UNLISERBISYO TO ensure that the needs and welfare of a total of 7,206 individuals or 2,322 families are properly addressed, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez visited evacuees in various evacuation centers in Dagupan on Wednesday, November 12. Due to the damage left by Super Typhoon Uwan, the city was placed under…
FREE PHONE CHARGING—To serve phone users as electricity was out for 14 hours following the onslaught of “Uwan”, the main Centrum gasoline station in Daguapan City, offers free cell phone charging last Monday (November 10). (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
VETERAN radio broadcaster Liwanag M. Daoana, known for her alias “Tita Annie” died on Thursday, November 13. She was found dead in her boarding house along Amado-Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. Police are currently investigating the cause of her death. Since the death of her only son, Jay in 2019, she…
MPBL PLAYOFFS IT’S sad day for Pangasinan in the basketball front. The Pangasinan Heatwaves suffered an excruciating loss in the hands of San Juan Knights to knot the series at one-all, 66-83 during Game 2 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) North Division Semifinals last November 7 at the Ynares Sports…
THE series of natural calamities that have struck our nation—the latest being Super Typhoon Uwan (International name: Fung Wong)—has once again tested the resilience of the Filipino spirit. For millions of ordinary citizens, especially those still struggling to rise from poverty, these disasters have deepened their hardships and despair. In…
By Gonzalo Duque THE forthcoming National Days of Protest led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) religious sect for three days starting November 16 to 18, is making the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nervous. A lot of counter-moves by the administration have been going on in a…
By Leonardo Micua I recently came across photos posted online by my good friend, retired Colonel Sonny Versoza of Lingayen—former police director of Pangasinan and one time chief of police of Dagupan City during the last and final term of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. His photos told a sad story….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo RECENT satellite imagery revealed significant deforestation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, causing public outcry and debate, with environmental groups expressing concern over its impact on the ecosystem of Sierra Madre, referred to as the “backbone of Luzon”, as it resembles a huge spine or…
By Farah G. Decano THE Legal Education Board (LEB) is encouraging law schools to offer a subject focused on anti-corruption in government. The initiative aims to expose students to potential careers in good governance, policy formulation, corruption investigation, and the prosecution of offenders. While existing courses like “Law on…
By Eva C. Visperas WAS it about starting a joke? Was it to gain more views and reactions in exchange for social media income? Was it part of the continuing saga of discrediting and destroying the leadership of incumbent city officials? Or was it simply to spread hate and…
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