FOR POLICEMEN’S FITNESS AND WELFARE – P/BGen Lou Evangelista, Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) director, and 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco lead officials in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the P9-M Sinag-Laya Multi Purpose Gymnasium at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Lingayen police is fully prepared for two upcoming major events, the annual Pista’y Dayat (Festival of the Sea) on May 1 and the midterm elections on May 12. Lingayen Police Chief Colonel Amor Mio Somine said the deployment of policemen at beaches in Lingayen is already organized, with designated…
Opinions
Editorial
Where is God in our politics?
AS the country approaches mid-term elections, both our politicians and their constituents find themselves completely engrossed in talking about what can be expected – largely about how much one can receive from the campaign dole-outs until election day, not about changes in their lives after the elections. Indeed, how could…
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Punchline
Lim Mother-son-daughter politics
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ON hearing and watching ex-mayor Brian Lim constantly blasting Belen Fernandez administration for its “failed” governance, many wonder why son Brian filed for the vice mayoralty post and not for the mayoralty post. Why was mother Celia made to file for the mayoralty post when…
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Out of the fire
A history of Dagupan’s garbage
By Gonzalo Duque SOME years ago, at the Dagupeña Restaurant, then located along A.B. Fernandez Avenue in Dagupan City, I found myself having an animated conversation with then newly elected mayor Benjie Lim, now deceased. With bravado, he declared to me that he has the long-awaited solution to the…
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Random Thoughts
Calling on Comelec to probe GuiConsulta
By Leonardo Micua IF Comelec wants us to believe it is playing fair and square, it should send a show-cause order not only to Alyansa senatorial candidate Camille Villar but to all others who seemed to have made a mockery of election laws by letting out so much of…
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G Spot
Hey, what are you doing in my dream?
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the Bible, dreams are regarded as a form of direct spiritual communication, between God and man, or between an angel, upon instructions from God, and a human being. In Matthew 1:18-25, an angel appears to Joseph in his dream, telling him not to fear…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
A zombie strikes again!
By Farah G. Decano “SON, behold thy mother.” That was Jesus Christ entrusting his mother, the Virgin Mary, to his beloved disciple John. This is also interpreted as the Lord’s instruction to the faithful to consider her as the mother of Christianity. Such is His love for His mother. …
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Newsy News
The tireless heart of Dagupan
By Eva C. Visperas AS the country inches closer to the next local election, in Pangasinan, especially in Dagupan City, all eyes are once again on Mayor Belen Fernandez—a figure who, despite political noise and intense scrutiny, remains unshaken, committed, and deeply connected to her people. We had the…
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Entre’acte
It takes a mustard seed
By Rex Catubig I had high expectations. The Abet abet ed Olin Inbilay that we held on Easter Sunday last year was a crowd drawer. Impressed, the Mayor enthused: “Let’s make it bigger”. I started to work in earnest. After working on successive big events, my adrenaline was still running…
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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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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 EASTER Sunday Vigil reenacts the meeting between the Risen Christ and the Blessed Mother Mary, after His resurrection. Held at the Tondaligan Blue Beach, the re-creation of the encounter includes the interaction between Jesus and St. John the Apostle, the city's Patron Saint. This festive celebration of vibrant Filipino…
PANGASINAN Brotherhood-USA President Sue Ann-Tumakay paid tribute to her fellow provincemates for their collective spirit and unwavering dedication that defined Pangasinan community. Citing her colleagues for their positive values during a gala night last week, she said the PB-USA is a testament to the enduring legacy and steadfast spirit of…
VISITORS and locals can again enjoy water sports activities at the Bonuan Blue Beach in Dagupan City with last week’s launch of AquaXperience Dagupan, for the 2025 Bangus Festival and to further stimulate the city’s tourism sector. Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua led the launching of the…
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