By Rex Catubig DURING the enrollment of incoming first year at the Dagupan City High School in 1960, the school officials headed by the erudite but stern Principal, Mr. Eduardo Q. Edralin from Lingayen, conceived the idea of grouping together all the honor graduates from the various public elementary…
ALAMINOS DELICACY—It is the stick at the end that distinguishes the Alaminos Longganiza from the other longganizas produced in Pangasinan and Region 1. Photo shows a woman inserting stick into the delicacy for sale in the city’s public market. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
TAKE TWO FOR MAYOR BELEN — Reelected Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez Mayor Belen Fernandez delivers her second inaugural address after taking her oath of office before Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez at the People’s Astrodome on Saturday, June 28. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ON July 5, 1956, PUNCH founder-editor Ermin Erfe Garcia, decided to publish a pocket-sized weekly community newspaper with contributions from some close friends. He believed that newspaper readers would find it more convenient to be updated with local news that could be folded to fit a man’s back pocket. (Nobody…
FOR RICE TRANSPLANTING—Farmers in Mabini town pull out rice seedlings from their beds for transplanting in their fields to take advantage of the vast quantity of water dumped by recent rains. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ANYTHING FOR FREE—A senior citizen avails of the free haircut provided by members of Dagupan Lesbians and Gays Association (Dalaga)LAGA) during the Sulong Dagupan Unliserbisyo Caravan sa City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
UNLISERBISYO THE Rotary Club D3790 launched the Rotary Club Projects 2025–2026 on July 1 at Sabangan Elementary School, focusing on seven areas in one day for 437 beneficiaries. In partnership with the city government of Dagupan led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, the program aims to promote inclusion, compassion, and support…
By Rex Catubig MY brother was a Civil Engineer and a pioneer OFW way before the acronym was coined. He was working at the Pangasinan Public Works and Highways, building roads and bridges across the province, when the war in Vietnam escalated and there ensued a demand for construction…
EVERY time the country finishes a regular or midterm elections, all local government candidates who won look forward to the day when they can speak with confidence about the new dawn that awaits all. There would generally be expectations about another three years pregnant with possibilities, innovations, and ambitions under…
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE BENEFICIARIES—Senator JV Ejercito confers with patients of the free ward of the Region I Medical Center in his visit to Dagupan City to check if the Philippine Universal Health Care Law or Republic Act No. 11223, which he authored, is benefiting the poor Filipinos. (Punchphoto by Ray…
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