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…
Opinions
Editorial
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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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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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