Joe de V, no longer “Mr. Nice Guy” By Ermin Garcia Jr. Well, well, it looks like the stakes in the political poker game in Dagupan City and in the fourth district have more than doubled. My favorite mayor Benjie Lim’s earlier bets (or bluff?) are being “called” and “raised”…
Highway intersection within Calasiao town By Gerry Garcia THE long stretch of road starting from the city’s main traffic intersection and leading northward to its immediate neighbor Calasiao town, is always burdened with heavy traffic from early morning even to the late hours of night during week days . ….
Politics should unite, not divide us By Jun Velasco AT a birthday bash of a friend (Edwin Mendaros), a Jesuit scholar who looked like Alex Benedicto, deputy secretary general of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas, cracked a joke that elicited lusty laughter from the audience. Actually, Alex, who had…
The Magic Group of Companies, in partnership with the Department of Education-Dagupan, will honor the 10 most outstanding public school teachers in Dagupan City during a formal awarding ceremony for the Search for Matalungaring ya Maestra on March 19 at the People’s Astrodome. Forty elementary and high school public teachers…
A JDV legacy By Gonzalo Duque GOVERNMENT and education policy makers have long thought about this, but they did not have enough guts and determination to push it to its logical conclusion – or implementation. That the root cause of the nation’s problems may not be after all, (rejoice, politicians!)–but…
It’s all about money By Al S. Mendoza WHO can run and who cannot? That is the most common question asked during election time. Usually, the most common answer you get is, the one with the money can run. The one without the money cannot run? Not really. It’s just…
Baby A: I’m just a caring Pinoy Big Mother By Eva C. Visperas Socialite and philanthropist Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas, who is again hogging the limelight in Pangasinan politics because of the congressional bid of her daughter, said she just wants peace among political leaders in the province. “I’m the Pinoy…
Aggie graduate finds self-employment financially rewarding By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Self employment in agriculture may very well be more financially rewarding than getting a job in an office with a fixed subsistence income that may not even be increased for a long while, especially in government offices. One could easily…
Same old story By + Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Like the proverbial cat that has nine lives jueteng in this country simply refuses to die. Its practically unending life cannot but have a continuously life-giving premise. And this has long been established jueteng lords. The jueteng strong protectors. The…
Victor, the victor By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. 1996 Marlboro Tour winner Victor Espiritu added to his laurels on the same year by winning the very prestigious “Rookie of the Year” plum. He was the third cyclist in the history of Philippine multi-stage cycling racing to bag that feat. The…
© 2025 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
