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October 2024

Typhoons in our lives

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   SURPRISINGLY, the rain didn’t flood EDSA. We drove to the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to accompany my niece Ashang for an important appointment, anticipating a little flooding, having watched videos on TikTok and FB, but the heavy rain seemed to be absorbed by the pavement…

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Typhoons in our lives

By October 28, 2024G Spot

Unhinged

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   WHILE it is true that my family still experiences inundation inside our house despite the almost three feet road elevation in our village, we are thankful nevertheless to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, the City Government of Dagupan, and the right of way donors because we…

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Unhinged

By October 28, 2024Andromeda's Vortex

Pistay Inatey

By | Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

By Rex Catubig   WHEN I see Nanang, our old-maid aunt, in the kitchen, stirring black gooey Deremen in a deep kawali perched on the wood-fired clay dalikan, I know it’s Pistay Inatey—All Saint’s Day, the highlight of Ani or harvest month—when religion and folk custom meld into one celebration. Following the belief that the spirits of…

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Pistay Inatey

Residents join BJMP-Urdaneta blood drive

By | People & Events

SOME 30 residents participated in a bloodletting activity on October 17, organized by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Urdaneta District Jail Male Dormitory (UDJMD) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross-Urdaneta branch and the Inner Wheel Club of Downtown Dagupan District 379, to support community life-saving efforts. The…

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Residents join BJMP-Urdaneta blood drive

By October 27, 2024People & Events

BURGOS ST., IPATATAAS NA RIN

By | Governance, Punch Gallery

UNLISERBISYO SASAILALIM rin sa rehabilitasyon ang binabahang kalsada ng Burgos St. sa bahaging ito ng Barangay IV.  Ang gagawing proyekto ang isa sa mga ininspeksyon ni Mayor Belen Fernandez kasama ang DPWH Pangasinan 2nd Engineering District, Engr. Joel Bautista, Engineer II, at City Engineer Josephine Corpuz para sa gagawing pag-papataas…

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BURGOS ST., IPATATAAS NA RIN

VMUF high jumper bags gold in PATAFA final relay

By | Sports

KENT Brian Celeste of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation clinched the gold medal in high jump men’s senior division during the A-Final of the PATAFA Weekly Series last October 19 at the PhilSports Track Oval in Pasig City. Competing against six rivals, the 23-year-old athlete cleared the 2.08-meter bar to outshine Ernie Calipay…

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VMUF high jumper bags gold in PATAFA final relay

By October 27, 2024Sports

Mapandan HS students win 24 medals in dance competition

By | Sports

SIX students of the Mapandan National High School were honored by the local government for their impressive performance at the two-day 4th Cordillera Dance Festival DanceSport Competition in Baguio City from October 5 to 6, where they seized eight gold, seven silver, and nine bronze medals. Mapandan Mayor Karl Christian…

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Mapandan HS students win 24 medals in dance competition

By October 27, 2024Sports