THRIVING ILLEGAL FISH PENS IN DAGUPAN – A motorized boat fully loaded with sacks of fish feeds cruises along the Pantal River in Dagupan City on its way to deliver the feeds to contracted illegal fish pen operators whose operations have long been tolerated by the previous and today’s administration. (Punchphoto by Cesar…
THE provincial board is set to conduct a joint committee hearing on April 23 about the increasing number of motorcycle accidents in Pangasinan resulting in deaths of motorcycle riders, pedestrians and collisions. Fourth District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario told in an iFM Dagupan interview on Friday that five persons…
Opinions
Editorial
Charge the 7 obstructionists before the Ombudsman
LAST week, the regional office of the Department of Health, already manifested in no unmistakable tone its serious concern and apprehension over the continued delay or indications of rejection of the Mother and Child Hospital in the city by the seven Dagupan City opposition councilors who comprise majority bloc in…
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Punchline
The 7 epaLiFes’ house is on fire
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S the end of the line for 7 worthless, completely discredited public servants of Dagupan City. The garish blue-and-white painted palatial house of the 7 epaLiFes is on fire! No, it was not the ruling of Regional Trial Court Judge Michael Israel, denying their prayer…
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Out of the fire
Chinese citizens are buying lands
By Gonzalo Duque MANY people expressed serious concerns regarding the reported sudden presence of many Chinese students in the Philippines, especially in places where EDCA bases are located. In Cagayan alone, it was reported that thousands of students are suddenly enrolled and the suspicion is that these students were…
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Random Thoughts
A case of 7 vs. 178,000 Dagupeños
By Leonardo Micua THE video coverage of Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno III’s press conference last week shared to me, revealed that in his only five years in office, Urdaneta has overtaken Dagupan in points of economy and income. Translation: Dagupan is no longer the sunshine city of the north…
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G Spot
Poetry and disconnect
By Virginia Jamin Pasalo A GOOD friend from Puerto Rico, Luz Maria Lopez, is publishing “a little book with selected poems in English” and requested me to write a very short simple blurb, around five lines. She wants me to do this because she says, I’m familiar with her…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
BBM is not courting war
By Farah G. Decano THIS week has been interesting. Three people who do not know each other have told me on different occasions that the alleged ‘commissions ‘of corrupt congressmen for their projects with the DPWH is 25 percent while their local counterparts get a share of ten percent…
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Newsy News
The green advocacy of retired executives
By Eva C. Visperas DON’T just plant trees. Nurture them. This sentiment keeps ringing in my ears after my phone conversation with Mr. Celso Salazar, the former CENRO of the cities of Alaminos and Dagupan. Though he has retired from government service, his love for the environment remains strong.…
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Sports Eye
Extreme heat victimizes 2 basketball fans
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DUE to extreme heat that we’re suffering these days, two natives of my beloved town Mangaldan suffered ‘heat stroke’ and eventually died after staying in the hospital for just a few days. The first victim was my nephew, Ronnie Suratos, who died last April…
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Entre’acte
The food on our table
By Rex Catubig APRIL Filipino Food Month’s celebration of our culinary heritage takes me on a gastronomic reminiscence of the food on our table in our barrio. Barrio Calmay was a Lilliputian town, where one could buy cheap home-cooked food in little pakanan or carinderia. Mama Bestre was undoubtedly…
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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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Sunday Life
Remembering Papa: A tribute to one of Dagupan’s media pioneers
By Norman Valenzuela MY father, Art G. Valenzuela, packed a blue luggage, bought a one-way ticket, and headed to a radio station in Dagupan City in 1963. It was the era of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and in its final months, the assassination of JFK in Dallas, Texas. Dagupan at…
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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 NI MAYOR BELEN PINANGUNGUNAHAN po natin simula ngayon ang pagsasagawa ng 3-Day Simultaneous Clean-up Drive sa mga ilog at creek sa barangay kasama ang City Engineering Office led by Engr. Josephine Corpuz at Waste Management Division Chief Kap. Bernard Cabison. Bahagi ito ng mga aktibidad para sa pagsisimula ng…
FIVE non-profit Filipino-American organizations that fulfilled their role in serving mankind made the list of top organizations recently selected by the Pangasinan Brotherhood-Association-USA based in Los Angeles, California, and other associations. They are United Specialist Healthcare Foundation (USHF), APO Global Foundation, PBA-USA, Kalayaan, Inc. and Philippine Disaster Relief Organization (PeDRO)…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves pushed back Bulacan Kuyas, 87-55, to win their first victory in three starts in the 6th MPBL season on April 17, 2024 at Paco Arena in Manila. Heatwaves’ Michael Mabulac dominated the paint area in the first quarter, garnering 6 points and 3 rebounds combined with Hesed Gabo’s 2 three-pointers and 2 steals. Kuyas’ Jason Celis responded in a big way and drilled three triples to register 9…
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