By Leonardo Micua I WAS not stunned after reading a story in the GMA network.com that Pangasinan now holds the local franchise for the Miss World Philippines. But the question is, how can this venture have any relevance at all to local governance, to improve the lives of ordinary Pangasinenses, many…
By Farah G. Decano WITH the rift between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte becoming more and more apparent through their identified vloggers, their appearances of unity in recent events are less credible. The suspected animosity between the two leaders that started circulating immediately after the…
The dilemma of the Pinks and Yellows
By Eva. C. Visperas IT’S been years when I last visited Urbiztondo town. My last big coverage in the area was when Mayor Jun Balolong was gunned down in 2014. Of course, how can I ever forget my discreet operations for the De Lima-Dayang love story that happened also…
Pasimbalo Urbiztondo
By Jesus. A. Garcia Jr. I had planned on traveling to Bocaue, Bulacan to watch the opening day of the much-awaited FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at Philippine Arena. But I changed my mind after reading a news report that the opening salvo of the double-header games will be…
Can Gilas Pilipinas enter the second phase?
By Rex Catubig IT’S a question of chronology: Which came first– the Music Warehouse in Perez or the UPS in MH del Pilar? What was certain was they ushered in the revival of the dance club–called disco in those days– at the break of the year 2000, and filled…
I dream of disco and Jose Cuervo
WORLD PHOTO DAY – Local photographers and videographers participating in the Fujifilm nationwide photo and video walk event in Dagupan City, gather at the monument of Andres Bonifacio at the City Plaza. Dagupan was one of the 29 cities in the country that participated in celebrating World Photo Day last week. (Punchphoto by…
WORLD PHOTO DAY
UNLISERBISYO THE misting operations of Mission Zero Dengue in Dagupan in all barangays by the city government are continuing with the support of SC Johnson and Granville which donated multi-insect sprays. Led by the City Health Office, misting operations were done in Sitios Flores, Mariñas and Patalan, among those that…
MISSION ZERO DENGUE
ASINGAN’S 16-year-old triathlete Jena Valdez brought honor to her beloved hometown and Pangasinan as champion in the Standard Duathlon 16-29 year old Women’s Category of the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO) Asian in Singapore last August 20. In that competition, Valdez outclassed some 500 women athletes from various parts of the…
Asingan girl triathlete champ in Singapore world event
THE Balon Dagupan Swim Club, competing against 46 top swimming teams in the country, bagged the overall championship in the Cherifer Grand Prix Invitational Swim Meet last August 19-21 held at the New Clark Aquatic Center in Capas, Tarlac. The three-day swimming competition participated in by top collegiate swimmers from…