By Rex Catubig THE founding of the City Charter took place on June 20, 1947. It was the culmination of the fervent dream of the city fathers—embodied in Republic Act 170 that House Speaker Eugenio Perez, of neighboring historic San Carlos, authored and which was signed into law on…
PDEA-RO1 NABS TWO HVT WITH P1.3-M SHABU – Operatives of the PDEA make an inventory of the 200 grams of shabu seized after their successful buy-bust operations in Urdaneta City from cuffed suspected drug traders John Sañez and Michel Tizon, both high value targets. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
OPERATIVES from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested two high-value targets in a drug buy-bust operation along the bypass road in Barangay Nancayasan, Urdaneta City, 2 a.m., Tuesday, December 13. The operation yielded 200 grams of shabu, worth P1.3 million. Rechie Camacho, PDEA – Pangasinan provincial officer, identified the suspects…
By Ahikam Pasion Dead infant found in Dagupan River A dead infant inside a plastic garbage bag was found by the river in Barangay Malued in Dagupan City on Friday, December 9, 2022. Police investigators said some residents living close to the river found a garbage plastic bag. When they…
PINTA FLORES FESTIVAL AT R1MC — A colorful dance group happily ends it performance during the Region 1 Medical Center, Dance Competition dubbed as ‘Pinta Flores Festival’, traditionally celebrated every November in San Carlos City in Negros Occidental. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
Unliserbisyo THE Balon Dagupan Swim Club, ready to compete in the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships to be held in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on December 17-21, 2022, paid a courtesy call onMayor Belen Fernandez. According to Dagupan City Sports Commission (DCSC) head Finnela Sim, the 15 Dagupeño athletes comprising…
A 23-year-old athlete from Dagupan City returned as a two-time gold medalist in men’s from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 85’s high jump category held at the Philsports Track and Field Oval in Pasig City, on November 30 to December 4, 2022. Representing the National University,…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! DECEMBER 18 – (Dagupan City) Cristina Santillan; (Mangaldan) Ronaldo Benitez DECEMBER 19 – (Dagupan City) Esmeralda Fernandez; (Manaoag) Nenita de Vera, Anecita De Vera DECEMBER 20 – (Dagupan City) Rowena Santiago; (Calasiao) Agustin Morillo; (Mangaldan) Aristotle Dela Cruz DECEMBER 21 – (Mangaldan) Leilanie Dee DECEMBER 22 – (Wedding…
Photos and short story by Art G. Valenzuela The colors and lights of Christmas are on display in these places where the spirit of “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is very much alive and celebrated. In Lingayen, the capital of the Province of Pangasinan, a choral group entertained…
THERE’S been a flurry positive and negative speculations about the plan of the House of Representatives to establish a country’s “wealth fund” coded as “Maharlika” that the ordinary citizens can hardly make some sense of it. At first glance, the first impression that one gets is that it is to…
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