THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is still investigating the cause of a fire that broke out in a subdivision in Barangay Tapuac, Dagupan City, where the house of an Indian national was severely damaged. According to Fire Chief Inspector Michael John Escaño, head of BFP Dagupan, the second floor…
2025 MIDTERM ELECTIONS THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is ramping up efforts to ensure a safe electoral environment as the May 12 poll approaches, including the conduct of “Oplan Katok,” reminding gun owners to register or renew their firearm licenses. PNP Provincial Director Rollyfer Capoquian said proactive outreach is part…
A 29-year-old fish vendor was arrested in a joint anti-illegal drug operation on January 30 in Barangay Baligayan, San Quintin, and 50 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P340,000, was seized by law enforcement agents. Clarissa Lugtu, a resident of Roosevelt Park Village, Barangay San Pablo,…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 3 nabbed in Dagupan drug-bust ops, yield P54K shabu THREE men were arrested in a police operation on suspicion of drug trafficking, with authorities seizing eight grams of suspected shabu valued at over ₱54,000. The arrest took place during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pantal, Dagupan,…
TWO weeks into the election period that started January 12, the police caught 10 gun ban violators in Pangasinan out of the 13 total cases across the Ilocos Region. Two were recorded in La Union with two, and one in Ilocos Sur, according to P/Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang Jr., public…
MORE than 8,700 police personnel will be deployed across the Ilocos Region to ensure a peaceful election, with most to be assigned in Pangasinan, which has the highest number of registered voters in the region. P/Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang, deputy chief of Regional Community Affairs Development Division, said the deployment…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Tricycle driver nabbed in drug bust ops A tricycle driver was arrested for drug trafficking in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Palakipak, Rosales, with approximately 0.97 grams of suspected shabu valued at P6,596 seized by the police. The suspect identified as 25-year-old Eric Olaya Calaur, a…
PUBLIC ASKED TO COOPERATE AND KNOW THEIR RIGHTS THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) designated 1,000 personnel to man checkpoints to prevent election-related violence and ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the midterm polls in May. P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian, police provincial director, appealed for public cooperation at these control…
BINMALEY Vice Mayor Simplicio “Sammy” Rosario, who is running for mayor against re-electionist Mayor Pedro “Pete” Merrera in the May elections, vehemently denied various allegations leveled against him, describing the smear campaign as politically motivated. Among the rumors circulating is that he would evict residents living near the river once…
A fire razed the Dalamax Poultry Farm in Barangay Gueset, Bugallon town early dawn of January 21, causing an estimated P23.9 million damage. The fire destroyed the facility, which housed around 39,000 10-day-old chicks, each valued at P100. The modern design of the poultry farm, including its plastic ceiling, significantly…
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