URBAN legends come and go, and come again. In Pangasinan, tales of a white van going around and kidnapping children have resurfaced, spreading fear among netizens. There have recently been numerous posts online, particularly on Facebook, claiming that these alleged kidnappers have resumed their modus operandi of abducting children to…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 3 nabbed in Urdaneta drug-bust ops, yields gun THE police apprehended three individuals in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Urdaneta City, and confiscated suspects shabu worth ₱40,800 and a .45 caliber pistol. One of the suspects, identified as 27-year-old Bobby, from Bonuan Gueset was…
ARMY troopers confiscated an arms cache from a group previously linked to the communist movement in Sitio Cabalitian, Barangay Santa Maria, San Nicolas town on February 10, 2025. Lt Colonel Benny Singca, battalion commander of the Philippine Army’s 71st Infantry Kaibigan, said the operation was done in collaboration with the community and a former member of the group….
A passenger bus overturned along the provincial highway in Barangay Unzad, Villasis on February 12, leaving all 25 people on board injured but no reported fatality. Villasis police chief P/Major Edgar Allan Serquina said the driver lost control of the steering wheel and veered off the slippery road caused by heavy rain….
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…
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