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Tricycle driver praised for honesty

By | People & Events

A tricycle driver from Brgy. Embarcadero, Mangaldan, is being hailed for his honesty after he returned a lost envelope containing P50,000 and important land documents to its rightful owner. Arnold Viloria, along with his wife, found the envelope in Brgy. Alitaya. Realizing its potential importance, they immediately brought it to the Public Information Office (PIO)…

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Tricycle driver praised for honesty

By December 6, 2025People & Events

2 Dagupan athletes compete in the 33rd SEA Games

By | Sports

TWO homegrown athletes from Dagupan City will don the national uniform when the 33rd Southeast Asian Games reels off from December 9 to 20, 2025 Jason Emmanuel Feliciano will represent the Philippines in Archery, while Susan Ramadan will see action for the country in Athletics. The two athletes earned their…

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2 Dagupan athletes compete in the 33rd SEA Games

By December 6, 2025Sports

A lesson in local leadership

By | Governance, Punch Gallery

SP CARES: Commitment in Action Dagupan City National High School students have successfully capped an intensive two-week Work Immersion at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The program offered a direct apprenticeship in local governance, with students engaging in the daily functions of public service – from drafting official communications to observing policymaking…

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A lesson in local leadership

A tall tale

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

THE claim regarding a nonexistent flood control project in Barangay Sto. Tomas, San Jacinto, Pangasinan, has been refuted by the barangay council itself. In a definitive statement, the council passed Resolution No. 12, Series of 2025, clarifying that there is no ghost flood control project in their jurisdiction, contrary to…

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A tall tale

By December 6, 2025Editorial, Punch Gallery

Kiko Barzaga’s Five

By | Out of the fire

By Gonzalo Duque    THE November 30 rally called A Trillion Peso March led by Tindig ng Pilipinas convenor Kiko Aquino Dee, a grandson of Ninoy and Cory Aquino, and the arch-enemy of Sara Duterte, did not produce the result expected by the left-leaning group, the Pinklawans, Yellowtards and members of…

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Kiko Barzaga’s Five

By December 6, 2025Out of the fire

Bills banning political dynasty

By | Random Thoughts

By Leonardo Micua    POLITICAL dynasties weaken democratic institutions and produce poorer governance outcomes, particularly when “fat dynasties” allow multiple family members to simultaneously hold elective offices within the same jurisdiction. The above did not come from me but rather from the exploratory note of Senate Bill No. 1548, which…

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Bills banning political dynasty

By December 6, 2025Random Thoughts

Women under fire

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   TODAY, I watched Karen Davila interview Maria Lourdes Sereno, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who was impeached under the Duterte administration for failing to submit her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) during her 17-year tenure as a professor at the…

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Women under fire

By December 6, 2025G Spot