THE Barangay Council of Dalongue, Sta. Barbara urged residents to secure their pet dogs and cats to avoid animal bite incidents in the community, especially involving children. Barangay Chair Angel Tamayo said that while there is already an ordinance requiring residents to secure their pets, it is not being fully…

A court in Pangasinan acquitted 102 victims of human trafficking who were wrongfully accused and imprisoned for nearly two years. According to their lawyers, the charges filed against them by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) were based on false accusations. Judge Roselyn Andrada-Borja of the Regional Trial Court Branch…
Court acquits 102 Filipinos in fake cigar factory raid
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Woman electrocuted while doing laundry, dies A 37-year-old woman lost her life after an electrocution incident while doing laundry in the town of Binmaley. According to police investigations, the victim, identified as Johara Castro Bautista, was using a dryer/spinner when she accidentally touched a section of…
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A 28-year-old illegal drug vendor, considered a high-value individual in Dagupan’s watchlist, was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Dagupan City Police in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region I on June 23 in Barangay Bonuan Binloc. The suspect, identified as Saad Maluag Amir, a resident of…
Illegal drug vendor nabbed in Dagupan buy-bust
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Fisherman found dead in San Fabian A fisherman was found dead and is believed to have drowned in Barangay Alacan in the town of San Fabian. Dr. Jose B. Quiros Jr., Municipal Health Officer (MHO), confirmed that there were no signs of foul play and the…
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(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Drunk man run over by a backhoe, dies A 45-year-old man died after being run over by a backhoe in Mabini town. According to the police investigation, the 28-year-old backhoe operator was on his way to the riverbank to gather rocks when he accidentally ran over…
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LAW enforcers arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized 30 grams of shabu with a P204,000 street value in a buy-bust operation on June 8 in Barangay Barraca, Villasis. Joint operatives from the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency carried out the operation, which led to the…
HVI nabbed in Villasis, P204K worth of shabu seized
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan issued a stern warning against keeping and trading illegal drugs found along the province’s coastline, stressing that anyone caught with the illicit goods will face the full force of the law. During the turnover of recovered shabu in Barangay Boboy, Agno, on…
PDEA warns: Don’t sell drugs found in seas, shores
THE implementation of the gun ban in Region 1 during the election period from January 12 to June 11 this year netted 106 violators who have been charged, while 99 firearms of different calibers were confiscated. P/Lt. Colonel Benigno Sumawang, Police Regional Office 1 information officer, said 95 gun ban…
Over 100 election gun ban violators arrested in R1
A suspect was killed in a shootout with police operatives during an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Palina East, Urdaneta City on Wednesday, June 11. Members of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group–Special Operations Unit 1 (PNPDEG-SOU1) were conducting casing and surveillance when they encountered the suspect, a resident…