By Gonzalo Duque A lot of things have been happening in the national scene lately. The reorganization of the Senate is one instance that happened preparatory to the 2025 local, congressional and senatorial elections. There will be a lot of realignments to be seen soon. Of course, many of the possible aspirants will be…
By Leonardo Micua KUDOS to Dagupan City for being the seventh of only nine cities in the Philippines and among the 1,000 best cities in the world in the Oxford Economies Global Cities Index. Ditto to Mayor Belen Fernandez and the people of Dagupan City (except the seven daw)…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE first stories I heard about Barbara “Tweetums” Gonzalez-Ventura were from an equally vibrant personality, the late Josefina Geslani-Lolarga, who spoke glowingly about her book, “How Do You Know Your Pearls are Real?” I never read this book. In 2011, I was a member of…
By Farah G. Decano UNLIKE in some local government units here and abroad, Mayor Belen’s style of leadership, at least when I was her City Administrator, encompassed political and administrative matters. She was a micro manager in the good sense because she was aware of the smallest detail in…
By Eva C. Visperas IT happened a few months ago when out of the blue, us covering the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office’s activities were asked to form a new press corps by the police big bosses. We wondered why since there had been previous PNP corps some years back….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WITHOUT a doubt, the talk of the sports world now is the NBA championships. We watched how the former champion Boston Celtics swept arch rival Indiana Pacers, 4-0, in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference championship series last week. Meanwhile, the winner of the Western Conference…
By Rex Catubig NOTE: This article pays tribute to the lives of those hardy individuals who dared to break out of the mold in a cruel and uncertain time, and face an unwelcoming world. The Pride Month of June seeks to review that world, to overcome the gay stereotype,…
‘REYNAS’ FOR SANTACRUZAN – Reyna Elena Mary Ann Lalas and Reyna Emperatriz, Mercedes Victoria Abesamis get together for a souvenir photo after the Mayflower & Santacruzan 2024 parade. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
P/BRIG. Gen. Lou Evangelista, director of the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) celebrated his 54th birthday celebration with a more meaningful life-changing event involving his fellow policemen and civilians. On May 28 at the Our Lady of Purification Parish in Binmaley, Evangelista’s hometown, he sponsored a mass wedding for 53 couples,…
THE Department of Education Pangasinan II successfully held a graduation ceremony for approximately 2,000 Alternative Learning System (ALS) students on Saturday, May 25. Dressed in white togas and caps, the graduates received their certificates from officials of the Schools Division Office, Public Schools District Supervisors, Education Program Specialists in ALS,…
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