By Leonardo Micua IT no longer surprised me and, of course, many others, why the Department of Budget and Management declared the 2023 annual budget of Dagupan “inoperative in its entirety.” It is because, it’s no secret that the passage of the city budget by the majority in the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WHEN I think of the many things I have left undone, I am overwhelmed. For example, if I die or get incapacitated tomorrow, what are the most likely things I want to focus on doing now? Often, I find that the things I want to…
By Farah G. Decano IF the seven Dagupan City councilors also known as Magic 7 wish to be seen in high regard by the public, then they must stop being mere stallers. They recently boycotted a Sanggunian regular session. They delayed the approval of the scholarship program of the…
By Eva C. Visperas FOR 92 long years, I held him, touched him, hugged him, kissed him as often as I could and personally greeted him “Happy Father’s Day” every year. His wish to live longer was granted and became a nonagenarian. But his dream was to be a…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BEFORE the start of the 2022-2023 NBA season, world basketball analysts did not give so much importance to the Denver Nuggets quintet despite the presence of the much-improved Serbian basketball superstar Nikola Jokic in the team. Well, you can’t blame them since based on…
By Rex Catubig IN 1997, a neophyte in the political arena, a rookie Councilor, was appointed as the Chairperson of Dagupan City’s 50th Golden Jubilee as a charter City. Twenty years hence, as the city’s history unfolded, she had grown into the role of City Mayor concurrent with Dagupan’s…
FAMILY OUTING ON FATHER’S DAY — A family of four spend the day at the beach in Dagupan City to celebrate Father’s Day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! JUNE 18- (Dagupan City) Ma. Vivian Revote; (Calasiao) Arnold de Guzman, May-ann de Guzman JUNE 19 – (Mangaldan) Rowena Anne De Vera; (Manaoag) Rustan De Leon JUNE 22 – (Dagupan City) Cristita Fernandez, Luzminda De Vera JUNE 24 – (Manaoag) Miguel Galliguez, LIANNE PERALTA, (Mangaldan) Annie de Guzman…
A “NEVER GIVE UP” GIRL A 13-year-old girl from Urdaneta City who started practical shooting as a hobby when she was barely11 years old, is already an accomplished international junior lady shooter. Meet Jrellah Xy Maximo who will be Grade 9 at MAV School of Multiple Intelligence in Urdaneta City…
ONLY the Department of Agriculture’s National Irrigation Administration has so far provided the most practical antidote to the worst El Niño phenomenon expected to hit the country next month to last until the first quarter of 2024. NIA distributed solar-powered irrigation pumps to farmers’ cooperatives in Pangasinan. It is practical…
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