CAPITOL NEWS ONGOING RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONS Under the directives of Governor Amado I. Espino III, the Provincial Government of Pangasinan distributes relief goods to different cities and municipalities in the Pangasinan as an initiative to assist Pangasinenses who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Relief goods received by each local…
RECKLESS OVERSPEEDING RIDER — An motorcycle rider lies on his back after hitting the rider patrolling the newly opened extended baywalk portion watching out for illegal motorcycle racing at the Tondaligan Beach. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE known public “secret” about the suspected collusion between PhilHealth officials and some hospitals over the misuse of public funds for COVD-19 treatment, the same problem that led to the national government’s nightmare amid the pandemic, is finally out. The National Bureau of Investigation office in Dagupan City, on the…
WOUNDED DOLPHIN RESCUED – Menfolk at the Tondaligan Beach hold a wounded dolphin they found beached in the area as they prepare to deliver it to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources office for treatment. Decades ago, dolphins and whales found beached were immediately butchered to be sold in the…
PREPARING INTERMEDIARY QUARANTINE FACILITY – Volunteers rush to clean newly constructed classroom of the East Central Integrated School in Dagupan City for expected occupancy by mild COVID-19 cases. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
NO LIVELIHOOD FOR AMBULANT FISH VENDORS – While workers of consignatories unload newly harvested Dagupan bangus at the Magsaysay Market, ambulant fish vendors find themselves unable to sell it since they have been relocated out of the Magsaysay Market. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
WANDERING HOMELESS MAN – PUNCH lensman Butch Uka saw this naked man wandering aimlessly through the De Venecia Highway and Lucao Road and followed him until a resident in a village approached and gave him clothes to wear. The City Social Welfare team arrived later with a package of clothing then set…
CAPITOL NEWS GOV. POGI CONVENES HOSPITAL CHIEFS FOR COVID RESPONSE. Governor Amado I. Espino III convenes all the chiefs of the 14-provincial government-run hospitals for the latest COVID-19 situation across the province on September 2. Among the topics discussed were the issues, concerns, and challenges faced by the hospital staff…
CAPITOL NEWS AQUA FARMING PROJECT. Governor Amado I. Espino III (left photo) expresses his gratitude to Mr. Kazuo Sato who represented Tokushima Auction Market during a meeting held at the Capitol Resort Hotel on August 31 to discuss the Aqua Farming Project that will be initiated in the province Pangasinan…
PANDEMONIUM has set in and nothing seems to work in reining in the seeming runaway contagion. Has the COVID-19 virus just suddenly become highly infectious that people are catching the virus from everywhere, and more people are being rushed to the hospital, more people are dying? No. Or, are we…
© 2026 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
