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Traffic enforcer arrested in Pangasinan drug bust

BUSTED. Barangay officials witness the arrest of a traffic enforcer in Binmaley town, Pangasinan in a buy-bust operation on Sunday (Jan. 29, 2023). The enforcer was considered a high-value target in the province. (Photo courtesy of PDEA Pangasinan) BINMALEY, Pangasinan - Authorities have arrested a member of the Public Order and Safety Office of this town, who is also a former jail officer in the Pangasinan Provincial Jail, that made him a high-value target (HVT), in a buy-bust operation. In an interview on Tuesday, PDEA Pangasinan provincial head Rechie Camacho identified the suspect as Rullie Molano who sold PHP3,400 worth of suspected shabu to a PDEA agent in the operation conducted on Jan. 29. "Upon verification, we have learned that he was also a former member of the Integrated National Police officer and Jail Officer of Pangasinan Provincial Jail making him an HVT in the province," he said. Camacho said the suspect has been dealing illegal drugs, based on their monitori

Pangasinan imposes no swimming policy amid Henry

READY. Fisherfolk in Binmaley town, Pangasinan ready their boat to set sail in this undated photo. The PDRRMO has discouraged setting sail amid Typhoon Henry. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is imposing a "no swimming" policy in the coastal areas of Pangasinan until Typhoon Henry exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In a phone interview Friday, PDRRMO operations officer Patrick Aquino said they are also strongly discouraging fishermen from setting sail amid the absence of a gale warning. "We urged the local government units (LGUs) to strictly implement this to prevent any untoward incident with the presence of the weather disturbance in PAR," Aquino said. Although the province experiences light to moderate rain, about 19 LGUs in Pangasinan and six in La Union declared class suspension on Friday due to "Henry". According to the PDRRMO, the towns of Agno, And

Pangasinan town opens drug reformation center

'BALAY SILANGAN'. The fifth Balay Silangan drug reformation center in Pangasinan is situated in Asingan town. It was inaugurated on Aug. 15, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Romel Aguilar) ASINGAN, Pangasinan - The municipal government here has opened its own Balay Silangan drug reformation facility, the fifth in the province of Pangasinan. In a speech during the inauguration on Monday, municipal local government operations officer Catherine Velasquez said the facility aims to reintegrate the drug reformists into the community. "We need the help of the church and the community so we could integrate the former drug users and pushers into the community and remove the stigma into them," she said. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Pangasinan provincial director Rechie Camacho, in his message, said the center is being eyed to be the first to be institutionalized in the province. "We hope this would be institutionalized immediately and the reformists could be enrolled in the

Power restoration in quake-hit areas ongoing: DOE

MANILA - The Department of Energy (DOE) said power restoration efforts are ongoing in the northern part of Luzon that was affected by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning. In a statement, DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is implementing restoration works for the Bacnotan-Bulala 69-kilovolt (kV) line in La Union. The damaged transmission line has brought power interruption in the franchise area of La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO). Power interruption was also reported in parts of Abra, Benguet, Pangasinan and Tarlac, but affected lines were restored immediately. Parts of Tinglayan, Kalinga, and Cervantes and Quirino, Ilocos Sur also experienced power interruption. There is also an ongoing repair of the damaged 69-kV line of Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative that affected the areas of Malisiqui, Bayambang, Basista, and Bautista. Lotilla added that lines and facilities in Metro Manila are normal and intact desp

Pangasinan shells out P5 4-M for 268K kilos of plastic waste

TURNING PLASTICS INTO GOODS. Residents in Bautista town, Pangasinan weigh their plastic waste to determine the amount of goods they will have in exchange. This is a project of the provincial government of Pangasinan called Kalinisan Karaban wherein plastic wastes are collected from residents in exchange for grocery items. (Photo courtesy of Province of Pangasinan) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The provincial government of Pangasinan has collected some 268,297 kilograms of plastic waste from January to December last year, which was replaced with goods through its "Kalinisan Karaban" project. In a phone interview on Monday, General Services Office chief Evan Gladish Domalanta said the groceries and other goods distributed to residents in the different parts of the province in exchange for their plastic wastes amounted to PHP5.4 million. "Amid the pandemic, we continued the program and collected plastic wastes through the Abig (heal) Pangasinan Kalinisan Karaban, which was held 93

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