ENTERPRISING FISH CARGADORES - To recoup their lost income during the flood, two enterprising fish cargadores converted their push cart into a temporary transport vehicle to commute stranded passengers to their destination on Thursday, July 24, as they navigate A.B. Fernandez Avenue past the still unfinished new Dagupan City Hall.…
BAYAMBANG Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao strongly condemned the killing of a still unidentified woman whose body was discovered early morning on July 21, 2025 at the corner of Sitio Pocdol, Barangay Bani. In an official statement posted on her Facebook page, she denounced commission of such gruesome crimes and assured the…
Opinions
Editorial
Ban online gambling in every form
MORE congressmen and senators have filed separate bills seeking to completely ban online gambling. It’s about time. However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is inclined to support a plan by the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose new taxes on online gambling operators, provided the measure would be thoroughly studied…
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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
An impending brawl in the Senate
By Gonzalo Duque THE 20th Congress is about to unfold on June 28. The members of the prosecution panel for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte are now itching to do their work and be given the chance to grandstand and crucify Sara without mercy. On the other…
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Random Thoughts
Why not a Pangasinan-wide state of calamity?
By Leonardo Micua TYPHOON “Crising” caught many towns and cities not only in Pangasinan, but also in many parts of Luzon, the islands of Mindoro and Palawan, and some areas in the Visayas by surprise. They did not expect that kind of weather disturbance could trigger prolonged torrential rains that…
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G Spot
Andromeda’s Vortex
Time for Dagupan City councilors to shine
By Farah G. Decano IN times of calamities, Dagupan City councilors must shed their comfort zones, truly empathize with their constituents' struggles, and offer tangible support. "Mikikikasey tan mililitna kami ed sikayo!" — "We empathize and are with you!" Wasn't this their rallying cry during the campaign period? Yes,…
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Newsy News
Tama na ang dada ng dada, aksyon na!
By Eva C. Visperas DAGUPAN City is in distress. For several days now, relentless rains, habagat, high tide, have caused widespread flooding that submerged homes, destroyed livelihoods, and displaced families. The people are wet, weary, and waiting for help. It is in these critical times when leadership should be…
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Entre’acte
The boy and the flood
By Rex Catubig THE seasonal high tide brought on by the lunar cycle aggravated by monsoon rains and storms has made Dagupan vulnerable to flooding, with Typhoon Crising and Emong and Dante, and who knows which other weather cohorts, on its heels setting record high inundation. The rising water…
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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 THE CITY Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) led by Ronald De Guzman deployed vehicles to provide free rides to commuters stranded in flooded areas in parts of Dagupan. Among those served were employees and the general public. * * * * FAMILIES EVACUATE TO ASTRODOME SEVEN FAMILIES…
ENGR. Lope Capua Catubig, Jr. of Hawthorne, CA, and Dagupan City, Philippines, joined his Creator on June 27th, just over a week after his 89th birthday. As a young Engineer in the 1960’s, he distinguished himself as a Project Engineer at the Pangasinan Public Works and Highways, supervising the building of…
THE Philippine DanceSport Federation Inc. (PDSFI), in partnership with the Philippine North Luzon (PNL) Dancesport Pangasinan Chapter, kicked off the One North Luzon 1st Dancesport Development Program on July 19, 2025. The free dance sport clinic was held in three clusters: Mapandan Town Center in Mapandan, Alejandro F. Oligan NHS gym…
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