By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AFTER a year, I’m happy that the adjacent vacant lot, which used to be a garbage dump, has now become an urban food forest. Anyone passing can pick chili, talinum (waterleaf), ternate (butterfly pea), palyan balang (wild bitter gourd), kamote (sweet potato), malunggay (moringga), mulberries…
By Farah G. Decano WITH philandering politicians still getting elected even to the highest positions and adulterous showbiz personalities remaining at the top of their careers, we thought that having paramours is already an accepted way of life in the Philippines. The reactions of most netizens towards third parties…
By Eva C. Visperas SEVEN years ago, I conducted my first interview with a truly remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on both my mind and heart. I cherished our conversation when I visited him at the parish of Saint Ildephonse, where he served as the parish priest….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER 10 and a half years of absence due to political reasons, Pangasinan’s most well-known one-day bikefest, “Werweran ed Mangaldan,” finally returned on October 25. However, this time, it came with a different format and sponsor. Unlike the original setup, which was exclusively for…
By Rex Catubig GENESIS 19:26 of the Holy Bible depicts how Lot’s wife, in an unguarded instance of longing for the depraved and condemned life they’re fleeing from, looks back at the city being consumed by fire and brimstone, in sheer defiance of God’s injunction, and thus, turns into…
SINAGLARAWAN 2023 – The Punch’s chief photojournalist Willie Lomibao holds the certificate of excellence for his photograph ‘Gold Harvest, (a tobacco farmer drying his harvest), as a finalist in the SinagLarawan 2023: Ang Pinoy Matibay photo contest sponsored by the Japan Tobacco International. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
UNLISERBISYO TO facilitate treatment of Dagupeños bitten by dogs and other animals, the city’s Animal Bite Treatment Center services are extended from 7a.m. to 3p.m. This was announced by Mayor Belen as she reminded pet owners of their responsibility if their pets bite people. She added that she is coordinating…
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AGUILAR – P/Col Jeff Fanged, Pangasinan police director, fields questions during a joint press conference in Lingayen last Thursday, October 26, on the arrest and filing of cases against the three arrested suspects in the killing of Arnel Flor Mata, candidate for barangay captain in Bayaoas, Aguilar. Gov. Ramon…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) will remain on full alert from the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections until after the observance of Undas. P/Captain Renan dela Cruz, Pangasinan PPO information officer, said the full alert status was issued last week with maximum deployment of PNP personnel and other force…
WERWERAN ED MANGALDAN – Winners in the Mountain Bike Challenge in the Fourth District take their positions on the podium after receiving their trophy, medals and cash awards from Vice Mayor Mark Stephen Mejia. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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