By Rex Catubig I always threw it a glance but never really acknowledged its presence so that it might as well be non-existent. The edifice has always stood there—conspicuous yet unobtrusive. It stands unperturbed amid the cacophony and chaos of the marketplace, the Malimgas market being its next-door neighbor….
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE — DAGUPAN CITY was still abuzz with activities despite flooding due to rains and high tide, which rose to 1.36 meters on July 25, with bancas and tractors used to transport people and goods. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
New voters register at the COMELEC satellite site inside the Robinsons Pangasinan in Calasiao. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka) THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) kicked off the 10-day voter registration on August 1 in line with the potential holding of the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December. In an…
UNLISERBISYO THE DAGUPAN City government’s relief operations are continuing, and one of the stops last week was Barangay Mayombo, where residents affected by flooding received aid packages. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez joined the distribution along with Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Councilors Michael Fernandez, Jigs Seen, Tala Paras, Jaja Cayabyab, Atty….
A CORNER STREET MARKET FOR NOW — VENDORS at the Dagupan City market temporarily moved to the corner of Herrero Street and AB Fernandez Ave. as their regular trading site was flooded due to persistent rains or high tide. The coastal city sits below sea level and serves as a…
By Rex Catubig THE eastern sky began to darken at 2p.m. Soon after, an ominous burst of thunder warned of a heavy downpour. By that time, it was already raining gallons in Sta Barbara; and Urdaneta was also getting drenched. It was imminent, it was just a matter of…
BOAT RIDE ALONG ABF—A boatman paddles his boat to convey his lone passenger towards his destination in the flooded Central Business District of Dagupan, passing the CSI Market Square, as other people who cannot afford the cost of the ride walk in knee-deep water. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, in the aftermath of widespread flooding across Luzon and its neighboring islands in the southwest, as well as fresh from his trip last week to the United States, where he met with…
WATER WORLD IN DAGUPAN ANEW—People walk in knee-deep water or higher along the flooded A.B. Fernandez Avenue past Quintos Bridge on July 24 as Dagupan again turned into a virtual water world in the aftermath of Typhoon “Crising” that enhanced days of monsoon rains, aggravated by high tide at 1.2…
LINGAYEN FLOOD—A teenage boy pedals his bike along a knee-deep water in Lingayen on Tuesday (July 22), brought about by incessant rains from the southwest monsoon or habagat, and high tide combined. (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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