MONSOON BREAK—A farmer dries his newly harvested palay grains on a concrete pavement of the Pangasinan-Tarlac Road (Romulo Highway) in Barangay Cayanga, Bugallon during a recent break from the monsoon rains. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ANTi-RABIES VACCINATION—Residents of Barangay Dulag, Lingayen brought their fur babies (dogs and cats) to the village covered court last July 9 for anti-rabies vaccination given free by LGU Lingayen through the Municipal Agriculture Office. (Punch photo by Cesar Ramirez)
UNLISERBISYO THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 1 office again recognized Dagupan City as the “best of the best” eco partners at the “𝗚𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗗 𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗛𝗔-𝗦𝗔𝗡” Philippine Environment Month 2025. The award is in line with the city government’s environmental protection programs, particularly the establishment of the foreshore…
DAILY DAGUPAN HIGH TIDE—The high tide on Burgos Street in Dagupan City also affects the main thoroughfare, A.B. Fernandez Avenue, forcing mini-buses and jeepneys to take the middle part of the road to avoid getting stuck on the roadside, where the water is a little bit higher. (Punch photo by…
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)
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