Drug group leader arrested in Pangasinan
ANTI-NARCOTICS agents have arrested leader of a notorious drug group operating in Pangasinan and two female members, who happened to be twins, in separate buy-bust operations in northern Philippines, official said Friday.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General...
Education sec lauds Pangasinan Palaro hosting
LINGAYEN -- Education Secretary Armin Luistro said over the weekend that Pangasinan has set a benchmark in the hosting of Palarong Pambansa.
Luistro's closing message was overflowing with good words to Governor Amado Espino Jr. and the education department's appreciation to all the...
NCR dominates Palarong Pambansa, brings home crown
LINGAYEN -- The National Capital Region (NCR) reigned supreme in Palarong Pambansa 2012 as it captured its 7th consecutive over-all championship crown Saturday.
Palarong Pambansa 2012 officially ended Saturday afternoon with NCR earning 733 points from 245 total medals it amassed from...
Western Visayas captures Palaro special games crown
LINGAYEN -- Western Visayas, composed of 33 differently-abled athletes, won the over-all crown in the Palarong Pambansa 2012 Special Games held in Pangasinan.
Ilocos Region, last year's overall champion, finished as first runner-up this time, while Davao Region is second runner-up.
Cagayan Valley breaks Palaro long jump record
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Western Visayas captured the first gold courtesy of javelin throw event at the ongoing Palarong Pambansa here, while an athlete from Cagayan Valley set a new record in the long jump event.
Games officially started Sunday at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic...
Palarong Pambansa 2012 begins
LINGAYEN – Palarong Pambansa 2012 starts today, Sunday, with two events in the morning at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center.
Football games will commence at the Pangasinan State University-Lingayen with Caraga facing Calabarzon at 6:30 a.m. and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
Gun ban takes effect in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY – Gun ban is in effect in the province of Pangasinan from May 5 until May 17.
Philippine National Police Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome in a memorandum ordered the temporary suspension of Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs).
Security strengthened for Bangus fest
DAGUPAN CITY -- Police have strengthened security in various areas in the city for the ongoing Bangus Festival and the upcoming Palarong Pambansa during the first week of May.
Dagupan City police chief Romeo Caramat Jr. said 100 police personnel will be deployed Saturday along the...
Dagupan prepares for Palaro 2012 hosting
DAGUPAN CITY -- While the City Government here is busy with the ongoing Bangus (milkfish) Festival, officials are also preparing for the city's hosting of the upcoming Palarong Pambansa 2012.
The biggest national sporting event will open on May 7 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic...
First-timer wins roast pig cook-off
DAGUPAN CITY -- A resident of Barangay Bonuan Gueset here bested 29 other participants to win the championship crown during Tuesday's Dagupan's Best Special Lechon Cook-Off.
Melchor Corpuz, head of the Hotel and Restaurant Management Department of STI College-Dagupan, pocketed the P50,000...
Dagupan mayor to negotiate sale of McAdore property
DAGUPAN CITY -- The McAdore property acquired by the City Government from the Assets Privatization Trust will soon be up for sale. The City Council convened for special session and passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Benjamin Lim to negotiate for the sale of the McAdore property...
30 contestants to compete in Dagupan's lechon cook-off
DAGUPAN CITY -- After contestants in the Bb. Bilbilin Dagupan, Little Miss Dagupan, Bikini Open and Miss Gay ramped and paraded on stage, 30 special lechons will take center stage this time. Thirty lechoneros will showcase their expertise Tuesday in the Bangus Festival event dubbed...
Fisheries bureau releases golden milkfish
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) released to a pond the golden milkfish (bangus) turned over to it by a fisherman.
BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) chief Westly Rosario said the golden milkfish was...
Aquino to grace Palaro opening
LINGAYEN -- President Benigno Aquino III will be present at the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Palarong Pambansa to be hosted by the province of Pangasinan. He will be the guest of honor and speaker during the May 7 opening ceremonies to be held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and...
Election recall vs Bani town officials stopped
CALASIAO -- All election recall proceedings all over the country has been stopped by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc due to budgetary and time constraints.
In effect, the petition for the recall filed last year against Bani Vice Mayor Filipina Rivera and her allies in the...
Pangasinan schedules summer events
DAGUPAN CITY -- Big events will be happening this summer in different areas in Pangasinan.
The town of Bayambang will practically open the festivities with the celebration of its annual fiesta with its own Malangsi Fish-tival as highlight.
Police change of command ceremony cancelled
LINGAYEN -- The ceremony set for the turnover of the Pangasinan police provincial director post was cancelled Monday afternoon.
Governor Amado Espino Jr. said he only learned about the scheduled turnover ceremony Sunday evening. The media learned about it in a press conference Monday...
Ex-Central Bank governor leads Asna awardees
LINGAYEN -- Seven Pangasinenses who had made a mark and great contribution to humanity will be accorded the greatest reverence by their very own province on April 11 through the Asna Awards. It will also be the third year celebration of Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day), which...
Murder suspect falls after 10 years of hiding
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – After a decade of hiding for killing his own cousin, one of the top most wanted persons in Ilocos Region was finally arrested by elements of Pangasinan Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) at his hideout in Caloocan City recently.
Police Provincial...
Guv condemns killing of ex-Lingayen vice mayor, wife
LINGAYEN -- Governor Amado Espino Jr. has condemned the gruesome killing of former Lingayen vice mayor Ramon Arcinue and wife Sorahayda by a lone gunman in Sampaloc, Manila last Wednesday.
“The slaying of the Arcinue couple is condemnable in the highest degree and is a direct and...
Red tide scare mars Gali-la Hundred Islands Festival
ALAMINOS City will celebrate the Gali-la Hundred Islands Festival in March sans the street grilling of talaba or oyster, which was introduced several years ago.
For several weeks now, the rivers of nearby Anda, Bolinao and Bani had been affected with red tide based on the shellfish alert...
93 sacks of shellfishes seized in Pangasinan town
DAGUPAN CITY -- Authorities intercepted 93 sacks of oysters, mussels and another shellfish locally known as "batutoy" from red tide affected Bolinao town.
The latest confiscation came a week after more than 30 sacks of oysters were confiscated from vendors, the composite team City...
4 dead, 13 injured in vehicle collision
ROSALES -- A multiple vehicle collision Friday afternoon along the busy national highway at Barangay Carmen killed four and injured 13.
Rosales Police Chief Inspector Jackson Seguin said the vehicles involved were three trucks, three tricycles, two motorcycles and an owner-type jeep. The...
Pangasinan reaps awards from regional development council
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Regional Development Council conferred five major awards on Environment and Local Governance to the province of Pangasinan.
During the Performance Awards Day recently, Pangasinan emerged as champion in six areas, namely: Best Local Government Unit (LGU...
Nacionalista formulates policies for Aquino
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Nacionalista Party (NP) is in the process of formulating policies that it plans to propose to the Aquino administration.
The policies will cover poverty reduction, peace and order, and education program.
