By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo POLITICIANS often underestimate the common sense of ordinary citizens. To them, the public is there to give them votes, in exchange for their “little mercies” during elections and disasters, where their names appear on every donation they make, taken from the public’s collective taxes used…
By Farah G. Decano WHEN former Mayor Al Fernandez, Jr. proudly presented to the public his administration’s annual savings, the astute political observer Atty. Gonzalo Duque offered a sharp counter: savings often resulted from unimplemented or poorly planned projects. Following this logic, we cannot help but question the recent narrative that the swiftness of passing the…
By Eva C. Visperas IN a time when noise often drowns out truth, it becomes necessary to see things with our own eyes. And that is exactly what we did —a quiet, unannounced inspection of the Edades-Bernal Museum site in Dagupan City on October 7, 2025. What we found…
By Rex Catubig THE Franklin prevailed despite the predicaments that plagued its reincarnation. Despite its travails of survival, yet another daybreak came, and a silver lining appeared when the visionary Belen T Fernandez was elected Mayor. She had envisioned the Franklin as part of the grandiose plan to develop…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! OCTOBER 19 – (Dagupan City) Maxima Macopic OCTOBER 20 – (Calasiao) Rudy Untalan; OCTOBER 25 – (Calasiao) Roland Tan Happy Birthday! KAREN FLORES (October 21 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! LHOT LHOT ESPARTERO GHELO PADUA (October 22 – Manaoag) Happy Birthday! MA. RIOLIZA PEACH SERVITO (October 22 –…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! OCTOBER 15 – (Dagupan City) Jesus G. Beltran, Edmundo Tinte OCTOBER 17 – (Dagupan City) Molet Abogado, Albert M. Gregorio OCTOBER 18 – (Calasiao) Timmy Viado; (Mangaldan) Rowena Mae Ching Happy Birthday! BILLY JOE ANGALA (October 11 – Manaoag) Happy Birthday! ARLENE LOPEZ (October 12 – USA) Happy…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! OCTOBER 5 – ( (Mangaldan) Marlyn de Guzman; (Calasiao) Denise S. Ballesteros OCTOBER 6 – (New Jersey/Calasiao) Laura Zulueta OCTOBER 10 – (Mangaldan) Rex De Vera Happy Birthday! NARCISA F. ANGALA JAMAICA DIOQUINO (October 5 – Manaoag / Calasiao) Happy Birthday! GREGORY JUNELL P. SERVITO MA. JUNNELIZ P….
REPORTING TO CALASIAO — After delivering his first 100 days accomplishments, Calasiao Mayor Patrick Caramat announced in a press conference that the local government will form a Flood Management and Resilience Council that will be composed of experts from the private and public sectors, local government officials, and other stakeholders….
CALASIAO Mayor Patrick Caramat marked his first 100 days in office with a report that combined reflection, resolve, and results — underscoring his administration’s focus on youth empowerment, people-centered governance, and the town’s enduring sociocultural pride. Speaking before local officials and residents on October 8, Caramat began his “Saysay” report by highlighting…
INSTALLED BY DPWH AT DE VENECIA HIGHWAY A box culvert installed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) across the Jose De Venecia Highway in 2013 practically made Dagupan into a creek, and is now being blamed as a major cause of flooding in Barangays Lasip Chico, Malued,…
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