P2.5B SHABU BUST IN POZORRUBIO – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency line up the stocks of shabu packaged as Chinese branded tea intended to be dropped-off at several points in Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Ahikam Pasion)
MAJORITY INVOKES OWN RULES THE majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, all members of the LiFe group, rejected a proposed ordinance certified as urgent by the Mayor Belen Fernandez to reduce fees for motor boat operations from P1,100 to P650. Minority Leader Councilor Jeslito Seen initiated the measure to help motor boat…
THE Police Regional Office I has a new regional director with the assumption of P/Brig. General Belli Tamayo, a native of Barangay San Miguel in Calasiao town. Tamayo replaced PBGEN Westrimundo Obinque, also a native of Pangasinan town, in a turnover and change of command ceremony conducted Friday, August 12,…
RETROFITTING THE DAWEL BRIDGE – Personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways start the task of repairing the damage on the Dawel Bridge in Bonuan District in Dagupan City caused by the July 27 Magnitude 5 earthquake. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THERE is no plan yet to construct a new bridge to replace the damaged Dawel Bridge in Dagupan but merely to do some repair by retrofitting it to strengthen the bearing under the bridge that was weakened by the Magnitude 5 earthquake that struck Dagupan last July 27. This was…
FLAG AT HALF-MAST FOR FVR – Gov. Ramon Guico III leads capitol employees in watching the lowering of the Philippine flag in half-mast in front of the provincial capitol building on Monday, August 1, flag raising ceremony as the official expression of mourning of Pangasinan over the passing of former President…
THE majority crossed party line when they joined the minority in passing a resolution conveying “the profound and deep sadness of the people of Dagupan City” on the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos. The resolution authored by Councilor Dennis Canto and co-authored by all the councilors, cited the…
OF the total 1,136 barangays of Pangasinan, at least 195 have yet to be cleared of illegal drugs. This was bared by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Provincial Director Richie Camacho, citing data of the ongoing drug clearing operations in the province. The 195 still uncleared barangays, he said, are from…
NO DATE FOR REPAIRS THE Dawel Bridge along the busy Dagupan-Bonuan-San Fabian Road is still undergoing detailed assessment by the 2nd Pangasinan District Engineering and the Regional Engineering Offices (with the Technical Staff from the DPW central office) after it was partially damaged by the Magnitude 5 earthquake that hit…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Dagupan City registered 4,295 new voters during the conduct of its voter’s registration. Lawyer Michael Franks Sarmiento, election officer at Comelec-Dagupan City, said 75% of those who registered are youth voters. The new registrants were 2,259 (15-17 years old), 631 (18-30 years old) and…
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