Fernandez siblings, led by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, join Archbishop Socrates Villegas in the groundbreaking of the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help along New De Venecia Highway, Lucao District, Dagupan City on October 28, 2025. The rite marks the beginning of a new sanctuary built in honor…
KADIWA NG PANGULO IN DAGUPAN—Vendors sell fresh agricultural, fishery, and processed food products at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo during the Dagupan City Farmers and Fisherfolks Day at the CSI City Mall Big Atrium. The event aims to help fisherfolks, farmers, and SMEs promote their products. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOUR men from Pangasinan were among five construction workers who died after their dump truck plunged into a ravine in Sitio Gawa, Barangay Tocucan, along the Bontoc–Tabuk–Enrile Road early Monday morning, October 27, 2025. The Mitsubishi Canter mini dump truck, with plate number WDV 233, reportedly collided with two other…
Opinions
Editorial
No need to panic over Influenza-like Illness
AS the cool amihan winds begin to blow from the Arctic region, a rise in influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) is expected — not only in Region 1 but across the entire country. Public health facilities nationwide are now ramping up their preparations to accommodate a possible surge in patients seeking medical…
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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
Shrinking peso, sign of the times
By Gonzalo Duque THE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), through Justice Andres Reyes, has released an initial recommendation to charge Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, as well as former Congressman Zaldy Co and others, for plunder, violation of the anti-graft law, and bribery. It is believed that the…
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Random Thoughts
Nuclear power plant in Labrador?
By Leonardo Micua A news item posted on Facebook on October 3, 2025, quoted Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco as saying that more than 65 percent—or about 12,000 residents—of Labrador, Pangasinan, are in favor of constructing a nuclear power plant in their town. However, the post drew numerous negative…
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G Spot
Things unsaid
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE like to convince ourselves that we are preoccupied with important things, disregarding those around us. We take them for granted because they are always there, with no conditions. However, we are at a loss when all of a sudden, they’re gone, to pursue their…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
Que Horror!
By Farah G. Decano HALLOWEEN is creeping closer, and after a misguided deep-dive into horror documentaries, my imagination has been running wild. To purge this unnecessary fear, I'm passing on a couple of my own, real-life chilling experiences. Damay-damay na lang. *wink* * * * * In June 2012,…
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Newsy News
A hundred days of heart and hope
By Eva C. Visperas AS I sat among the guests inside the CSI Stadia that morning, I couldn’t help but feel a quiet pride — the kind that wells up when you see your city standing a little taller, its heart beating a little stronger. Mayor Belen Fernandez was…
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Entre’acte
Puto challenge
By Rex Catubig NOWADAYS, when Puto (local rice muffin, not the gay Mexican variant) is mentioned, it comes with the descriptive prefix Calasiao. Just like the fish Bangus, which is irrevocably identified with Dagupan, Puto and the township of Calasiao are mentioned in the same breath and have become…
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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…
PRE-UNDAS ROUTINE—Residents clean and repaint the tombs of their departed loved ones at the Catholic Cemetery in Barangay Dulag, Binmaley, on Tuesday morning (October 28), in preparation for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, 2025. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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…
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