(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…
1,000 police officers deployed for Comelec checkpoints
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…
Binmaley VM Rosario cries foul over smear campaign
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…
Fire destroys Bugallon poultry farm
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Motorcycle stolen while owner watches festival A motorcycle owned by John Dave Gandia was stolen while he was watching the Kirmat Festival Street Dancing Competition in Malasiqui town last week. According to the police report, he parked his motorcycle near the church to watch the festival,…
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2025 CAMPAIGN PERIOD BEGINS — Uniformed personnel of the Dagupan City Police Station man a Comelec checkpoint watching out for gun ban violators as the official campaign period for 2025 midterm elections begins. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
2025 CAMPAIGN PERIOD BEGINS
ELECTION PERIOD DAY 1 SIX persons were arrested in Pangasinan on January 12, the first day of the election period, for violating the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In line with heightened security measures for the May 12 elections, police across Region 1 conducted over 500…
6 arrested for gun ban violation
A 51-year-old woman died shortly after she was rushed to a local hospital with one gunshot wound in the back inflicted by a still unidentified suspect in Mangaldan town. Police investigations revealed that the shooting may have stemmed from suspicion that the victim was allegedly involved in spreading rumors about her…
Suspected rumor-monger shot dead in Mangaldan
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Man arrested in Mangaldan for forgery A 42-year-old man from Mangaldan has been arrested for allegedly forging documents. According to the Mangaldan police, the suspect identified as Alberto Soriano is facing charges of estafa linked to his forgery activities. He is currently in police custody and…
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JOINT operatives from the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 1 (RPDEU1), the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pangasinan, and local police force arrested two high-value drug suspects and confiscated more than 110 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P748,000 on January 7 in a buy-bust operation….