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…
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…
GREETINGS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES – Lion dancers roll out small banners of “Happy Chinese New Year” traditional greetings in various languages across the world. At the Dagupan City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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…
FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY AS DRYER – An unfinished portion of the Arenas Highway in Calasiao is put into good use by grateful farmers who find the flat surface ideal for dying their harvested palay but they are joined by goats in the area that are equally grateful for the sumptuous dried…
TRADITIONAL ‘ANGPAO’ FROM BELEN – Dagupan residents rush to the pick-up truck carrying Mayor Belen Fernandez for their share of the ‘angpao’ in small red envelopes only to find out her ‘angpao’ was reserved for children. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SO much has been said and written in mainstream and social media about the obvious attempt to cover up the anomalous and irregular process in the filing of the Bicameral Conference Report. To this day, the honorable politicians in the House of Representatives have so far refused to show proof…
SECOND District Representative Mark Cojuangco speaks to residents of Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Pangapisan North in Lingayen — a community that has been branded as “water world” for 24 years due to persistent flooding — to explain the P23-million floodgate project intended to solve their longstanding problem. “Sixty percent is already…
ABIGAIL Supilanas Cajegas, a 26-year-old platform engineer from Dasol town, was crowned Ms. Aqua Queen of the Universe 2025, a beauty competition celebrating marine conservation. Cajegas actively engages in volunteer work to support environmental causes. She shared her advocacy focused on seagrass conservation, aiming to protect marine biodiversity — a…
NO MOTORCYCLE, NO PROBLEM — This ambulant vendor selling house items is proof that selling on foot instead of using a motorcycle or a cart, is more profitable these days and he surmises he is well ahead of his mobile competitors who have to spend more to sell, what with the three-week…
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