THE municipal librarian of the town of Villasis was honored as the 2025 Outstanding Public Librarian by the Association of Librarians in the Public Sector, Inc. (ALPS) during its 7th National Convention held on October 8–10, 2025, at Eurotel Hotel, Quezon City. The award recognizes a public librarian who exemplifies exceptional service,…
SOME 70 doctors and nurses from the St. Francis and Claire Foundation USA, headed by its president Joel Diaz, will conduct a medical mission in Dagupan City in January 2026. Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is currently in the United States on official travel, announced the development after meeting with the…
COASTAL CLEAN UP BY APO—Members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a service fraternity and sorority, along with students and members from private groups, conduct a coastal clean-up drive along the baywalk and at the beach in Lingayen early morning of November 15. They helped remove the debris left by…
THE 90 congresswomen of the House of Representatives, all members of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), have agreed to build a crisis center for women and girls to help curb the country’s worsening mental health situation. AWLFI founder and Co-President Gina de Venecia (Pangasinan, 4th District) said…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution extending its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of former Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary Jorge Estrada, who passed away on November 17 after a lingering illness. He was 79. Authored by Councilors Jose Netu Tamayo, Karlos Reyna, and Marcelino Fernandez, Draft Resolution No….
FOR ITS 3 CPA TOP NOTCHERS THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has commended the Kingfisher School of Business and Finance (KSBF) in Lucao District for achieving another academic milestone after three of its graduates placed in the top 10 of the October 2025 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination. In Resolution No….
FREE PHONE CHARGING—To serve phone users as electricity was out for 14 hours following the onslaught of “Uwan”, the main Centrum gasoline station in Daguapan City, offers free cell phone charging last Monday (November 10). (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
VETERAN radio broadcaster Liwanag M. Daoana, known for her alias “Tita Annie” died on Thursday, November 13. She was found dead in her boarding house along Amado-Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. Police are currently investigating the cause of her death. Since the death of her only son, Jay in 2019, she…
TOBACCO PHOTO OF THE YEAR — PUNCH chief photojournalist Willie Lomibao holds his trophy after winning the Tobacco Photo of the Year award during the 18th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards held at Fairmont Makati on November 6, 2025. It was Lomibao’s fifth consecutive win for the same citation. (PUNCHphoto…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod hea passed two complementary resolutions commending and congratulating the Dagupan City Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC), chaired by Mayor Belen Fernandez, for achieving an “ideal” functionality rating during the 2025 LCPC Functionality Assessment for Performance Year 2024 conducted by the Department of the Interior…
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