THE opposition in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod continues to be self-absorbed with its political agenda and its number comprising the majority bloc. This notorious group has made it clear to all and sundry that only they decide what should and should not be passed into law in this post-pandemic period,…
‘UKAY-UKAY’ BY THE HIGHWAY – Entrepreneurs have found another way of selling their ‘ukay-ukay’ goods in addition to online selling – put up displays by the highways with no additional costs – to cater to motorists and riders. Above display is found along the highway on Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch…
FAMILY AFFAIR – – Rolando Mendoza, 71, of Barangay Leet in Sta. Barbara town gathers tobacco leaves for curing while his wife Leonida, (box) and family members stitch newly harvested tobacco leaves for drying. Despite the hard times experienced in the country brought by the El Niño phenomenon, farmers and their families learn…
‘BAHAY KUBO’ FOR ALL SEASONS – More families choose to buy a ‘bahay kubo’’ for P17,000 instead of buying an air-conditioning unit to be installed inside their homes as the better alternative for shelter during hot and rainy days. The makers of the ‘bahay kubo‘ in Brgy. Pangoloan, San Carlos City find…
PHOTO OPS WITH ROSIE —Families bring their kids around the 25-foot colored pink bear nicknamed “Rosie” on display at the atrium of the SM City in Rosales town for souvenir pictures during their visit at the mall. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez enlightens the first of two batches of some 2,050 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Dagupan on the various Unliserbisyo programs of the city government as they await their turn to sign their individual withdrawal slips to receive their cash grants amounting from…
By Rex Catubig “IT’S a constant battle, a war between remembering and forgetting.” ~E.E. Cummings. Aside from family, my brother had three great loves: politics, women, and food. It was his love of food that forged the bond between us. As kids growing up in the barrio, we were…
WE, The PUNCH editors and staff, thank the Philippine Press Institute for acknowledging your SUNDAY PUNCH as the ‘Best Edited Weekly Community Newspaper’ in the country. We accept the citation with pride knowing that our mission as defined by our founder Ermin E. Garcia in 1956, is validated not only…
2024 GILON-GILON CHAMPION – Street dancers of Cluster 6 (Barangays Pantal, Lasip Chico, Lucao, Malued and Tapuac) show their winning performance that made them this year’s champion with other minor awards. Gilon-Gilon is an annual and popular feature of the Bangus Festival every year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THANK YOU! — DILG Sec Benjamin Abalos Jr. receives a symbolic office table name plate from Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil, PNP Provincial Director P/Col. Jeff Fanged and PNP Regional Director P/BGen Lou Evangelista after joining the BIDA Fun Run and addressing the forum held in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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