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June 22, 2025

Ombudsman fines Lim in road closure case

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78th Agew na Dagupan focuses on family, community

GREEN ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATONS – Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez leads hundreds of volunteers in planting trees at the Bonuan dumpsite as gift of the city to future generations on the occasion of the city’s 78th Founding Anniversary. (Punch photo by  Butch Uka) DAGUPAN City was alive with the spirit of…
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SP minority foils opposition’s blanket access to LGU records
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No confirmed Mpox cases at R1MC
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Dagupan justice zone named best in PH for 2025
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Cojuangco hails Cayetano’s support for landmark nuclear energy bill
Inside News

BRIGADA ESKWELA 2025

BRIGADA ESKWELA 2025 – Village officials and Sangguniang Kabataan members of Barangay Tapuac in Dagupan City participate in the Brigada Eskwela activities at the Dagupan City National High School to prepare the school for the upcoming school year opening on June 16. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) 
Inside News
Rep. Toff de Venecia makes final check on projects
Inside News
Father Soc decries delay in VP impeachment trial
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Traffic lights at Calasiao junction operational this week
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Business

RESCUE VANS FOR 8 BARANGAYS

RESCUE VANS FOR 8 BARANGAYS – The Dagupan City government distributes multipurpose vans to six barangays and two local agencies to improve their response times.  (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Business
Bangus farmers told to gear up for rainy season
Business
DECORP rates drop slightly in June
Business
DOH provides medical services to first-time job seekers
Business
DA gives financial aid to Manaoag rice farmers
Peace and Order

POLICE REPORTS

(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Drunk man run over by a backhoe, dies A 45-year-old man died after being run over by a backhoe in Mabini town. According to the police investigation, the 28-year-old backhoe operator was on his way to the riverbank to gather rocks when he accidentally ran over…
Peace and Order
HVI nabbed in Villasis, P204K worth of shabu seized
Peace and Order
PDEA warns: Don’t sell drugs found in seas, shores
Peace and Order
Over 100 election gun ban violators arrested in R1
Peace and Order
Drug suspect killed in shootout with police in Urdaneta

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Editorial

by Editor

June 15, 2025 in Editorial, Punch Gallery

There is smoke, but where’s the fire?

GIANT “white and black smoke” again soared high off the coasts of Bolinao, Bani, and Agno, one after the other, as fishermen hauled off an estimated P8 billion worth of shabu off the sea. While it was not the first time for such a supply to be fished out from…
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June 17, 2025 in Punchline

Who knows the impeachment complaints?

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   AT the rate the impeachment fever is affecting most everyone, we may soon see a loose cannonball that’s going to wreak havoc aimlessly in our faces. Yet, if one looks closely at the facts, there’s hardly anything that should make people highly emotional about the…
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Out of the fire

by: Gonzalo Duque

June 22, 2025 in Out of the fire

Brace for global conflicts’ impact

By Gonzalo Duque   THE chaos around the world has started to engulf several countries, especially underdeveloped and developing ones, like the Philippines, as a consequence of the  Iran-Israeli conflict, which has been raging for more than one week now. But instead of addressing our myriad of economic problems spawned…
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Random Thoughts

by: Leonardo Micua

June 22, 2025 in Random Thoughts

Fears of another world war

By Leonardo Micua   AS I was writing this piece, breaking news from CNN came on TV about President Donald Trump reviewing an Iran attack plan and holding off for now. Many lives have been lost, maimed and decapitated on both the Israeli and Iranian sides since the war between…
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June 22, 2025 in G Spot

Lingayen Gulf Floaters

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   TWO reports filed on 07 June 2025 puts Pangasinan on the spot light one again, with social media saying, “fishing is now profitable” in Pangasinan: “Fishers recover P1.17-B “shabu” off Pangasinan”, Yolanda Sotelo Philippine Daily Inquirer “1.17 billion shabby found floating in Pangasinan” Cesar Ramirez,…
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Andromeda’s Vortex

by: Farah Decano

June 22, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

Some Registry of Misdeeds?

By Farah G. Decano   BEFORE Torrens Title to real properties can be transferred through succession, donation, or sale, the government must first authorize the transfer. This requires the payment of taxes - estate, donor's, or capital gains - to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).  Documentary stamp taxes are…
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Newsy News

by: Eva C. Visperas

June 22, 2025 in Newsy News

Embracing nuclear energy

By Eva C. Visperas   DURING the Regional Development Council event in Lingayen on June 19, as media men, Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco once again found time to speak on a subject close to his heart: nuclear energy. I’ve seen him in many forums over the years, and the passion with which…
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Entre’acte

by: Rex Catubig

June 22, 2025 in Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

The city refuses to grow up

By Rex Catubig   THE patriotic fervor was at its crest. The centuries of unrest and uprising against two imperial powers and the gruesome resistance against a third would-be colonizer, had finally paid off. In July 4,1946, the Filipinos proudly raised its flag up high as it gained its penultimate…
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Life with my lens

by: Art Valenzuela

January 14, 2023 in Art Valenzuela's Photo Collection, Punch Gallery

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

Open letter to Mayor Belen

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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…

UPDATE FROM THE SUNDAY PUNCH ONLINE TEAM

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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

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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)

Concerned about COVID-19 cases

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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.…

Re: Solution for Dagupan City flooding, garbage in three years

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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…
Governance

DAGUPAN CITY HAS ANOTHER NEW AMBULANCE

UNLISERBISYO DURING the regular flag-raising ceremony, a brand new ambulance was turned over to the Bureau of Fire Protection National Headquarters (BFP-NHQ) at the Dagupan City Fire Station. The blessing of the  BFP ambulance was led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, together with Councilor Michael Fernandez, City Health Office OIC Dra.…
Governance
MORE BOARD PASSERS AMONG DAGUPAN SCHOLARS
Governance
PHAPCARES CONTINUES TO BE OUR PARTNER IN HEALTHCARE
Governance
DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT UPGRADING NG KALSADA
Governance
REHABILITATION OF THE KOREA-PHILIPPINES DAGUPAN SEAFOOD PROCESSING COMPLEX
People & Events

THEY DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AFTER 4 YEARS

THEY DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AFTER 4 YEARS -- Jai Rus Abubo and Patricia Arcega, both 18 years old, show their wedding rings as they kiss after joining 36 other couples during the Kasalang Bayan held at Dagupan City plaza as part of the 78th Agew na Dagupan Celebration. Jai Rus…
People & Events
Jehovah’s Witnesses to hold conventions in Dagupan
People & Events
PANGASINAN’S LIMGAS IN GRAND PARADE
People & Events
MORNING VISIT AT TONDALIGAN
People & Events
36 Dagupan scholars pass professional exams
Overseas

Pangasinan Brotherhood-USA pays tribute to kabaleyans

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…
Overseas
Five Fil-Am organizations chosen for humanitarian works
Overseas
Women head USA’s Pangasinan Brotherhood Association
Overseas
Fil-Ams celebrate Pangasinan labor leader’s day in LA
Overseas
Pangasinan Brotherhood USA observes 45th anniversary
Sports

Abra thwarts Pangasinan in MPBL, 75-68

THE Pangasinan Heatwaves suffered a gut-wrenching loss from the Abra Weavers in a close contest, 75-68, during the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) last June 14 at the University of Bangued Gymnasium in Abra. The Weavers were off to a hot start with 59% field goal efficiency against the 38% of the Heatwaves in the first frame. CJ Austria…
Sports
San Carlos karate jin bags bronze in SEA championships
Sports
Pangasinan routs Marikina in MPBL, 103-79
Sports
SP resolution seeks e-scorecard at Astrodome
Sports
4 Dagupan athletes earn cash, recognition
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