By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I am looking at “The Butt Song from Hell”, detail from Hieronymus Bosch’s 15th-century triptych, “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, depicting a hellish chorus singing a song while the devil is inscribing the notes on the buttocks of a tortured figure in the hell panel….
By Eva C. Visperas THE heart of Pangasinan is not just its people, culture, and rich history — it is also its living, breathing green spaces. Trees are more than background scenery. They are silent sentinels that cool our towns, shelter our wildlife, and capture the carbon emissions that…
By Rex Catubig THEY are the calamity and crises staple. Once referred to as “Relief”, they have since mutated into various aid acronyms,–AICS, Tupad, 4P’s, etc., but are collectively popularly known as “Ayuda”, the palliative, temporary support in emergency situations, financial or in kind. During typhoons, flooding and other…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SEPTEMBER 25 – (Calasiao) Adrian Isaac Deada HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MELANDREW T. VELASCO (September 21 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! MARIAN SHELO TIBAY TROY BATINGA (September 21 – Dagupan City /Manaoag) Happy Birthday! CHITO SAMSON (September 22 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! RIALYN SORIANO (September 22 – Manaoag) Happy…
MARISSA Manipud Marquez, a Ms Dagupan title holder who worked her way up to become a Lieutenant Colonel at the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserves, is a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding International Humanitarian Award given by the Cyber Excellence Awards. The ceremonies will be held on November 8th at…
HANGING BRIDGE — Construction work has stopped as of September 16, 2025 on the bridge that will connect the Jose De Venecia Sr. Diversion Road and Barangay Calmay in Dagupan City due to lack of funds. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez convened on Thursday, September 18, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) to prepare for the potential impact of Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) over the weekend to early this week. State weather agency PAGASA said Nando, located east of Luzon and moving west…
THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) Clinical Laboratory has been authorized by the Sangguniang Panlungsod to agree with a private firm for the disposal of hazardous and infectious waste materials, including their transport, treatment, storage, and final disposal. Under the resolution, authored by Councilors Jalice Cayabyab and Michael Fernandez, the…
MORE than 2,000 students from Mangaldan National High School (MNHS) are struggling with reading skills, a problem that has been impacting their academic performance, according to School Principal Eduardo Castillo. In a recent hearing by the Sanggunian Bayan, Castillo disclosed that a significant number of students are unable to read…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Flooding in Bugallon Beijing blamed on Solar Power project SECOND District Rep. Mark Cojuangco has called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over what he called extraordinary flood that occurred along the Romulo Highway in Barangays Cayanga and Bolaoen in Bugallon. Residents of these two barangays…
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