THE Pangasinan Heatwaves asserted their grit and tenacity after warding off the Cebu Greats in a see-saw battle, 83-77, in their showdown during the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) game last September 8 at the Calasiao Sports Complex. Early in the first period, Cebu demonstrated its shooting prowess with a back-to-back three-pointers to produce a 6-0…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SEPTEMBER 16 – (Dagupan City) Juricel C. Mainit; (Mangaldan) Clarissa Barredo; (Calasiao) Glyza de Vera SEPTEMBER 19- (Dagupan City) May-ann De Guzman; (Manaoag) Jonas Aquino Happy Birthday! MARISSA AGDAQUIT DIANE FRIANEZA PAMELA PADRID ROSITA DE GUZMAN (Sept. 14 – Sept /Manila) Happy Birthday! RONEL S. VILLAMIL (Sept. 16…
By Gonzalo Duque WHY is corruption in the Philippines everywhere, or shall we say, every corner? While the flavor of the month today is the rampaging floods visiting our archipelago, we are merely scratching the surface. It is no longer surprising that no less than South Korean president Lee…
By Leonardo Micua THE latest rigodon in the Senate, which saw Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III succeeding Francis Escudero as Senate president, hardly came as a surprise. It was, in fact, an ouster waiting to happen. When Sotto’s closest ally, Senator Panfilo Lacson, exposed in a privileged speech the existence…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE last time I had my glasses on was a few hours ago, while reviewing the files of three NGOs where I used to be a Trustee. I recall having gone down to the ground floor to cook. That was around 7:00 p.m. After having…
By Farah G. Decano PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has a historic opportunity to reshape public perception and restore trust in the government through the newly formed commission investigating fraudulent flood control projects. To make a lasting impact, his administration must pursue a strategy of swift and decisive action…
By Eva C. Visperas GO to the Capitol area. Hug the trees there. Soon, they will be gone. A total of 192 trees will be cut — vanishing from our sight, living only in our memories. On Monday, September 8, 2025, I went, as I always do, to the…
By Rex Catubig WITH the onrush of high tide, storm surge, and floods that have engulfed the consciousness, that have made life miserable, and have dragged along monumental debris of scandal, I am drawn to haunting memories of catastrophes in the past, similarly destructive and horrific. Yet I was never in…
A PAYLOADER OF TRASH — With so much trash collected at the Baywalk Binmaley, the town’s Waste Management Office had to deploy a payloader on September 3, 2025 to haul it all out. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution commending the city administration under Mayor Belen Fernandez and the allied public health system for exemplary performance in Universal Health Care (UHC) implementation, for which Dagupan was recognized in the recent National UHC Summit. Fernandez received the certificate of commendation during the NUHC…
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