Salt-inspired THE Sunday PUNCH family is beaming with pride for the honor received by its publisher-editor as one of this year’s recipients of the provincial government’s ASNA Awards. It is pride that is not of arrogance nor self-importance but one of inspiration. It is what the award means in terms…

Gift of freedom FREEDOM is what it’s about – Easter Sunday and Araw ng Kagitingan, which we celebrate and commemorate this year on consecutive days. Our soldiers who suffered in the Bataan Death March during World War II, just like Jesus Christ, endured mental agony and physical torment. Their spirit…

Holiness this week FOR the Catholic faithful, who comprise the majority of the Filipino people, this week is observed as Holy Week, the culmination of the Lenten Season, which is a time for sacrifices and reflection on the life, suffering and death of Jesus Christ. But the long non-working weekend…

Smooth transition EXPORTERS, fish farmers and plant workers have something to cheer about with the re-opening of the Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan after almost half a year of hiatus due to politics. Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center…

Get real GRANTING that the planned Tsunami Hill was thought of with the best of intentions and ingenuity, it still does not give good reason for Dagupan City Hall officials to rush into the construction of the project as it is apparently doing so. An expert from the Philippine Institute…