UNIVERSIDAD de Dagupan opened the gates of its main campus on December 20 to spread Christmas cheers to the community, demonstrating its values of generosity and goodwill. Over 500 beneficiaries from various barangays in Dagupan City gathered at the university’s main campus to participate in the annual “Pamaskong Handog” event…
THE Asingan basketball team took home the championship crown after drubbing San Nicolas in a pulsating overtime thriller, 103-101, during the title match of the inaugural Rosales United Stars Athletic Club (RUSAC) 5th and 6th District Inter-town Basketball tournament last December 15 at the Robert B. Estrella Memorial Stadium in Rosales. Leading the best-of-five series with 2-1 record, Asingan’s Mark Fabia anchored…
CAPITOL LIGHTS UP — Residents and visitors enjoy the colorful Christmas lights of the giant Christmas tree at the Capitol plaza in Lingayen five days before Christmas. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AFTER A LONG WAIT DAGUPAN City, with its Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) under a new majority, finally passed two resolutions that will pave the way for the Tri-City Ferry System (TCFS), a water transport service at the Lingayen Gulf that will link the cities of Dagupan, Alaminos and San Fernando. The…
IN TIME FOR THIS YEAR‘S CHRISTMAS LAST year, the Special Recognition Incentive (SRI) and Gratuity Pay of employees of the Dagupan City government due them on or before Christmas 2023 was blocked by the old majority the city council in May 2024. This time, under the new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod,…
WITH assets totaling P18.36 billion, Pangasinan ranked as the 14th richest among 82 provinces in the country in 2023, based on the Commission on Audit’s Annual Financial Report on Local Government Units for last year. The province also placed 7th in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) share, contributing 1.8%…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas highlighted Catholic teachings in a Pastoral Letter on December 16 in view of numerous political controversies hounding the country amid the Christmas celebration. “It is almost Christmas and we start our Simbang Gabi with mixed feelings of expectant joy and hope but with trouble and distress,”…
A BIG BOON TO DAGUPAN ALMOST 90 years after the Franklin Bridge was washed out by a big flood in 1935, a new bridge will soon cross the Calmay River in Dagupan City. Groundbreaking rites for the new Calmay Bridge were held in the morning of December 20 in Barangay Calmay, led by Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher…
By Gonzalo Duque THE maiden edition of our podcast “The Punching Duo” with Ermin Garcia Jr. as my co-host kicked off without much fanfare last week. From the reactions of those who watched our test broadcast, it was a stunning success. I was informed that more than 1,500 watched…
By Leonardo Micua MEMBERS of the new minority in the Dagupan city council again headed to the exit door in their last regular session for the year, again opting not to participate in healthy parliamentary debates with their counterparts in the new majority. This has become their routine since November…
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