By Gonzalo Duque AS I was writing this column, I heard that the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) just announced their candidates for Dagupan City, including mayor, vice mayor, and down to the last councilor – all from the Unliserbisyo team. One might ask why a religious group endorsed an…
By Leonardo Micua TOMORROW, May 12, the people will go to the polls to elect leaders who will take the mantle of responsibility in governing them for another three years for local officials, and six years for the senators. We just hope and pray that they will be making…
Pakurong is real
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I have met people who have always maintained that their religion is the only one that can save the soul, without any doubt. Most dominant religions profess their own as the only path to God. I believe otherwise. This kind of certainty negates the complexity…
Certainty
By Farah G. Decano “TRUST your gut,” the saying goes – that subtle, nagging feeling, the instinctual nudge that guides decisions without logical explanation. In Filipino, it’s called “kutob,” a rapid flash of unease or certainty. Have you ever felt an inexplicable aversion to someone, a feeling that defied…
Gut feelings
By Eva C. Visperas WITH just four days to go before the May 12, 2025 elections as I write this piece, the campaign trail in Pangasinan has been, surprisingly and thankfully, free of bloodshed. For a province known for intense political rivalries, this is a small victory worth recognizing….
May we keep the peace

By Rex Catubig SHE is a creature of habit. And the habit that drives her to the point of obsession is what has defined her– Unliserbisyo—the expeditious delivery of basic services not to the public in general, but to those most in need—the indigents and marginalized sector– the children, the…
Once more with feeling

COUNTING MACHINES ARRIVE – A PPCRV volunteer joins Comelec personnel in overseeing the proper stacking of the automatic counting machines that arrived at the Dagupan Hub. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
COUNTING MACHINES ARRIVE
THE Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) that will be used in Pangasinan for the May 12 midterm elections were delivered to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Hubs in Dagupan City and Alaminos City on Monday, April 28. Aside from the 2,869 main ACMs, 194 contingency machines were also supplied for…
Vote-counting machines arrive in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN 2025 BANGUS FESTIVAL DAGUPAN City’s Cluster 6 barangays composed of Pogo Chico, Lucao, Malued and Tapuac scored back-to- back championship when it won anew the Gilon-Gilon ed Baley street dancing competition in the 2025 Bangus Festival, packing the same intensity and passion it did in last year’s event before a crowd of…
Cluster 6 barangays top Gilon-Gilon ed Baley anew
DAGUPAN City’s best in all things bangus – from the ‘prettiest’ fish to the fastest deboner – were again showcased during the Bangus Rodeo held in front of the City Museum on April 28 as part of the 2025 Dagupan Bangus Festival. This year, the Vice Mayor Garry Barbadillo of…