By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I’M in Pozorrubio with the sound of the crickets. Or is it just the ringing in my ears? I think of you, inside a car, driving to the north, cellphone in hand. I also see my sister Lydia in a yellow flowing dress, with a…
By Farah G. Decano THE collision between a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel—while they were busy chasing a “puny” Philippine skipper—was a global spectacle. Unfortunately for China, the impact was more than a fender-bender at sea; it was a full-blown face-plant heard ’round…
By Eva C. Visperas AT a time when the West Philippine Sea is often a theater of intimidation, coercion, and calculated aggression, rare moments of tactical brilliance remind us of the courage and skill of our defenders. These are moments that not only lift the nation’s spirits but also…
By Rex Catubig ARELLANO-Bani was not always bustling. In the past, it was merely the route that led to Bonuan Catacdang and onwards. In the ‘70s, aside from the honky tonky joints, the only identifiable establishment in the area was the Dawel seafood restaurant, whose name derived from the…
BAYWALK PROTECTION — SHEET piles and a double concrete fence are being installed at the BFAR area of the baywalk in Bonuan Binloc that links to the Tondaligan Beachfront, which has repeatedly been damaged by strong waves. Construction is ongoing as of August 8, 2025. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Provincial Health Office and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members have raised concern over the growing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Pangasinan, describing the trend as “alarming,” particularly among the youth. During the SP’s Question Hour on August 4, Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario pointed out the…
REGION 1 Medical Center (R1MC) Chief Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia has categorically denied claims circulating on social media that job order (JO) employees from Mangaldan were terminated en masse following the recent elections. In an interview over DWJE, Mejia dismissed the posts as “fake news,” clarifying that the hospital’s renewal…
TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN NOT IN SCHOOL THE Maaron Ina, an association of mothers in Dagupan City organized by Mayor Belen Fernandez during her first term of office, has been institutionalized and will be tapped to help identify and assist children who are not in school. This was provided for in…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Meat vendors assure adherence to price freeze MEAT vendors at the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City assured consumers that they are observing the price freeze that is in effect following the local government’s declaration of a state of calamity in the aftermath of…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! AUGUST 10 – (Dagupan City) Chona Bugayon; (Mangaldan) Analiza de Guzman; (Calasiao) Rowena de Vera, Mae De Vera AUGUST 15 – (Dagupan City) Luzviminda Arboleda, Nenita Almonte; (Mangaldan) Monalisa Principe; (Binalonan) Reynaldo Agustin Happy Birthday! AMELIA FERRER (August 10 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! MARILYN MARCIAL (August 11…
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