By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE is no scientific evidence that we can sense what happens to a loved one whom we have not seen for a long time. This heightened sense of awareness is explained away by science as anticipatory grief. However, science does not explain the sudden thud…
By Farah G. Decano DAGUPAN City Councilors receive a basic monthly salary of around P107,000 and a monthly allowance of P14,500 (as of 2023). This is on top of 13th and 14th-month pay bonuses and other emoluments. Given this substantial compensation from public funds, citizens are absolutely right in…
Councilor A.I. for the Win!
By Eva C. Visperas EMPLOYEES of the Dagupan City government came together once more at the city plaza – not just to pray but to remember on July 16. With heads bowed and hearts full, they marked the 35th anniversary of the powerful 1990 earthquake that changed the city forever….
Echoes of the 1990 earthquake

By Rex Catubig SHE was scheduled to leave for Baguio that sultry afternoon. Not to take a breather from the oppressive July heat, but to scout possibilities for building a movie house there. Youngest brother Kerwin had developed a passion for movies and as a doting sister, she helped…
Being Belen in the year of the quake

THE Pangasinan Heatwaves asserted its supremacy after fending off the Valenzuela City Magic, 114-90, last July 11, 2025 at Imus City Sports Complex in Cavite. Pangasinan sizzled hot during the first quarter courtesy of Ralph Robin’s back-to-back triples, reinforced with the five points of King Gurtiza to secure an early…
Pangasinan outlasts Valenzuela in MPBL, 114-90
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! JULY 21 – (Manaoag) BRENDA JAVILLONAR, MARITA FERRER; (Lingayen) Leonard Gil Cabuang JULY 24 – (Calasiao) Minda De Vera; (Manaoag) CYNTHIA APOLINAR Happy Birthday! JERICHO M . IBASAN (July 20 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! BRYAN JERICK DE LEON (July 20 – Binmaley /Manila) Happy Birthday! MARY SOPHIA…
Birthdays / Anniversaries July 20 – 26, 2025

A new dawn is clearly in the offing. We have been receiving news reports on good governance in towns and cities that are initiatives of both reelected and newly elected mayors with visions. These are not programs worth millions of pesos, but programs that exemplify how political will alone can…
The impact of political will

BUSINESSMAN ON WHEELS—A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of plastic household and kitchen wares—from storage box, chairs, brooms, pails, laundry tubs and bins, hangers, clips, etc., all stacked in his sidecar as he traverses the Aguilar-Mangatarem highway. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BUSINESSMAN ON WHEELS
SIX Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators in Mangaldan were recently awarded livelihood packages worth P178,486 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). This assistance is part of DOLE’s enTSUPERneur program, designed to provide livelihood opportunities to PUV drivers and operators affected by the government’s Jeepney Modernization Program….
6 PUV drivers, operators get DOLE aid
CUSTOMERS of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) were reassured that the corporation’s electricity supply remains stable and that demand is expected to be lower given the prevailing cooler temperatures. In an interview, DECORP Spokesperson Randy Castillan, however, clarified said potential issues could arise if transmission lines or distribution systems are…