INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH IN a speech during the 126th observance of Philippine Independence Day at the Dagupan City Plaza, on June 12, Mayor Belen Fernandez did not hold back her punches and minced no word against “enemies of the people within our ranks.” Without naming names and the group, she…
By Gonzalo Duque WE just celebrated our 126th Independence Day last June 12. Every year since we were under Martial Law, our government leaders were always barking the same line that before we became independent “we need to work for it and if necessary, die for it.” Such a…
By Leonardo Micua IT is now less than one year before the 2025 election. It is about time, Mayor Belen Fernandez and the 180,000 Dagupenos stop hoping that eventually, the seven majority councilors will eventually change their mind and endorse the construction of the P150-million Mother and Child Hospital….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo NO matter how you will it, there will always be something you can no longer avoid. Times have changed, but practices are ingrained over a long period of time, and the bureaucracy refuses to budge. It reminds me of Sisyphus. Sisyphus, according to Greek mythology,…
By Farah G. Decano JUNE is Pride Month. The entire Philippines, not just the members of the LGBT plus community, is commemorating the years of struggle for the group’s acceptance, recognition and respect in society. It is also a month of celebration for whatever gains the equality movement has…
By Eva C. Visperas LET’S have a real talk. Who among you knows by heart the Pangasinan Hymn? One out of 100? 200? 300? The truth is, it’s possible, based on what I see whenever there are events where part of the program is the singing of the Pangasinan…
By Jeus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the distraction from the obstructionists over a permit issue, the much-awaited mountain bikefest ‘2nd VM Mejia Cup Mountain Bikefest of Mangaldan 2024’ finally pushed through under the directorship of my son Jazy, last June 8. Despite the hassle, it was a very successful…
By Rex Catubig I almost missed the “once upon a star” chance of being my father’s son. When the baby that preceded me died at birth, my traumatized young mother couldn’t handle another pregnancy. Against her better judgement, she sought the Managilot to terminate her pregnancy with me. She…
RIZAL REMEMBERED – Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez is joined by city officials, Masons, Boy and Girl Scouts after the wreath-laying at the foot of the Jose Rizal Monument during the 126th Independence Day program at the city plaza. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
TWO students of the Dagupan City High School (DCNHS) lead the 2024-2025 batch of the “Manlinkor ya Kalangweran” who will all be sworn in by Mayor Belen Fernandez on June 20 at the city plaza during the 77th Agew na Dagupan celebration. To be sworn in as Young City Mayor is…
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