A joint buy-bust operation by local police and anti-narcotics agents led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the seizure of 70 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P476,000, on December 11 in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The suspect, identified as Jaypee Castro,…
Opinions
Editorial
Proactive legislation at its best
THE Dagupan citizenry is finally in for the good times ahead, thanks to the proactive new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Majority Leader Michael Fernandez, Councilors Dennis Canto, Jigs Seen, Marcelino Fernandez and Bradley Benavidez have been working tirelessly for the past weeks, meeting in regular…
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Punchline
VP Sara impeachment hits PBBM
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE national brouhaha over the impending impeachment of VP Sara Duterte, has deeply polarized the country on two fronts: For or against impeachment, for or against PBBM! It has become much too obvious that the allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez, particularly the appointed attack dogs,…
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Out of the fire
The power of social media
By Gonzalo Duque THE maiden edition of our podcast “The Punching Duo” with Ermin Garcia Jr. as my co-host kicked off without much fanfare last week. From the reactions of those who watched our test broadcast, it was a stunning success. I was informed that more than 1,500 watched…
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Random Thoughts
Dereliction of duty by opposition councilors
By Leonardo Micua MEMBERS of the new minority in the Dagupan city council again headed to the exit door in their last regular session for the year, again opting not to participate in healthy parliamentary debates with their counterparts in the new majority. This has become their routine since November…
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G Spot
Strangers
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WHEN I reflect about what happened in the last five years to my siblings and their families, I am surprised how they could have surmounted so many difficulties seemingly without solutions in sight, then. But they did, so did I. Amazing how the human spirit,…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
The elusive Christmas spirit
By Farah G. Decano ATTY. Glenn Bauzon entered the Dean’s office passing by the College of Law Secretary’s desk and the Faculty Lounge where gifts were being wrapped. He heard the yuletide songs of Andrea Bocelli being played audibly in my work area when he blurted, “I already feel…
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Newsy News
Transparency, accountability demanded in river dredging projects
By Eva C. Visperas THE public scoping for two proposed projects, one for the dredging of Limahong River Channel and Delta and the dredging of Agno River Channel and Delta located in the municipalities of Lingayen and Labrador, came under intense scrutiny during a public hearing on December 17…
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Entre’acte
Reinventing Christmas in Dagupan
By Rex Catubig SOME 2,000 years ago, an unlikely untimely birth made the biblical headlines, and subsequently became the matrix of Christianity. We are familiar with the circumstances of Joseph and Mary’s trek to Bethlehem from their home in Nazareth to comply with an edict for villagers to return…
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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 DAGUPAN City Government led by Mayor Belen Fernandez joined Dagupeños on the First Day of the Christmas Novena at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, at 4AM, December 16. The LGU-sponsored mass was presided by Most Rev. Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. "Ang simbang gabi ay panahon ng paghahanda sa pagdating…
MORE ACCESS TO DAGUPAN — City Mayor Belen Fernandez does the ceremonial burying of the capsule containing documents for the construction of the Pangasinan-Zambales Road to Judge Jose De Venecia Boulevard Extension Road (Dagupan City Section) Pangasinan (Bridge Component-Calmay Bridge) during the groundbreaking ceremony in Barangay Calmay. Former Rep. Gina…
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 Asingan basketball team took home the championship crown after drubbing San Nicolas in a pulsating overtime thriller, 103-101, during the title match of the inaugural Rosales United Stars Athletic Club (RUSAC) 5th and 6th District Inter-town Basketball tournament last December 15 at the Robert B. Estrella Memorial Stadium in Rosales. Leading the best-of-five series with 2-1 record, Asingan’s Mark Fabia anchored…
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