THE editorial and administrative team of The Sunday PUNCH traveled from Dagupan City to Forbes Park, Makati,78 on July 30 to pay a moving final tribute to their beloved publisher and editor-in-chief, Mr. Ermin Garcia Jr., during the wake held at the Santuario de San Antonio Multi-Purpose Chapels. A pillar…
WESTERN PANGASINAN TOWNS HIT HARD BY ‘EMONG’ THERE are now 22 cities and municipalities in Pangasinan declared under a state of calamity, according to an official list obtained by The PUNCH, which was validated by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as of July 29, 2025. Among…
MOST BUSINESSES RESUME OPERATIONS ALL major roads in Dagupan are now passable to light vehicles, except a section of Mayombo Road going to M.H. Del Pilar Street and A.B. Fernandez Avenue, and most establishments at the city’s Central Business District are back to normal operations. The City Government Information Office…
New voters register at the COMELEC satellite site inside the Robinsons Pangasinan in Calasiao. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka) THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) kicked off the 10-day voter registration on August 1 in line with the potential holding of the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December. In an…
FULL restoration of electricity in several towns in western Pangasinan that were battered by the most recent typhoon may take up to a month, according to the Pangasinan I Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 1. In an interview with Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan, PANELCO 1 Chairman Engr. Allan Cerdan said they hope that…
THE Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) deployed a team of seven linemen and one foreman to Pangasinan to assist in restoring electricity in areas left without power following the onslaught of Typhoon Emong (International name: Go-may). INEC Chief of Staff Athena Nicolette Pilar said the team is expected to help…
UNLISERBISYO THE DAGUPAN City government’s relief operations are continuing, and one of the stops last week was Barangay Mayombo, where residents affected by flooding received aid packages. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez joined the distribution along with Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Councilors Michael Fernandez, Jigs Seen, Tala Paras, Jaja Cayabyab, Atty….
A CORNER STREET MARKET FOR NOW — VENDORS at the Dagupan City market temporarily moved to the corner of Herrero Street and AB Fernandez Ave. as their regular trading site was flooded due to persistent rains or high tide. The coastal city sits below sea level and serves as a…
THE Quintos Bridge in Dagupan, located along the main thoroughfare A.B. Fernandez Avenue, served as a temporary marketplace when the city’s downtown area became inaccessible to all light vehicles due to prolonged widespread flooding spawned by more than a week of monsoon rains that were intensified by two typhoons. Mayor…
AMID POWER OUTAGES AND LIMITED COMMUNICATION DESPITE widespread power outages and communication breakdowns caused by Typhoon Emong (international name: Go-may), Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Dindo Reyes said the 911 emergency hotline played a critical role in delivering assistance to affected residents during the storm. “Maraming tumatawag sa 911,”…
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