A TRICYCLE driver died, while another was in critical condition after the tricycle was rammed by an SUV in Barangay Bued, Calasiao, on Wednesday afternoon, April 10. P/Lt Col. Ferdinand Lopez, officer-in-charge at the Calasiao Police Station, identified the victim as Adrian Landingin, a resident of Sitio Sabangan in Barangay…
Opinions
Editorial
The ominous realities of El Niño today, La Niña tomorrow
DAILY forecasts from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in the past were largely ignored by Pangasinan and Dagupan City, until March 2024. Even news of the arrival of the El Niño phenomenon was a non-event for many because experiencing high temperature is nothing new to us.…
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Punchline
Out of the fire
No dubious agenda in Kerwin’s donation
By Gonzalo Duque NOBODY is disputing the claim of Celia Lim and company that the Mother and Child Hospital was the brainchild of her husband, former Mayor Benjie Lim. The problem is, the late Lim patriarch was not able to accomplish the project nor did this project able to take…
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Random Thoughts
The 7 majority councilors’ politics
By Leonardo Micua IF the seven majority councilors will still refuse to pass the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health for the implementation of the Mother and Child Hospital despite their executive meeting with DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco,…
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G Spot
Shorter days
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE days are shorter, I believe, with each day ending without finishing as much task as before. Perhaps it’s the heat, perhaps it’s the burgeoning traffic, the sea of humans on the street, or maybe it’s my body’s declining capacity to cope with the usual…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
DND acts on alleged military recruitment
By Farah G. Decano REMEMBER Mr. Art Samaniego’s FB post that I wrote about last week? Those who shared the controversial post were surprised that it was taken down by FB. Someone or some group of people may have reported the matter as violative of community standards. The reason…
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Newsy News
The Gov’s SOPA during the heatwave
By Eva C. Visperas THE weather was not inviting, due to the intense heat index that has been plaguing Pangasinan for the past weeks. Despite the temperature, Governor Ramon Guico III’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) on April 5 was held outdoor, in front of the majestic provincial…
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Sports Eye
Pangasinan losses first game in MPBL
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SINCE basketball is my third favorite sports in life, after cycling and boxing, I made it a point to watch the sixth season opening of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basket League (MPBL) hosted this time by Calasiao at the town’s sports complex that featured two of…
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Entre’acte
Handa ka ba? When the ‘Big One’ hits?
By Rex Catubig FOLLOWING the 7.4 Taiwan temblor, Phivolcs issued an advisory citing the imminent danger arising from a strong earthquake up to magnitude 8.2. Responding to the possible scenario, Mayor Belen Fernandez held an urgent conference to discuss Disaster Preparedness. Actually, in January, the City already held a…
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Life with my lens
A PHOTO ALBUM OF “PROMDI” LANDSCAPES
Photos and short narrative by Art G. Valenzuela I would consider myself as one lucky guy as I am both a city boy and a “promdi” who has access to both city life (as in Dagupan City and Metro Manila) and rural-provincial life. Every week – coming from either Dagupan…
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Sunday Life
Remembering Papa: A tribute to one of Dagupan’s media pioneers
By Norman Valenzuela MY father, Art G. Valenzuela, packed a blue luggage, bought a one-way ticket, and headed to a radio station in Dagupan City in 1963. It was the era of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and in its final months, the assassination of JFK in Dallas, Texas. Dagupan at…
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Punch Forum
Greetings Mayor Belen Fernandez – My name is Victor Reyno Junio, a resident and a registered voter of Sitio West America, Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. I have now returned to Canada after my 5 months stay in our City. I am blessed and privileged to have 2 countries I call…
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WEAKENED WAWA BRIDGE - A part of the Wawa Bridge, renamed Romulo Bridge, collapsed when two loaded dump trucks, one loaded with aggregates and the other fertilizer- crossed at the same time 3:17 p.m. last Thursday, halting vehicular traffic between Bayambang, Pangasinan and Camiling, Tarlac. (Punchphoto by Butch UKa)
Magandang araw po! Ako po si Christian Mark V. Rico, isang mag-aaral sa pampublikong paaralan sa Dagupan. Sumulat po ako upang ipaalam ang aking saloobin tungkol sa mga kaso ng COVID-19 dito sa ating bayan. Nakita ko po na mas dumadami ang gumagaling sa COVID kesa sa pagdami ng kaso.…
Dear Mr. Garcia; I visited your office Sunday Punch and got interested in your column (Punchline) about garbage of Dagupan City. There is a solution to solve this perennial problem of the city I had proposed this to the newly elected young Lim. Now, clearly my proposal will not…
UNLISERBISYO NI MAYOR BELEN TULOY and earthquake preparedness with teachers sa tulong po ng ating city risk reduction and management council. Nag-umpisa na ang mga lectures na pinagunahan nina CDRRMO Chief Ronaldo De Guzman, PARMC led by Melykhen Bauzon, PNP Chief Brendon Palisoc, BFP Chief Michael Escaño, tungkol sa mga…
‘KIDLAT’ AT THE PangSINE 2024 - National Artist for Film, Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia), addresses the launching program of PangaSine 2024, the official Film Festival of Pangasinan, then proceeds to use an improvised gong as he performs a tribal dance while his short film is being shown on the background…
FIVE non-profit Filipino-American organizations that fulfilled their role in serving mankind made the list of top organizations recently selected by the Pangasinan Brotherhood-Association-USA based in Los Angeles, California, and other associations. They are United Specialist Healthcare Foundation (USHF), APO Global Foundation, PBA-USA, Kalayaan, Inc. and Philippine Disaster Relief Organization (PeDRO)…
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