‘CHRISTMAS BRIDGE” IN DAGUPAN– Dagupeños and their friends are seen nightly at the Quintos Bridge, the city’s Christmas Bridge’, for their ‘selfies’ and ‘groufies’ to update their social media posts last year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
1ST DAY OF FACE-TOFACE CLASSES IN ALAMINOS WHAT was expected to be a quiet and orderly opening of the first limited in-person classes at the Longos Elementary School in Alaminos City on November 15 became the source of a controversy between the Alaminos City government, the Department of Education (DepEd)…
MAY MALASAKIT AT PAGMAMAHAL SA KAPWA A FACT check on the circumstances behind the video footage of an armed police officer belied earlier report that the police personnel inside the Longos Elementary School during the pilot run of the limited face-to-face classes in a school in Alaminos City were in…
LIQUOR BAN LIFTED AN executive order issued on November 16 by Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim will reset the curfew hours in Dagupan City from 12:00 midnight to 3:00 a.m. beginning November 22, Monday. Executive Order No. 43, series of 2021 prescribes the health and safety guidelines in conformity with the…
SUBSTITUTION IN MANGALDAN – Former Chief PNP Arturo Lomibao, a mayoralty bet, raises the hand of his vice mayoralty candidate Mark Mejia, after they submitted their respective certificates of candidacies. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Arturo Lomibao filed his certificate of candidacy for the mayoralty post in Mangaldan. Lomibao, who served as the top guy of the PNP from 2005 to 2006, substituted for his long-time ally, former Liga ng mga Barangay president Wilfredo Ocampo. “I want to change,…
BEATING the last-minute deadline for substitution for local elective posts, Mayor Lim’s sister, Irene Lim-Acosta, withdrew her certificate of candidacy (COC) for the ice mayoralty but will seek a seat at the Sangguniang Panlungsod and substituted one of the candidates of the Nacionalista Party for councilor. Irene who filed her…
KATIPUNAN’S CORONEL QUINTOS’ WAR MEMOIRS (First Installment) THE translation of a century-old war memoir of a Katipunan colonel originally written in Pangasinan to Pilipino, depicting his exploits during the war against Spanish and American colonizers, is finally off the press. Melchor Orpilla, a social studies professor at the Pangasinan State…
FAMILY OUTING AT LAST – Hundreds of families frolic at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan to mark their first family outing during the pandemic, with grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren in tow, after the government opened beaches and parks to adults and children. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE alleged protection racket and overcharging by market marshals in Dagupan City were not only victimizing fish vendors but other vendors as well, including those that are already paying monthly rentals for their spaces. This information was shared by Councilor Teresa Coquia, chairperson of the committee on market, at the…
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