DAGUPAN CITY – The Commission on Elections has encouraged residents to register early and not wait for the deadline of the voter’s registration on Jan. 31. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, called on residents to register at their nearest Comelec office or off-site...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan — The 39-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker allegedly killed by her husband in a hotel here on Sunday, Jan. 8, bore 300 stab wounds, police investigation disclosed. The suspect, 41-year-old security guard Richard Acosta, faces a parricide case for the murder of his wife...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan -- A 41-year-old security guard allegedly stabbed his 39-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) wife to death inside a hotel in Barangay Bantayan here on Sunday, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Marilyn Acosta, a resident of Sual, Pangasinan. The victim and the...
MAYOR Caramat Calasiao, Pangasinan Mayor Mamilyn "Maya" Caramat passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, due to hypertension. Caramat, 52, was elected as the first woman mayor of Calasiao in the May 2022 elections. She is survived by her husband, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., and two children. "With great...
PANGASINAN -- A total of 76 cases of fireworks-related injuries were recorded in the province from Dec. 21, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023, the Provincial Health Office reported. The number was not that alarming, although the total surpassed the 39 cases recorded in the same period last year. The PHO report...
A former barangay official was shot dead inside his vehicle in Rosales, Pangasinan on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The victim was identified as Bryan Trinidad Did, 51, of Barangay Toboy, Asingan, Pangasinan. Police received a report that a Sports Utility Vehicle was causing traffic on the Don Teofilo Sison...
Successful businessman Teddy Nuez established Fortune Dragon Farm in San Jacinto, Pangasinan. The dragon fruits are individually wrapped in plastic to keep pests away. (Fortune Dragon Farm) What began as a retirement plan is now a thriving fruit farm that specializes in dragon fruit and fruit...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has lined up activities in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf landings and 16th Pangasinan Veteran’s Day on Monday, Jan. 9. Activities include a thanksgiving Mass, wreath-laying ceremony, and a commemorative...
PANGASINAN -- Six individuals were injured due to firecrackers explosions in different towns here, a police report said. One of the victims, Anthony Mamaradlo, 24, a cook, and a resident of Brgy. Magtaking, San Carlos was driving his motorcycle when he saw a firecracker (whistle bomb) on his way....
DASOL, Pangasinan -- A woman died while her husband was injured when their motorcycle crashed after avoiding a stray cat on the national highway in Barangay Amalbalan here on New Year's Eve. Police identified the victims as Diosdado Cerna, 54, and his wife, Estrella, 53. The couple was on their way...
Police nabbed three men with warrants of arrest and spent the New Year in jail in Pangasinan. Eduardo Corpuz, 44, a resident of Barangay Subosob, Rosario, La Union, was arrested for theft. He was taken to the Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center for medical examination and placed...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office advised motorists to drive carefully this long New Year’s weekend. Police urged motorists to check not only their vehicles but also rest their body and mind before driving to prevent vehicular accidents. The Pangasinan PPO issued...