SP CARES: Commitment in Action Dagupan City National High School students have successfully capped an intensive two-week Work Immersion at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The program offered a direct apprenticeship in local governance, with students engaging in the daily functions of public service – from drafting official communications to observing policymaking…
THE claim regarding a nonexistent flood control project in Barangay Sto. Tomas, San Jacinto, Pangasinan, has been refuted by the barangay council itself. In a definitive statement, the council passed Resolution No. 12, Series of 2025, clarifying that there is no ghost flood control project in their jurisdiction, contrary to…
SP CARES: Commitment in Action Vice Mayor BK Kua rallied the youth to become active champions in the fight against illegal drugs during the city’s Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week at the West Central Elementary School covered court. Addressing a packed gathering for the “Barkada Kontra Droga” event, he…
RECENT reports indicating that the country’s intelligence community is investigating claims of foreign funding for past anti-government protests versus corruption have reignited widespread concerns regarding foreign interference in Philippine politics. Many observers interpret this inquiry as a reaffirmation of long-held suspicions that external forces are seeking to manipulate domestic affairs,…
PROHIBITION STARTS DECEMBER 1—Electric bikes/e-bikes, which are normally unregistered, nor their drivers are licensed, will be prohibited by the Land Transportation Office along all national highways, and will only be confined to barangay and subdivision roads starting December 1, 2025. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)
CHEAPER RICE — Lingayen residents avail of the P20 per kilo rice at 10 kilos each at the Kadiwa na Kapitolyo at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen last Tuesday (November 25) morning. The twice-a-month Kadiwa na Kapitolyo is the provincial government’s counterpart of the national government’s Kadiwa ng Pangulo. (PUNCHphoto by…
RED WEDNESDAY—Catholics pray as they light candles early Wednesday night (November 26) in front of the Epiphany of Our Lord Co-Cathedral Parish(inset) in Lingayen, which is illuminated in red in observance of Red Wednesday, a global day of prayers and remembrance for all the persecuted, oppressed and Christians in need…
UNLISERBISYO The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) brought its “Responsableng Panonood” campaign to Dagupan City for the first time, holding the event in Barangay Pantal with Chairperson Lala Sotto and Board Members Maria Carmen Musngi, Joey Romero, Eloisa Matias, and Neal Felix Del Rosario. The campaign aims…
BINMALEY BAYWALK IN SORRY STATE—Early morning joggers continue with their routine, not minding the havoc of destruction on the Binmaley Baywalk wrought by the storm surge triggered by Super Typhoon Uwan last November 9, which may cause an accident. Removal of debris along the baywalk has started. (PUNCHphoto by Butch…
WHILE political will is essential in shaping national policy, it is ultimately the scientists—not politicians—who must determine where nuclear power plants can be safely built. Such decisions require rigorous, unbiased, comprehensive scientific analysis, and above all caution. Recent reports claim that, at the initiative of 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco,…
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