Rep. Yeddah Marie Romualdez, Speaker Martin Romualdez, former Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr., former Rep. Gina De Venecia and Rep. Christopher De Venecia cutting the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of the Jose De Venecia Jr. Building and Museum in the House of Representatives. THE House of Representatives paid tribute…
Opinions
Editorial
An honorable compromise for Dagupeños
AS we usher in the year of the Chinese Wooden Snake, many have expressed hopes that the protracted political animosities seen at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod will finally come to an end. While the five minority members (Councilors Michael Fernandez, Jigs Seen, Dennis Canto, Kap. Marcelino “Lino” Fernandez and SK…
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Punchline
Out of the fire
A P132-million waste
By Gonzalo Duque AS I’m writing this column, we were requested by our publisher that we submit our articles earlier. But two rallies are to be staged on January 31st, one at EDSA calling for the impeachment of both Vice President Sara Duterte and President Bongbong Marcos. The other will…
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Random Thoughts
Peddling fake news
By Leonardo Micua IT remains a puzzle who uploaded the fake news that former Governor Pogi Espino has withdrawn from the race after supposedly being appointed interim secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, which Espino himself flatly denied. The same fake news claimed that Espino’s running mate, former Dasol Mayor Noel…
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G Spot
Who owns Malico?
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT took twenty-nine years for Taguig to win a boundary dispute with Makati, from 22 November 1993 to 03 April 2023. In 2023, the Supreme Court affirmed Taguig's jurisdiction over the Fort Bonifacio military reservation (including Bonifacio Global City and the ten Enlisted Men’s Barrios…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
Landmark case redefines ‘Psychological Incapacity’
By Farah G. Decano BELOW is an annotation by Atty. Daphne Areola of a Supreme Court decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. With her permission, I thought of sharing this here. “The family is considered an inviolable social institution in the Philippine Constitution, symbolizing its importance in society.…
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Newsy News
A new era in vision restoration at R1MC
By Eva C. Visperas A groundbreaking medical procedure at Region 1 Medical Center's (R1MC) Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Center restored the vision of a patient who had long suffered from severe eye damage due to a chemical injury. For the first time in Pangasinan, the Boston Keratoprosthesis, a…
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Entre’acte
Cultural Chinoiserie
By Rex Catubig "INTSIK tsonga", "Tsikwa"-- are just two of the monikers they are condescendingly called, implying disdain in how they are regarded, which reveals our bias and cultural ignorance. My father was privileged to enjoy a close association with the Chinese in the lumber business. I grew up…
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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…
To further improve on the online security of our readers, recent changes have been made to the “x-frame-Options”; for the website https://punch.dagupan.com/ , that runs on the popular WordPress platform. (The “x-frame-options” HTTP header is used to control whether or not a browser should be allowed to render a page…
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 One Bonuan Tourism Pavilion amounting to P100 Million will soon rise at the Tondaligan Beach, Bonuan Gueset which was sponsored by Senator Risa Hontiveros. The City Government of Dagupan, led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, held a groundbreaking ceremony of the One Bonuan Tourism Pavilion, together with Department of…
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…
THE Pangasinan Abono Reapers ended their two-game losing streak after clobbering the Biñan Tatak Gel Beast, 90-78, in the 4th Pilipinas Super League President’s Cup last January 25 at the Robert Estrella Sr. Memorial Stadium in Rosales, Pangasinan. Pangasinan’s veteran center Michael Mabulac had an excellent shooting from the shaded area with eight markers and twin rebounds in the first frame. On the other hand, Kenny Rocacurva returned the favor with an early 9-point spurt to produce…
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