TOUGH CATCH — Jerry Solis, a 53-year-old fisherman from Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City, fixes his net after an early morning fishing trip on September 12, 2025 at the Lingayen Gulf. He laments the low catch he and other small fishermen have been getting in the area due to…
UNLISERBISYO Dagupan City has boosted its emergency response capability with the addition of two brand-new ambulances, which were blessed on September 8 at the City Plaza. Funded by the city government, the ambulances will serve as an important addition to the fleet of the City Health Office (CHO) and the…
DOCK, COVER, AND HOLD — A private school in Dagupan City holds an earthquake drill on September 11, 2025 in line with the government’s nationwide quarterly exercise. The Philippines is at risk of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as it sits within the Pacific Ring of Fire. (Punchphoto by Butch…
By Rex Catubig WITH the onrush of high tide, storm surge, and floods that have engulfed the consciousness, that have made life miserable, and have dragged along monumental debris of scandal, I am drawn to haunting memories of catastrophes in the past, similarly destructive and horrific. Yet I was never in…
A PAYLOADER OF TRASH — With so much trash collected at the Baywalk Binmaley, the town’s Waste Management Office had to deploy a payloader on September 3, 2025 to haul it all out. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
IMMOBILE POLICE VEHICLE — A Police Mobile Patrol vehicle of the Dagupan City Police Station has been left at this gasoline station for over a month as of September 3, 2025 after it broke down, according to fuel attendants. Police personnel recently came to take one wheel and the battery,…
MOBILE PET SHOP — Ornamental fish such as goldfish, koi, and molly fish, as well as fish food, mini-aquarium and accessories are sold at a mobile pet shop in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez and City Engr. Josephine Corpuz, along with representatives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office, were out early on September 4 to inspect different drainage outlets and coastal barangays. The inspection was intended to assess the water flow situation in these structures…
By Rex Catubig NOTE: I’m reprising this column in support of the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, and the World Suicide Prevention Day September 10. This is to give face to the menace of suicide that afflicts even the seemingly normal person, robbing the young of their power to…
FREE SUNDAY BREAKFAST — Churchgoers get free breakfast after the mass at the Holy Family Chapel in Barangay Dulag, Lingayen on Sunday morning, August 24, 2025, as part of the feeding program of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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