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January 2025

Dagupan told to prepare for tsunami

By | Headlines

DANGER FROM MANILA TRENCH ALL of Dagupan, not just its coastal areas, will be affected in the event of a tsunami triggered by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake coming from the potentially active Manila Trench, according to Meliquin Bauzon, chief of the Public Alert Response and Monitoring Center (PARMC). In a…

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Dagupan told to prepare for tsunami

By January 18, 2025Headlines

Pressure from the INC

By | Out of the fire

By Gonzalo Duque   WITH the recently concluded Iglesia Ni Cristo Peace Rally at the Rizal Park (formerly Luneta), the pressure of the religious group was strongly felt by those asking for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. With this, VP Sara’s impeachment has been held in abeyance, but…

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Pressure from the INC

By January 18, 2025Out of the fire

Hidden

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THERE, from a distance, the moon is hidden, a part of me that stayed away. I sense your presence in the abysmal silence. I could truly touch, hear, taste, smell and see you, the way I am aware of parts of my body without looking,…

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Hidden

By January 18, 2025G Spot

Spoliarium

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   TO the world, Spoliarium is Juan Luna’s famous painting that won first place in the 1884 Exposicion National de Bellas Artes in Madrid.  Depicting fallen gladiators being dragged out of the arena by Roman soldiers before spectators coveting the dead warriors’ armor and weapons, the…

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Spoliarium

By January 18, 2025Andromeda's Vortex

A celebration of Villasis’ bounty and community spirit

By | Newsy News

By Eva C. Visperas   THE annual Talong Festival of Villasis, Pangasinan is a grand tradition that lights up the 2nd week of January each year. Known as the “Vegetable Bowl of Pangasinan,” Villasis takes immense pride in its eggplant and other pinakbet veggies production, and the festival stands as…

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A celebration of Villasis’ bounty and community spirit

By January 18, 2025Newsy News

Elegy for my beloved barrio (2nd of 2 parts)

By | Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

By Rex Catubig   MY barrio Calmay was self-contained–a tiny world unto itself. But when one had to venture to Baley–for work and other mundane reasons, the baloto was the mode of transport to rely on. Fashioned out of a single piece of carved wood, and secured with bamboo outrigger…

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Elegy for my beloved barrio (2nd of 2 parts)

Birthdays/ Anniversaries January 19 – 25, 2025

By | Birthdays/Anniversaries

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! JANUARY 19 – (Dagupan City) Rose Benito,  Nenita Benito JANUARY 22 – (Dagupan City) Aurelia del Monte;  (San Jacinto) Dennis De Vera; (Malasiqui) Doming Estanislao JANUARY 25 – (Dagupan City) Clarissa Agustin, Merlita Sandoval Happy Birthday! JOHANNE MACOB (January 19 – Lingayen) Happy Birthday! NARRA OLIVIER CALACHAN KENNETH…

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Birthdays/ Anniversaries January 19 – 25, 2025

Need to boost self-importance?

By | Punchline

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THERE must be incidents in the early youths of the 7 epaLiFes, namely, Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta that traumatized them about their self-esteem and self-importance. I say this because they didn’t waste time to lead the rest of their uniformed barkada,…

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Need to boost self-importance?

By January 13, 2025Punchline