SIXTEEN-year-old John Lash Pineda clinched a bronze medal in the Boys-200m-Backstroke during the Asia Open Schools Invitational Aquatics (AOSI) Championship last February 2-4, 2024 held in Bangkok, Thailand. Pineda clocked 2 minutes and 40 seconds in the 200-meter race against four swimmers from Krygyzstan, Myanmar, and the Philippines. Pineda, who studies in PAMMA Learning Center…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! FEBRUARY 11 – (Dagupan City) Louise Garcia FEBRUARY 13 – (Dagupan City) Marie Marzan, GERLOU MELECIO FEBRUARY 09 – (Dagupan City) Leslie Chan Happy Birthday! ALEX V. VILLAFLOR (FEBRUARY 11 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! ELEAZAR P. QUINTO (FEBRUARY 13 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! JUSTINE ANN GOLEZ…
POLITICAL turmoil has always been the mark of Philippine politics. So, the recent signature outburst of former president Rody Duterte in the direction of President Bongbong Marcos did not really surprise most everyone. That it happened between two back-to-back presidents was unprecedented and disconcerting. It was evidently triggered by illegal…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IF there’s one message being delivered by The PUNCH through our ‘Police Reports’ column by our motorcycle-riding chief correspondent Akiham Pasion, that continue to be ignored by the PNP, LGUs and LTO – it is the fact that there is an increasing number of deaths…
VIOLATION OF LGC CONTINUES THE minority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) was again denied a chance to speak out in its regular session when the opposition that comprised the majority moved for the early adjournment of the session after submitting its written manifestation. Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia of the majority bloc,…
Foot bridge on Arellano St. is dismantled to give way to elevation of the road. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) UPDATE ON GRIDLOCK THE return of Arellano Street to two-way traffic from one-way traffic was tentatively set by Mayor Fernandez on March 15 this year. The date was confirmed by City Engineer Josephine…
POLITICAL leaders in the 4th District of Pangasinan, led by former Representative Gina de Venecia, officially became members of the Lakas-CMD party on January 24. Manay Gina is the wife of five-time House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. and co-chairperson emeritus of Lakas and the mother of current 4th District Rep….
WHAT’S FOOD FOR MAN IS FOOD FOR THE BIRDS – Hundreds of egret birds hover over a fishing boat and the net being pulled by fishermen to the shore along the beach in Barangay Libsong East in Lingayen for a chance to snatch a fish from the catch being unloaded by the…
GALVAN, ZAMORA STREETS REOPENED THE street bazaar or baratillo and food strip set up on Galvan and Zamora Streets for the Dagupan City Fiesta in December were dismantled starting January 31 at the end of their contract with the Dagupan City government. Both the street bazaar and food strip thrived…
THE Department of Agriculture Region I (DA-I) needs P652.8 million to support and maintain its El Niño mitigation and rehabilitation program in the region this year. In Pangasinan, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) already warned the towns of Calasiao, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Rosales, Santa Barbara, and Santo Tomas, that they will…
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