(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Senior vendor found dead at market stall A 74-year-old man was found lifeless inside his market stall in Malasiqui on Monday, July 14, prompting shock among fellow vendors and concern from the local community. The deceased, identified as Romulo Ferrer, a longtime meat vendor who was…
UNLISERBISYO A HUNDRED girl scouts underwent hands-on training in containerized gardening during an activity on July 15 at the City Plaza attended by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. The initiative was jointly organized by the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Dagupan Council, Schools Division Office–Dagupan City led by Schools Division Superintendent…
ART FOR EVERYONE—Dentist and visual artist Ann Theresa Bolos views one of the almost 200 artworks of around 90 local artists from Pangasinan and La Union showcasing a variety of styles for the two-week exhibit “Art for Everyone” at SM Center Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A Grade 7 student from Mangaldan whose family is a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was named provincial winner in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) 2025 Search for Exemplary Child. Mishia M. Santos, a student of the Mangaldan National High School-Special Science, Technology and…
CALASIAO Vice Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay was voted unopposed as the new president of the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP) Pangasinan Chapter during its elections held on July 15, 2025, at the PESO Social Hall in Lingayen. The election was attended by 39 vice mayors from across the…
By Gonzalo Duque THE 20th Congress is about to unfold on June 28. The members of the prosecution panel for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte are now itching to do their work and be given the chance to grandstand and crucify Sara without mercy. On the other…
By Leonardo Micua IT will no longer surprise many of us if the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) proceed on December 1 as scheduled. The announcement from the Commission on Elections that it is resuming the registration of new voters for the BSKE in August after postponing it…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE is no scientific evidence that we can sense what happens to a loved one whom we have not seen for a long time. This heightened sense of awareness is explained away by science as anticipatory grief. However, science does not explain the sudden thud…
By Farah G. Decano DAGUPAN City Councilors receive a basic monthly salary of around P107,000 and a monthly allowance of P14,500 (as of 2023). This is on top of 13th and 14th-month pay bonuses and other emoluments. Given this substantial compensation from public funds, citizens are absolutely right in…
By Eva C. Visperas EMPLOYEES of the Dagupan City government came together once more at the city plaza – not just to pray but to remember on July 16. With heads bowed and hearts full, they marked the 35th anniversary of the powerful 1990 earthquake that changed the city forever….
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