By Al S. Mendoza PHILIPPINE basketball was rocked by an ugly incident this week. No, it is not a game-fixing scandal. Far from that. No, it is not a blockbuster trade involving marquee players from San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra. Far from that. And no, Manny V. Pangilinan is…
By Leonardo Micua IN the recent call of Mayor Belen Fernandez for a special audit of the finances of Dagupan by either the regional or national offices of the Commission on Audit, it is possible that she mistrusts the COA in Dagupan or she suspects that office to have…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I don’t know why I’m here. I just followed my instincts. In the process, I searched for my stolen credit card in the last establishment where I bought the boxes to store the books I have not read. After that, I bought myself empanada and…
By Farah G. Decano THE COVID pandemic has demonstrated that many things are possible if only we set our minds on making them real. The alternatives we developed during the height of the contagion were not necessarily inferior to present processes. Some are, in fact, brilliant. I am hoping…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE relatives, particularly parents and guardians, supporters and friends of our young athletes who passed the qualifying rounds to officially represent their respective regions in the coming Batang Pinoy National Games originally scheduled on December 4 to 10 in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, are…
By Rex Catubig I always fell asleep on my way to Dagupan during my sem break from college. Despite being cramped elbow to elbow on the wooden bench seat of the Pantranco bus, the wind surge from the open sides, the drone of the engine, and the rocking motion…
RECENT DISCOVERY: 2 MISSING MOTORBOATS WITH more irregularities and anomalies committed by the past Lim administration being uncovered, affecting her administration, Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez is considering to seek the help of the cybercrime division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to establish accountabilities behind the series of deletion…
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE – PUNCH’s chief photojournalist Willie Lomibao took this photo of a partial lunar eclipse after a “blood moon”, over the skies of Dagupan City at 7:49 PM on November 8, 2022. In Dagupan City it was cloudy before and after the total eclipse. It was hardly visible and only…
OPERATORS of old jeepneys, particularly whose engines are 15 years old or older, have only until March 31 next year to continue operating and after which, their units will be banned on roads and highways. The deadline was set for the implementation of the phasing out of the old jeepneys…
GOOD news to commuters from both Camiling and Bayambang who were inconvenienced for weeks! The temporary bailey bridge constructed over the collapsed span of the Carlos P. Romulo Bridge along the Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang, Malasiqui road stretch is already open to light vehicles with maximum weight capacity of five tons only. Esperanza…
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