NEGOSYO EXPO 2025 -- Students, mostly taking business management-related courses, and entrepreneurs flock to the two-day Negosyo Expo 2025 that opened on September 30 at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City. Mayor Belen Fernandez (inset) visits one of the exhibit booths of the participating businesses. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
LAW ENFORCERS seized some ₱1.56 million worth of suspected shabu during a search warrant operation that led to the arrest of a regional high-value target in Sitio Catacdang, Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City, early morning of September 29, 2025. During the raid, operatives confiscated approximately 230 grams of suspected shabu…
Opinions
Editorial
The Calmay Bridge tragedy
THE separate investigations by the House of Representatives and the Senate into ghost and substandard flood control projects — now expanded by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to cover all projects built from 2016 to 2025 — have stalled some infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
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Punchline
Political Statesmanship
By Ermin Garcia Jr I don’t blame the new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and Majority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez, for gloating over the “powerless” position that Councilor Dada Reyna, the only survivor of the 2025 massacre of the epaLiFe in the…
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Out of the fire
Worst disaster
By Gonzalo Duque A lot of events vis-a-vs disasters, e.g. typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions, have been frequently visiting our country. These are all natural calamities. But the worst disaster that we have is the rampant graft and corruption in almost all levels of our government. The present…
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Random Thoughts
A summit for flood solutions
By Leonardo Micua WE heard that Dagupan City is hosting a Flood Summit this month to tackle the problem that has long been tormenting its people—flooding. This is one summit we should not miss. Believing that the solution to Dagupan’s frequent flooding lies in engineering and science, the organizers…
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G Spot
The music of the thunderstorm
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE weather bulletin from PAGASA announced that severe tropical storm Paolo (Matmo) is expected to make landfall over Isabela or northern Aurora today, Friday morning, October 3. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 was hoisted in several parts of Luzon as Paolo developed into a…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
Championing Judicial Integrity and Government Accessibility
By Farah G. Decano THE LNU College of Law is set to host a pivotal event focused on empowering citizens to become guardians of the justice system. Former Supreme Court Justice and current Acting Chair of the Judicial Integrity Board (JIB), Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez, has been invited to deliver a…
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Newsy News
Bantay Dagupan: The City’s New Voice
By Eva C. Visperas “GOOD governance is not just about being seen, it is about being heard—and more importantly, being acted upon.” In Dagupan City, this philosophy now takes center stage with the launch of Bantay Dagupan, Sumbungan ng Bayan, an initiative of Mayor Belen Fernandez that puts the people…
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Entre’acte
Clothesline conversation
By Rex Catubig Note: Please allow me to indulge in some rumination to start my birthday month and await my upcoming birthday week. I am inspired by the AI photos created by my friends, Adams Ryan and Archimedes Fronda. Struck by the blurry image of hanging laundry in the…
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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 MORE job opportunities will soon open for Dagupeños with the approval of a proposed three-storey apartment in Barangay Pogo Chico and a one-storey commercial building in Barangay Mayombo. At the same time, PAMANA Water Corporation presented its plan to construct a pumphouse that will address the water supply needs…
MARISSA Manipud Marquez, a Ms Dagupan title holder who worked her way up to become a Lieutenant Colonel at the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserves, is a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding International Humanitarian Award given by the Cyber Excellence Awards. The ceremonies will be held on November 8th at…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves endured a gut-wrenching loss against the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo in a nailbiter, 74-77, in the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) last September 30 at the Robert Estrella Sr. Memorial Gym in Rosales, Pangasinan. Heading to the opening period, Chris Bitoon fueled Caloocan’s offense through his streaky layups to register five…
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