By Farah G. Decano SOME two weeks before the recent barangay elections, Francis Magalona’s paramour, Miss Abigail Rait, came out in public and proclaimed her love affair with the late rapper. She later announced that she was running for barangay kagawad and even made use of the legendary singer’s…
By Eva C. Visperas THIS time, our news coverage takes a break from politics and delves into the realm of beauty, focusing not on a woman’s physical beauty but the totality of her personality. Beauty, brains, wit, poise, glamour, and intelligence—these qualities were going to be on display as…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OUR national weather bureau just announced that the wet season this year is already over and clarified that there might be some rain showers during the night. These are the signs that Christmas time is already just around the corner. Our athletes, particularly those…
By Rex Catubig AN SOS from atanor Lilia Tuason sent this nocturnal senior scurrying through the maze of Galvan street market in search of burong dalag in the heat of midmorning. Not that she is conceiving the immaculate way but it was a favor for a friend. I’m loath…
FRANK Guiripon, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Mangaldan, achieved international acclaim by securing the title of Mr. Glam Icon Ambassador International 2023 in Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, on November 5, 2023. Having previously represented Mangaldan and earned the Glam Icon Award in Mr. Northern Philippines 2023 in August, Guiripon earned…
PUNCH’S Associate Editor Eva Visperas won in the 2023 NCCA Writers’ Prize sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the grand prize of P250,000 that goes with it. In its letter to Visperas on November 6, 2023, NCCA wrote: “Please accept this Commission’s felicitations as your…
NOV. 13, SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY PANGASINAN will observe a non-working special public holiday on November 13 (Monday) to commemorate the 127th birthday anniversary of one of its famous sons, Speaker Eugenio Perez, the first Pangasinense Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is pursuant to Republic Act No. 6721, signed…
UNLISERBISYO MORE than 900 city scholars finally received grants for the first semester of the next school year from the Fernandez administration. Mayor Belen Fernandez expressed personal gratification on being able to deliver her administration’s commitment to help deserving students with ambitions from impoverished families to continue and complete their…
A BOMB caused panic among students and faculty at the Daniel Maramba National High School (DMNHS) in Santa Barbara town, prompting a swift response from school administrators and police authorities. School administrators received bomb threat on Monday, November 6 as a private message posted from a dummy Facebook account named…
THE 6th Bolinao Super 7 Cup 7-Aside Football Tournament kicked off at the Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus on November 3, 2023 that saw the participation of 63 football clubs from various provinces, including Ilocos Norte, Baguio, Tuguegarao, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Ifugao, Pampanga, and Manila. Teams competed in different categories, including…
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