REELECTIONIST Urdaneta Mayor Julio Parayno III described the current mayoralty race in the city as a fight between him and a non-resident of Urdaneta, referring to his opponent, Maan Guico, who is from Binalonan and that even is only by affinity being the wife of Pangasinan Gov. Ramon Guico III….
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is running for reelection in the May 12 poll, brushed aside the claim of the opposition that the road elevation projects she pursued will not address the persistent flooding problem in the city. In a talk to newsmen over Kabaleyan Channel 17 on USATV, she asserted…
SPECIAL GUESTS OF 2025 BANGUS FESTIVAL THE vice mayor of Milpitas City in California, a sister city of Dagupan in the United States, and his delegation arrived in Dagupan City on April 25 for a five-day official visit and as special guests during the 2025 Bangus Festival. Vice Mayor Garry…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas released a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis following his death on April 21, Easter Monday. In an emotional message titled “Message of Sorrow and Hope,” Villegas captured the deep grief and gratitude felt by many Filipinos who fondly referred to the late pope as Lolo Kiko. “Although…
PALM SUNDAY MASS — Rev. Fr. Alberto Arenos goes around to bless palm fronds before he celebrates his Palm Sunday Mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
VOTE-BUYING VIOLATION RULE THE person handing out the money and the recipient are the ones who can be charged for violation of vote-buying and selling, not the candidate being supported, according to Dagupan City Elections Officer Atty. Michael Franks Sarmiento. Speaking during the PIA Pangsinan program’s “Pantongtongan Tayo” on Wednesday,…
UDD’s DALUYON MEDIA AWARDS THE Sunday PUNCH was named the Best Newspaper in Pangasinan at the 2nd Daluyon Media Awards sponsored by the Alliance of Communication Students of the Unibersidad de Dagupan in ceremonies held last week. Picked as Best News Writer was Dennis L. Ferret of the Capitol Post….
OVER DUTERTE CASE FAKE NEWS THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) formally lodged a complaint last week against Raul Lambino, a Pangasinense running for the Senate, for allegedly spreading false information regarding a supposed Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court to halt the arrest of former President…
OUTGOING Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, in a press conference on April 12 at his residence in Dagupan, proudly outlined his accomplishments in his three terms in office, authoring 77 major House Bills, twelve of which became laws, including the landmark Philippine Creative Industries Development Act or Republic Act…
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