SOLIDARITY WITH BREAST CANCER AWARENESS — The provincial capitol building in Lingayen is illuminated pink on October 1, 2025 as part of the simultaneous nationwide ‘pink lighting activity’ in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
UNLISERBISYO MORE job opportunities will soon open for Dagupeños with the approval of a proposed three-storey apartment in Barangay Pogo Chico and a one-storey commercial building in Barangay Mayombo. At the same time, PAMANA Water Corporation presented its plan to construct a pumphouse that will address the water supply needs…
THE separate investigations by the House of Representatives and the Senate into ghost and substandard flood control projects — now expanded by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to cover all projects built from 2016 to 2025 — have stalled some infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
By Rex Catubig Note: Please allow me to indulge in some rumination to start my birthday month and await my upcoming birthday week. I am inspired by the AI photos created by my friends, Adams Ryan and Archimedes Fronda. Struck by the blurry image of hanging laundry in the…
BRAVING THE FLOOD — Vehicles and even pedestrians brave the familiar flood in Dagupan City on September 25, 2025 as two typhoons and the southwest monsoon brought rains during the week. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TENS of thousands of Filipinos poured into the streets on September 21, from Metro Manila to key cities nationwide, to express outrage over what has become an open secret — large-scale corruption in government, particularly in flood control projects that were either “ghosts” or substandard. The demonstrators, a mix of…
RICE @P20/kg — People avail of the P20 per kilo rice sold at the Kadiwa na Kapitolyo held at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen on September 25, 2025. Each consumer can buy a maximum of 10 kilos. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DANCING TO THE TRAFFIC BEAT — Traffic Enforcer Edgar Rosario directs traffic with dancing flair, amusing motorists at the intersection of Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Diversion Road and National Highway in Barangay Lucao, Dagupan City. Rosario said on September 25, 2025 that he has been practicing his moves for…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez inspects on September 21 the sea wall along the beach going towards the BFAR complex to ensure the safety and protection of residents against flood and storm surges. She was accompanied by PNP Dagupan Chief Lawrence Calub, City Engineering Office head Engr. Josephine Corpuz, and CDRRMO Chief…
By Rex Catubig THEY are the calamity and crises staple. Once referred to as “Relief”, they have since mutated into various aid acronyms,–AICS, Tupad, 4P’s, etc., but are collectively popularly known as “Ayuda”, the palliative, temporary support in emergency situations, financial or in kind. During typhoons, flooding and other…
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