed dead on arrival at the Lingayen District Hospital (LDH), were Jose Vargas Jr. (no known personal circumstances) and Villamor…