MARISSA Manipud Marquez, a Ms Dagupan title holder who worked her way up to become a Lieutenant Colonel at the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserves, is a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding International Humanitarian Award given by the Cyber Excellence Awards. The ceremonies will be held on November 8th at…
HANGING BRIDGE — Construction work has stopped as of September 16, 2025 on the bridge that will connect the Jose De Venecia Sr. Diversion Road and Barangay Calmay in Dagupan City due to lack of funds. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
LINGAYEN BAYWALK REPAIR — Repair and improvement of the Lingayen Baywalk slope protection is continuing as of September 16, 2025 after portions of the structure were damaged by storm surges during recent typhoons. The P55.4-million project contract was awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 1 office…
PREP WORK FOR FISHING — A fisherman checks his net in preparation for the next day’s trip out to the Lingayen Gulf, where many small-scale fishers from Pangasinan rely on for their livelihood. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BANAAN MUSEUM — A colorful mural at the Banáan Pangasinan Provincial Museum serves as background for a replica of an ox-pulled cart used traditionally for selling native handicraft. The museum in Lingayen recently held a three-day open house in celebration of its 2nd anniversary and as part of Tourism month….
STUDENTS of the Mangin-Tebeng Elementary School brought their own plastic containers for the school-based Orientation-Workshop on Container Gardening for Learners held on September 16. The project that promotes containerized gardening was undertaken with the assistance of the City Agriculture Office led by City Agriculturist Mary Ann Salomon, with the group…
THE move of the Pangasinan provincial government to cut down 192 fully grown trees of different species around the Capitol grounds has stirred not only local outrage but also condemnation from environmentalists across the country and even abroad. The anger has prompted the launch of an online campaign dubbed “Save the…
By Rex Catubig IN Biblical times, God directed the Israelites to smear the doors of their houses with the blood of a lamb as a sign to set them apart so that the Angel of Death would pass them over and spare them from imminent harm. Today, the blood mark…
STILL A BAYWALK? — The Lingayen Baywalk now looks like a two-lane road following a widening project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways Pangasinan 2nd District Engineering Office, and awarded to contractor/supplier by Berson’s Trading and Construction. The project was initiated on October 4, 2024, and was scheduled…
TRAVELING SALESMAN — A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of bamboo and rattan handicrafts with some plastic household wares all stacked in and all around his sidecar as he traverses the Carmen-Poblacion Rosales National Road on September 12, 2025. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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