TWENTY-EIGHT scholars of the Dagupan City government graduated with Latin honors, nine of them magna cum laude and 19 others cum laude. Mayor Belen Fernandez announced on September 20 when she, Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and Councilor Michael Fernandez distributed financial incentives for 1,048 qualified renewed scholars of Dagupan. There used…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez inspects on September 21 the sea wall along the beach going towards the BFAR complex to ensure the safety and protection of residents against flood and storm surges. She was accompanied by PNP Dagupan Chief Lawrence Calub, City Engineering Office head Engr. Josephine Corpuz, and CDRRMO Chief…
SEA WALL INSPECTION
PRIDE OF SAN CARLOS — Fifteen-year-old archer Leila Jell Cano of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos City. (PUNCHphoto by Kim Gealogo)
PRIDE OF SAN CARLOS
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Leila Jell Cano of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos City once again showcased her brilliant marksmanship skills as she garnered four gold medals during the 2nd Richfield’s Archery Cup held September 21 in Bacoor, Cavite. Arranged by the Richfield Archery Team of Cavite, the competition aims to provide a platform…
San Carlos City archer aces 4 gold in Cavite tourney
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SEPTEMBER 29 – (Mangaldan) Rey Servito; Amanda Cruz, Lolita De Guzman Happy Birthday! MARICHU SY CHUA (September 29 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! GLORIA MICHAELA REYNA & SHARE ESTRADA (September 29 – Dagupan City /Manaoag) Happy Birthday! NICOLE LAGUERTA ALMARIO LAGUERTA (September 30 – Dagupan City /K.S.A.) Happy…
Birthdays / Anniversaries September 28 – October 4, 2025
By Leonardo Micua WHAT I understand from Senator Ping Lacson, Senate Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee chairman, in an interview with him by the media, is that insertions under the “unappropriated funds” item in the national budget are not illegal. What is illegal, he said, is when legislators…
An angry nation is watching
By Farah Decano ON September 21, I watched as Filipinos rallied across the country to protest government corruption — the kind of corruption that steals billions meant for something as critical as flood control. The rallies in EDSA and Luneta were supposed to be massive, a reflection of our…
Performative Empathy: A Disgusting Charade
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I am looking at “The Butt Song from Hell”, detail from Hieronymus Bosch’s 15th-century triptych, “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, depicting a hellish chorus singing a song while the devil is inscribing the notes on the buttocks of a tortured figure in the hell panel….
The butt song from hell
By Eva C. Visperas THE heart of Pangasinan is not just its people, culture, and rich history — it is also its living, breathing green spaces. Trees are more than background scenery. They are silent sentinels that cool our towns, shelter our wildlife, and capture the carbon emissions that…
The Capitol trees are a living heritage
By Rex Catubig THEY are the calamity and crises staple. Once referred to as “Relief”, they have since mutated into various aid acronyms,–AICS, Tupad, 4P’s, etc., but are collectively popularly known as “Ayuda”, the palliative, temporary support in emergency situations, financial or in kind. During typhoons, flooding and other…




