By Rex Catubig MY barrio Calmay was self-contained–a tiny world unto itself. But when one had to venture to Baley–for work and other mundane reasons, the baloto was the mode of transport to rely on. Fashioned out of a single piece of carved wood, and secured with bamboo outrigger…
THE signing of the country’s 2025 annual budget by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with all his vetoed items was a big letdown to the Filipinos who turned out in an unprecedented number in 2022 to elect him with a majority vote that not even his late father, former President Ferdinand…
Checking on a new flood-control project — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco conducts a brief site inspection at the Aplaya Floodgate in Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Pangapisan North, Lingayen, to ensure safety before the project is officially opened and utilized. The project is designed to manage water discharge from heavy rains….
CALESA JOYRIDE — Dagupan residents and their visitors try a calesa ride on a cool night around the city’s downtown area. The calesas can be found around the city plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN GULF LANDINGS — Governor Ramon Guico III leads the 80th Lingayen Gulf Landings anniversary and 18th Pangasinan Veterans Day celebration in Lingayen. He is joined by Undersecretary Pablo Lorenzo, who represented National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Lt. Gordon Car-Gregg, Royal Australian Navy – Liason Office who represented the Ambassador to the Philippines,…
UNLISERBISYO MAAGANG inasikaso ni Mayor Belen ang mga Dagupeñong nagtutungo sa city hall upang tugunan ang mga pangangailangang medical, pinansyal, pang-kabuhayan, edukasyon, pagkain, at burial assistance. Sa ilalim ng CMO – Social Services Unit at CSWDO, pangunahing layunin ay maipahatid ang “effective and responsive” delivery ng ating social protection programs…
By Rex Catubig THE darkness over the coconut grove coast of Bonuan was fanned by the gentle January breeze, when suddenly, it was pierced by sporadic shelling out of nowhere, that made the horizon appear like a night with a thousand blazing eyes. Inland, by the seashore, residents were…
LAST week, The PUNCH reported the decision of the Bolinao local government to ban the manufacturing and trading of firecrackers of any make and size, making it the only the second local government to do so despite endless reports of residents being injured fatally. There is no denying that communities…
DESTRUCTION OF CONFISCATED ILLEGAL FIRECRACKERS –Pangasinan Police Director P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian (center), takes delight in leading in the destruction of confiscated illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnics at the provincial office compound in Lingayen town on Monday as a warning, two days before the New Year revelry, to would-be violators. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
(Photo by Willie Lomibao) By Rex Catubig THE recent groundbreaking for a new bridge to link the city to its island barrios and become the modern gateway to the Western towns, auger well for the Calmay residents who, for ages and generations, have ridden off the rough river of…
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