DAGUPAN CITY – Several residents were reportedly injured in an explosion in a fireworks factory in Barangay Tebeng here on Sunday afternoon. The explosion at around 4 p.m. triggered a fire in the factory. The Bureau of Fire Protection, police, and rescue units extinguished the fire and evacuated...
A Catholic church will soon rise in Dagupan City – the Shrine of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new landmark of faith was held on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The church honors the devotion of the late spouses Jimmy and Remedios Fernandez. Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
Two suspects in the abduction and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Pangasinan have been arrested. Police credited this development to follow-up investigation where witnesses surfaced and positively identify the suspects. Inquest proceedings were scheduled on Monday, Aug. 18. The body of the...
DAGUPAN CITY – A seven-year-old girl reported missing in Asingan, Pangasinan Thursday was found dead in Bonuan Gueset here on Friday. The body of the victim Portia from Asingan was discovered by a couple from the area. Initial investigation said the victim was abducted in front of her house and...
DAGUPAN CITY – Authorities arrested a Grade 9 student and seized suspected shabu valued at P700,000 in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The suspect was placed under surveillance for his alleged illegal activities before he was apprehended. Also recovered from the suspect were the...
DAGUPAN CITY – The body of a 27-year-old man believed to have been electrocuted was found floating in knee-deep flood water here on Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Ed, a resident of Barangay Pantal West, this city. A man discovered the body. He attempted to rescue the victim but...
DAGUPAN CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Sunday assured disaster-hit communities that there is a sufficient supply of relief goods to support ongoing local government efforts. During his visit to the evacuation center in Bonuan Gueset here,...
DAGUPAN CITY – The body of an eight-month-old baby boy was found floating on flood water in Sitio Bayanihan, Barangay Caranglaan, this city, on Friday, July 25. The baby’s mother, Mary Joy de Guzman, left the baby to Mike Pelicano, father of the child, to run errands. She returned home to...
DAGUPAN CITY – Former five-time House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr. was cited for contributions in rebuilding this city after the devastating July 16, 1990 earthquake. Ryan Ravanzo, Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, recalled in a program held on July 16 commemorating the 35th anniversary...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Pangasinan Provincial Cyber Response Team, with the Community Environment and Natural Resources-Pangasinan Central Office (CENRO)-Pangasinan Central Office, arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly selling endangered sugar gliders online on June 19. The suspect Caloy was nabbed...
DAGUPAN CITY – A foreign businessman was shot dead in Barangay Pantal, this city, on Saturday night, May 24. Police identified victim as Tony, 40, Chinese, of Barangay San Miguel, Calasiao, Pangasinan. Investigation said the victim had just attended the wake of a Chinese friend and about to...
DAGUPAN CITY – Vice Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega defeated niece, incumbent Rafy Ortega-David, in Monday’s elections to become the new governor of La Union. Aringay Vice Mayor Eric O. Sibuma was elected vice governor. LA Union provincial capitol in San Fernando City. First district Rep. Paolo...
