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April 2025

ALYANSA IN DAGUPAN TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS

By | Inside News, Punch Gallery

ALYANSA IN DAGUPAN TO WIN  HEARTS AND MINDS – Former Sen. Ping Lacson engages local media during the press conference before the Alyansa rally held at the CSI Stadia while fellow candidates Erwin Tulfo, Benhur Abalos, Abby Binay, Tito Sotto and Francisco Tolentino await for their opportunities to express their own views….

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ALYANSA IN DAGUPAN TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS

Alyansa: ‘Our future must be determined by us alone’

By | Inside News

ALYANSA Para sa Bagong Pilipinas on Friday issued a firm statement of unity with the Filipino people amid growing fears of foreign interference in the May midterm elections, declaring that only Filipinos must decide the country’s future. “Our future must be determined by us alone,” said Navotas City Rep. Toby…

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Alyansa: ‘Our future must be determined by us alone’

By April 29, 2025Inside News

PNP Region 1 fully ready for May 12 polls

By | Inside News

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 1 assured the public of its full preparedness for the coming May 12 elections, citing heightened security measures and coordinated efforts across the Ilocos Region. In an interview on April 22, Police Brigadier General Lou Evangelista, PNP Region 1 director, said the police…

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PNP Region 1 fully ready for May 12 polls

By April 29, 2025Inside News

Comelec intensifies monitoring vs vote buying

By | Inside News

WITH just a few weeks before the May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has tightened its surveillance on vote-buying activities in an effort to ensure fair electoral practices. This initiative is being supported by various organizations, including the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV),…

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Comelec intensifies monitoring vs vote buying

By April 29, 2025Inside News

NEWSBREAK

By | Inside News

(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Final briefing for teachers manning poll centers set THE final briefing for teachers who will serve as machine technicians and members of the board of canvassers in the May 12 election will be held on April 27, according to Dagupan Election Officer Atty. Michael…

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NEWSBREAK

By April 29, 2025Inside News

Birthdays/Anniversaries April 27 – May 3. 2025

By | Birthdays/Anniversaries

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 27- (Dagupan City) Inocencia Arellano; (Vancouver, Canada) Ofelia de Guzman; (Calasiao) Arnold de Vera APRIL 29 – (Dagupan City) Leslie Sta. Maria; (Pozorrubio) Fe Fernandez Bautisa MAY 02 – (Mangaldan) Monalisa Aquino, Nenita Aquino; (Calasiao) Arnulfo De Vera Cruz Happy Birthday! ZITA A. OCTAVIANO (April 27 –…

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Birthdays/Anniversaries April 27 – May 3. 2025

Infighting for control from outside

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

FOR decades till now, local political contests have been defined by the incumbents vs. former officials, incumbents vs. new wannabes but have always been with one common denominator: they were all residents from the same town or city. Incumbents vs. former officials contests are what we are seeing in Dagupan…

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Infighting for control from outside

Meet Ermin Erfe Garcia

By | Punchline

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   TO commemorate the 104th birthday of my late father, our founder editor-publisher, on April 25, and to allow PUNCH readers a chance to know a tidbit of his personal life, I’m reposting here an interview of him recorded by the late Fr. Arsenio Jesena, S.J….

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Meet Ermin Erfe Garcia

By April 29, 2025Punchline

WORK AND PLAY

By | Inside News, Punch Gallery

WORK AND PLAY – Local government employees try tackling each other in a football game during the “Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas,” a one-stop government services fair organized  by the Office of the President in partnership with DSWD, DOH, DA and DOLE in the region that offers employment opportunities, cash assistance, and free medical…

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WORK AND PLAY