HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! DECEMBER 25 – (Mangaldan) Jhess de Guzman; (Pozorrubio) Mary Abad DECEMBER 27 – (Dagupan City) Arnold Aquino DECEMBER 27 – (Dagupan City) Katherine de Vera Happy Birthday! ROWENA RAVANZO (December 21- Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! CHARITO G. MARZAN (December 22 – Manaoag) Happy Birthday! REAGAN C. RAVANZO (December…
By Gonzalo Duque I cannot understand why the new owner of The Sunday Punch has ordered me to write my column only two times a month, instead of weekly. It’s the same with my fellow columnists Leonardo Micua, Farah Decano, Eva Visperas, Rex Catubig, and Virginia Pasalo. (Did I…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THROUGHOUT my life, I have mostly gravitated towards men and women who are wiser, gifted and crafted by life’s most intense and purposeful experiences. Most of them are my mentors, whose caring and nurturing energy continues to energize my existence even after they have passed…
By Eva C. Visperas NOT once, but twice. Twice in a row, I had the rare and delightful honor of being part of the esteemed panel of judges in a beauty pageant. First, it was Miss Villasis 2025, and now, a year later, Miss Villasis 2026. Each experience, I must confess,…
SANS ANY MORE POLITICAL ROADBLOCK THE Maternity and Children’s Hospital, which had P150 million allocated by the national government but reverted to the national treasury in 2024 due to delays caused by the previous majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, is set to finally move forward in 2026, as announced by…
AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT—Bishop Napoleon Sipalay Jr. OP DD Bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos (third from left) and members of various sectors of the society in Pangasinan, show posters expressing their strong opposition to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Labrador, Pangasinan. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Church firmly opposes the construction of a nuclear power plant in Labrador, citing concerns for the health and safety of current and future generations. During a press conference in Labrador on January 4, Bishop Napoleon Sipalay Jr. of the Diocese of Alaminos urged project proponents to slow down and…
YOUTH leaders, church representatives, private citizens, and environmental groups expressed strong opposition to the proposed construction of a nuclear power plant in the coastal town of Labrador, Pangasinan, citing concerns over environmental safety, seismic risks, and potential threats to local livelihoods. Kabataan Partylist Pangasinan joined protest actions and motorcade around Labrador to…
THE Dagupan City government is now scouting for available lands in strategic areas of the city, which it could buy, where five new stations of the Dagupan City Police Office (DCPO) will be built. Mayor Belen Fernandez said during her Cable Television program “Sumbungan ng Bayan” this Wednesday that she…
MASS BEFORE ANTI-NUCLEAR PLANT RALLY—Bishop Napoleon Sipalay Jr., OP DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos, presides over a Holy Mass at St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Labrador town during the peaceful Anti-Nuclear plant construction rally and protest. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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