DAGUPAN CITY – The House of Representatives has approved House Bill No. 613 or the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Act on second reading that seeks to entice the youth to engage in farming, Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia said. DE VENECIA (FB) De Venecia, author of the measure, said...
DAGUPAN CITY – Rep. Christopher de Venecia has announced that the Galila Arts Festival 2024 will be held in the fourth district of Pangasinan from September 13 to 29. De Venecia said the event with the theme "Locally Led, Community Crafted," will transform public spaces into artistic...
BASISTA, Pangasinan – A 45-year-old man reported missing was found dead in a fishpond in Barangay Dumpay here on Friday, September 6. Police identified the victim as Maximino Gatpo. BASISTA, Pangasinan town hall. (Wikipedia) Marivic Gatpo, 33, the victim’s sister, appeared before the police...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – A Finnish man drowned after he jumped off a boat in Romulo Island which is part of the Hundred Islands National Park in Barangay Lucap here on August 31. Police identified the victim as Simo Taneli Tynys, 44, of Javaskyla, Finland. Investigation said the victim...
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan – Three persons were killed in a collision between a commuter van and motorcycle with sidecar in Barangay Poblacion East here on Monday, September 2. Police identified victims as motorcycle passengers Angelito Gumtang, Joelo Gumtang, and Rolly Platino, all residents of...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 28-year-old boatman and a cow were killed by lightning in Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte on Sunday, August 25. Police said the boatman Jun and his companion were in the middle of national park Hundreds Island in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, and about to reach Quezon...
AGNO, Pangasinan – Shabu worth P112.2 million in a plastic drum was recovered by a 29-year-old fisherman from this town on the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, August 18. A PLASTIC drum of suspected shabu was recovered in the West Philippine Sea in Bolinao, Pangasinan on Sunday, August 18. The...
BUGALLON, Pangasinan – A Sangguniang Kabataan chairman was shot and wounded in Barangay Salomague Norte here on Saturday, August 17. Police identified the victim as Efren Cacdac dela Cruz, 23, resident of Barangay Salomague Norte. Investigation said Dela Cruz was driving a motorcycle on his...
BURGOS, Pangasinan – A church pastor previously reported deceased and interred in a cemetery unexpectedly returned to his family in Sual, this province, reports on Saturday, August 17, said. STREET in Sual, Pangasinan. (Wikipedia) His son, Eduardo Gille Jr., contacted the police here to inform...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 65-year-old woman died after she was hit in the head multiple times by her younger brother with a bamboo stick in Barangay Lipit, Manaoag, Pangasinan on Friday afternoon, August 9. Police identified the victim as Leticia Soriano-Idor. Investigation said Idor was...
DAGUPAN CITY – More than 200 Sangguniang Kabataan officials from San Carlos City, Pangasinan who suffered from suspected food poisoning during a seminar in a hotel at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone returned home on Thursday, August 8. The Olongapo and San Carlos city governments and the Subic Bay...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The half-body of a church pastor was found floating on the shoreline of Sitio Pao, Barangay Ilio-Ilio, Burgos, this province, on August 4. Police identified the victim as Eduardo Natividad Guille of Barangay Seselangen, Sual, Pangasinan. Residents discovered the body...