Last Week's News
KENT Brian Celeste, a third-year Physical Education student of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, made Pangasinan proud after clinching a silver podium finish in the Men’s High Jump category at the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championship held May 4 at the New Clark City Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Over 1,000 athletes from different countries, including Malaysia,…
‘KONTRA-BIGAY’ OPS ON EVE OF POLLS SIX people from different parts of Pangasinan, who were caught and arrested by the Dagupan police in the act of buying votes a few hours before the election on May 12 at a vacant lot in Barangay Mayombo, have been indicted and are now…
By Gonzalo Duque LET us congratulate the winners of the just-concluded national and local elections. To those who did not make it, my magnanimous message to you is, “better luck next time” and learn from the wisdom of our great philosopher that “service to humanity is the best work…
By Leonardo Micua THE UnliSerbisyo team of Dagupan made history of sorts when it scored a near sweep of the May 12 elections at the expense of the opposition group led by the Lim mother and son tandem. Credit it to the hard work of Mayor Belen Fernandez who campaigned…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN writing, I seek more to understand myself better than to enlighten others. There are times when inspiration only comes an hour after the deadline, with just a smell, a memory, a face. Anything could trigger a word. Others approach writing differently. My friend, historian…
By Farah G. Decano “PAKURONG” is a Pangasinan word which literally means "to allow the crawling of a person, animal, or thing.” Nowadays, the term refers to goods or money furtively given to the electorate at least hours before the voting process stars in exchange for the candidates’ names included in…
By Eva C. Visperas I never set out to be a fortune teller — far from it. But in my previous write-ups, I offered bold foresight on the electoral outcomes in several hotly contested areas – places where the battles were expected to go down to the wire. Those…
By Rex Catubig IT’S a morality tale for all time. And it runs the length and breadth of the years—from the bible story of Judas losing his mind and killing himself, to the Greek dramaturgy of antiquities, on towards unraveling history and the present. It’s the same throughout, with…
FINAL CHECK ON DELIVERED BALLOTS - A Comelec employee makes a final count of secured official ballots for the 2025 midterm elections received at the Dagupan City Astrodome for delivery to the voting centers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LECHON FESTIVAL IN DAGUPAN – Families in Barangay Lasip Chico demonstrate their 40-year-old tasty roasting of 23 pigs that they readily sold to visitors for P800 per kilo, with free tasting to boot during their Lechon Festival. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
JESS Castillo, a former broadcast practitioner in Dagupan City who migrated to the United States, died of natural causes on May 7 at the age of 75. The former station manager of DZRD, now known as Sonshine Radio Dagupan, was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles City apartment. According to…
SPIDERMAN ON TWO WHEELS – Wonder no more if the peace and order situation in Lingayen, the capital town, is stable, ‘Spiderman’ is seen biking leisurely on the streets. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
A unity walk and prayer rally, dubbed "Lakad Pangasinan" was held on May 3 at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City, bringing together various sectors to advocate for clean, honest, accountable, meaningful, and peaceful elections on May 12. Organized by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting…
SAN QUINTIN Mayor Florence Pagaduan-Tiu appealed for calm among residents last week amid heightening tension over perceived political violence relating to the May 12 midterm elections. In a post written in Filipino on her official Facebook page on May 7, Tiu called for peace and unity not only as a…
AFTER non-stop daily campaigning for 45 days, Gina de Venecia expressed confidence that the legacy of her family, the Serbisyong 3-in-1, will continue in the Fourth District when she wins again as congressional representative. In a talk to newsmen at her residence in Barangay Bonuan Binloc on May 8, De…
MANAOAG and Mapandan experienced hail hailstorm on May 5 as heavy rain poured across Pangasinan. Hail forms when raindrops are carried upward by a thunderstorm into an extremely cold region in the atmosphere, freezing them into sizable ice balls, according to Engr. Jose Estrada Jr., chief meteorologist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…
