(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Motorcycle rider seriously injured in collision with car A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming car along the San Manuel-Binalonan Provincial Road in San Manuel. According to the police investigation, the motorcyclist, a resident of Asingan, was traveling along…

DANCING TO THE TRAFFIC BEAT — Traffic Enforcer Edgar Rosario directs traffic with dancing flair, amusing motorists at the intersection of Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Diversion Road and National Highway in Barangay Lucao, Dagupan City. Rosario said on September 25, 2025 that he has been practicing his moves for…
DANCING TO THE TRAFFIC BEAT
THE ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has conferred the distinguished Service Award to the Philippines’ former five-time Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jose de Venecia Jr., on September 20 during a ceremony held at the World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. De Venecia was honored for sponsoring a resolution…
AIPA honors former Speaker de Venecia
TWENTY-EIGHT scholars of the Dagupan City government graduated with Latin honors, nine of them magna cum laude and 19 others cum laude. Mayor Belen Fernandez announced on September 20 when she, Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and Councilor Michael Fernandez distributed financial incentives for 1,048 qualified renewed scholars of Dagupan. There used…
28 Dagupan scholars graduate with Latin honors

MAYOR Belen Fernandez inspects on September 21 the sea wall along the beach going towards the BFAR complex to ensure the safety and protection of residents against flood and storm surges. She was accompanied by PNP Dagupan Chief Lawrence Calub, City Engineering Office head Engr. Josephine Corpuz, and CDRRMO Chief…
SEA WALL INSPECTION

PRIDE OF SAN CARLOS — Fifteen-year-old archer Leila Jell Cano of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos City. (PUNCHphoto by Kim Gealogo)
PRIDE OF SAN CARLOS
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Leila Jell Cano of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos City once again showcased her brilliant marksmanship skills as she garnered four gold medals during the 2nd Richfield’s Archery Cup held September 21 in Bacoor, Cavite. Arranged by the Richfield Archery Team of Cavite, the competition aims to provide a platform…
San Carlos City archer aces 4 gold in Cavite tourney
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SEPTEMBER 29 – (Mangaldan) Rey Servito; Amanda Cruz, Lolita De Guzman Happy Birthday! MARICHU SY CHUA (September 29 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! GLORIA MICHAELA REYNA & SHARE ESTRADA (September 29 – Dagupan City /Manaoag) Happy Birthday! NICOLE LAGUERTA ALMARIO LAGUERTA (September 30 – Dagupan City /K.S.A.) Happy…
Birthdays / Anniversaries September 28 – October 4, 2025
By Leonardo Micua WHAT I understand from Senator Ping Lacson, Senate Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee chairman, in an interview with him by the media, is that insertions under the “unappropriated funds” item in the national budget are not illegal. What is illegal, he said, is when legislators…
An angry nation is watching
By Farah Decano ON September 21, I watched as Filipinos rallied across the country to protest government corruption — the kind of corruption that steals billions meant for something as critical as flood control. The rallies in EDSA and Luneta were supposed to be massive, a reflection of our…