CHINESE, FILIPINO ARRESTED IN BUY-BUST LAW enforcers seized some ₱850-million worth of the illegal substance methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu. They arrested two alleged high-value drug personalities, one of them a Chinese national, during a buy-bust operation along Romulo Highway in Barangay Polong, Bugallon, on October 2, 2025. Authorities…
THE separate investigations by the House of Representatives and the Senate into ghost and substandard flood control projects — now expanded by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to cover all projects built from 2016 to 2025 — have stalled some infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
By Gonzalo Duque A lot of events vis-a-vs disasters, e.g. typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions, have been frequently visiting our country. These are all natural calamities. But the worst disaster that we have is the rampant graft and corruption in almost all levels of our government. The present…
By Leonardo Micua WE heard that Dagupan City is hosting a Flood Summit this month to tackle the problem that has long been tormenting its people—flooding. This is one summit we should not miss. Believing that the solution to Dagupan’s frequent flooding lies in engineering and science, the organizers…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE weather bulletin from PAGASA announced that severe tropical storm Paolo (Matmo) is expected to make landfall over Isabela or northern Aurora today, Friday morning, October 3. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 was hoisted in several parts of Luzon as Paolo developed into a…
By Farah G. Decano THE LNU College of Law is set to host a pivotal event focused on empowering citizens to become guardians of the justice system. Former Supreme Court Justice and current Acting Chair of the Judicial Integrity Board (JIB), Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez, has been invited to deliver a…
By Eva C. Visperas “GOOD governance is not just about being seen, it is about being heard—and more importantly, being acted upon.” In Dagupan City, this philosophy now takes center stage with the launch of Bantay Dagupan, Sumbungan ng Bayan, an initiative of Mayor Belen Fernandez that puts the people…
By Rex Catubig Note: Please allow me to indulge in some rumination to start my birthday month and await my upcoming birthday week. I am inspired by the AI photos created by my friends, Adams Ryan and Archimedes Fronda. Struck by the blurry image of hanging laundry in the…
STANDING VS CORRUPTION — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas leads the Rosary rally and candle lighting ceremony around the premises of St John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City on September 21, 2025, part of similar activities held across the diocese expressing parishioners’ stand against widespread corruption. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CITY OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE A rosary rally and a candle lighting ceremony spearheaded by Archbishop Socrates Villegas was held at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City to mark the 53rd anniversary of the proclamation of martial law on September 21, and in solidarity with the rallies against…
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