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Charge the 7 obstructionists before the Ombudsman

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

LAST week, the regional office of the Department of Health, already manifested in no unmistakable tone its serious concern and apprehension over the continued delay or indications of rejection of the Mother and Child Hospital in the city by the seven Dagupan City opposition councilors who comprise majority bloc in…

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Charge the 7 obstructionists before the Ombudsman

The ominous realities of El Niño today, La Niña tomorrow

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

DAILY forecasts from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical  Services Administration (PAGASA) in the past were largely ignored by Pangasinan and Dagupan City, until March 2024. Even news of the arrival of the El Niño phenomenon was a non-event for many because experiencing high temperature is nothing new to us….

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The ominous realities of El Niño today, La Niña tomorrow

Timing is everything, or is it?

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

WILLIAM Shakespeare once said, “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” Never mind that the crop of opposition political councilors at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod continue to be blinded by their ignoble political agenda but to see them completely clueless about timing takes the cake. Two weeks…

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Timing is everything, or is it?

Greet our neighbors: HAPPY EASTER!

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

CHRISTIANS celebrate Easter, it being a more significant biblical event than Christmas. Unlike Christmas that celebrates the birth of the Redeemer Jesus Christ to deliver on God’s promise, Easter is about the restoration of life, by the Redeemer who died on the cross and resurrected to save mankind from eternal…

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Greet our neighbors: HAPPY EASTER!

Celebrating today’s women

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

THERE’S much to tell about our women today but on such a topic, nothing beats hearing it all from the women themselves beyond an occasion “to spotlight women’s accomplishments and address ongoing and emerging issues related to women’s empowerment and gender equality,” or “empowering your girls around the nation with…

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Celebrating today’s women

Dagupan officials’ accountability in good governance

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

THE indictment of the three councilors, Redford Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta by the City Prosecution Service of Dagupan in connection with the affidavit-complaint for illegal detention, slander and disrupting a meeting filed last year by Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua and five councilors of the minority bloc, did…

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Dagupan officials’ accountability in good governance

Finally, pro-people thrust of Guico administration

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

AFTER 12 months since Gov. Ramon Guico III assumed office, the province is finally feeling a wind of change in governance, from unleashing a list of infrastructure programs to establishing people-oriented programs. His administration started its parade with announcements that it will seek to build a new highway from Binalonan…

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Finally, pro-people thrust of Guico administration

By February 25, 2024Editorial, Punch Gallery

Inconvenience, the least price to pay

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

LOST in the din and public discussion in reaction to the inconveniences brought about by the ongoing disruptive construction activities in Dagupan City’s main avenues is the reality that Climate Change is here. It is a change that irrefutably affects human lifestyles, compelling major adjustments to the serious challenges of…

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Inconvenience, the least price to pay

By February 18, 2024Editorial, Punch Gallery