MANY RECKLESS DRIVERS? THERE were more vehicular road incidents in Pangasinan than in any other province in the region. This data was confirmed by the Police Regional Office I (PRO1) and attributed the high incidence mostly to reckless driving as the leading cause. P/LtCol Benigno Sumawang, PRO1 Public Information Office…
THIRTEEN local government units in Pangasinan were honored by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their excellent performance in the campaign against illegal drugs during the 2023 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Award held at Crown Plaza Hotel, Quezon City last November 22. The ceremony was led by DILG…
THE reelected chairman of Barangay Cobol in San Carlos City died after he was run over by a truck Tuesday morning, November 14. Victim was identified as Alejandro ‘Alex’ Calugay. Police investigation showed Calugay was riding his motorcycle with his wife, traversing Perez Boulevard along Barangay Ilang in the city…
TRAGEDY struck Barangay Sta. Maria in Mapandan as a victorious SK Kagawad candidate and an unsuccessful Barangay chairman bet lost their lives in separate incidents after the elections. Newly elected SK kagawad Anthony De Gracia-Mapanao, 23, died on November 2 in a vehicular incident, while Eduard Mendoza, 53, who lost in his bid, suffered a…
A BOMB caused panic among students and faculty at the Daniel Maramba National High School (DMNHS) in Santa Barbara town, prompting a swift response from school administrators and police authorities. School administrators received bomb threat on Monday, November 6 as a private message posted from a dummy Facebook account named…
INCLUDING ‘BRIAN LIM’ IN POT SESSION AGENTS from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested four individuals, leading to the dismantling of a drug den in Dagupan City. The operation was part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal drug activities. Arrested were identified as Ricardo Melecio, the alleged drug den…
A RE-ELECTED barangay kagawad in Poblacion, Labrador town lost her life in a road accident on the morning of November 1. The victim, Annie Orjalo, 57, was riding her scooter along the national road in the area when she was hit and run over by a pickup truck driven by…
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AGUILAR – P/Col Jeff Fanged, Pangasinan police director, fields questions during a joint press conference in Lingayen last Thursday, October 26, on the arrest and filing of cases against the three arrested suspects in the killing of Arnel Flor Mata, candidate for barangay captain in Bayaoas, Aguilar. Gov. Ramon…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) will remain on full alert from the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections until after the observance of Undas. P/Captain Renan dela Cruz, Pangasinan PPO information officer, said the full alert status was issued last week with maximum deployment of PNP personnel and other force…
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) office in Lingayen reclaimed a number of manhole covers that were stolen from various roads in Dagupan City. The manhole covers, made of cast iron, were discovered in a junk shop owned by Alfonso Martinez Aguilar, a resident of Barangay Lucao, Dagupan…
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