GOOD LUCK FRUITS — A vendor along A.B. Fernandez Ave. in Dagupan City arranges her variety of round-shaped fruits for sale in anticipation of a demand for the traditional “good luck” fruits to welcome 2026, a practice supposed to bring prosperity to homes. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ABONO Partylist, through its representative Eskimo Estrella, has filed a bill seeking to strengthen and modernize the regulation of fertilizers, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals used in crop agriculture. The proposed bill, titled “Fertilizer, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemicals Modernization Act of 2026,” aims to ensure that agricultural chemical products are safe,…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will roll out its P20-per-kilogram rice program, known as Benteng Bigas Meron Na! (BBM Na!), In Pangasinan, starting in January, the province will be the pilot area for full implementation. The program aims to expand access to affordable rice, help control food inflation, and support palay farmgate…
THANKSGIVING FOR JDV AT 90—Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr. is joined by Manay Gina, Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez, and other city officials during a Thanksgiving dinner marking his 90th birthday on December 28, 2025, at Golden Bay Fresh Seafoods Restaurant along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City. (PUNCHphoto by…
WHILE the nation reveres former five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as an exemplary statesman, his province mates in Pangasinan and family view him not only as a political leader but as a profound source of pride and a living hero. His wife, Rep. Gina Perez de Venecia, the congresswoman…
FORMER President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo expressed her heartfelt gratitude to five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. during his 90th birthday celebration on December 28 at Golden Bay Fresh Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City. In a video message shared with attendees, Arroyo, who experienced a rift with De Venecia in his…
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC— Heavy traffic builds up on New Year’s Eve along the Old De Venecia Highway from the Banaoang–Malued corner in Dagupan City, with stalled vehicles in a bumper-to-bumper standstill stretching for about two kilometers. The congestion was blamed on the absence of a traffic enforcer and compounded by a…
REACTING to the Christmas Day explosion at a house in Barangay Bacayao Norte that killed two persons and injured eight others, Mayor Belen Fernandez said the incident “was not a merrymaking, but a tragedy that must never be repeated.” Fernandez stressed that after repeated warnings from authorities, there would be…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez has directed the Dagupan City Police Office (DCPO) on the eve of the New Year to confiscate illegal fireworks and apprehend those responsible for their sale or manufacture. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Mayor Fernandez emphasized her obligation under the Local Government Code to…
THE Filipino people stand united in their hope that 2026 will be a year of healing and progress, especially following the devastation of 2025, marked by natural disasters like typhoons, floods, and earthquakes that tragically claimed lives and worsened the plight of the poor and farmers. As we look ahead…
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