By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the Bible, dreams are regarded as a form of direct spiritual communication, between God and man, or between an angel, upon instructions from God, and a human being. In Matthew 1:18-25, an angel appears to Joseph in his dream, telling him not to fear…
By Farah G. Decano “SON, behold thy mother.” That was Jesus Christ entrusting his mother, the Virgin Mary, to his beloved disciple John. This is also interpreted as the Lord’s instruction to the faithful to consider her as the mother of Christianity. Such is His love for His mother. …
A zombie strikes again!
By Eva C. Visperas AS the country inches closer to the next local election, in Pangasinan, especially in Dagupan City, all eyes are once again on Mayor Belen Fernandez—a figure who, despite political noise and intense scrutiny, remains unshaken, committed, and deeply connected to her people. We had the…
The tireless heart of Dagupan

By Rex Catubig I had high expectations. The Abet abet ed Olin Inbilay that we held on Easter Sunday last year was a crowd drawer. Impressed, the Mayor enthused: “Let’s make it bigger”. I started to work in earnest. After working on successive big events, my adrenaline was still running…
It takes a mustard seed

VISITORS and locals can again enjoy water sports activities at the Bonuan Blue Beach in Dagupan City with last week’s launch of AquaXperience Dagupan, for the 2025 Bangus Festival and to further stimulate the city’s tourism sector. Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua led the launching of the…
Water sports back at Bonuan Blue Beach
THE first day of the Kankanen Festival in Asingan town reeled-off with the “Taray ti Asingan Color Fun Run” on April 19. The fun run, started by the late President Fidel Ramos in 1982, highlights the people’s strong character and in commemoration of resistance against Spanish colonizers. This year, some 600 runners participated in the event organized…
‘Taray ti Asingan’ fun run kicks off Kankakee Festival
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 20- (Dagupan City) Melanie Fernandez; (San Jacinto) Noemi Martinez APRIL 25 – (Dagupan City) Eufemia Manantan; (Calasiao) Rowena De Vera APRIL 26 – (Dagupan City) Concordia Servito; (Mangaldan) Reynaldo Costales, Menchie De Guzman Happy Birthday! ALFONSO MENDOZA (April 19 – Manila) Happy Birthday! NELSON MANANTAN (April 19…
Birthdays/Anniversaries April 20 – 26, 2025

AS the country approaches mid-term elections, both our politicians and their constituents find themselves completely engrossed in talking about what can be expected – largely about how much one can receive from the campaign dole-outs until election day, not about changes in their lives after the elections. Indeed, how could…
Where is God in our politics?
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ON hearing and watching ex-mayor Brian Lim constantly blasting Belen Fernandez administration for its “failed” governance, many wonder why son Brian filed for the vice mayoralty post and not for the mayoralty post. Why was mother Celia made to file for the mayoralty post when…
Lim Mother-son-daughter politics

FOR POLICEMEN’S FITNESS AND WELFARE – P/BGen Lou Evangelista, Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) director, and 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco lead officials in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the P9-M Sinag-Laya Multi Purpose Gymnasium at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)