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Leader Hit enter to search or ESC to close Powered by Home Opinion Headlines Inside News Overseas Business People & Events Sports Governance Home Opinion Headlines Inside News Overseas Business People & Events Sports Governance Headline May 12, 2024 MBTF to OK reduced supplemental budget Top Stories GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE PROPERTY? GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE PROPERTY? – The two conflicting signboards were installed by DENR-CENRO claiming THIS AREA IS CLASSIFIED AS FORESHORE/PUBLIC DOMAIN and not for sale, and the other signboard beside it is installed by Rael Kitz Corporation” claiming ownership of the same area. To date, there appears no resolution or settlement of who really owns the… Top Stories Majority 7 administratively liable under LGC — Valle Top Stories Cojuangco seeks House probe on unclassified lands Top Stories The worst is over for Pangasinan – PAGASA Top Stories SSS cracks down on delinquent employers in Urdaneta City Inside News 2024 GILON-GILON CHAMPION 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) Inside News Opposition does not understand budgeting rules – MBTF Inside News MBTF turns table on opposition, recalls violations of Lim administration Inside News WE DID IT! Inside News DOH-1 to offer free cervical cancer screenings Business HOUSE OF GOLD HOUSE OF GOLD – Gloria Javien, 63, finds comfort and happiness in hanging tobacco leaves for drying from her house in Barangay Ammamperez in Villais town because these promise golden’ return for her efforts. Unlike other farmers, a dangerous heat level is favorable to tobacco farmers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Business Capitol set to boost Coconut Fertilization Project Business DOLE awards P90 million livelihood to 18,835 residents Business New Calasiao access road to boost tourism, agriculture Business NATIVE CAKES GALORE Peace and Order Region’s top priority drug target nabbed in Dagupan THE Regional Priority Target in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s watch list was arrested in a bust-operation of the Dagupan City Police in Barangay Mayombo on May 9. The suspect only identified as alias Mon”, 38, of Barangay Bacayao Norte in Dagupan City, is tagged as high individual target on… Peace and Order P500K shabu seized in Mangaldan drug bust ops Peace and Order Fish vendor arrested in buy-bust operations Peace and Order Basista MHO’s office air-condition still missing Peace and Order POLICE REPORTS Maraming salamat po! 2024 GILON-GILON CHAMPION THANK YOU! HOUSE OF GOLD ‘SPACE ‘WALK’ BFAR FISH CAGE PROJECT FOR FISHERFOLKS Mothers know best CREAM OF THE CROP Bangus Festival against all odds COLORS OF SUMMER WHERE HAVE ALL THE FAMILIES GONE? NATIVE CAKES GALORE 100 ISLANDS FESTIVAL DJ on board: Sound check ‘PH’s BEST BOWLERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP GINANAP, DITO SA DAGUPAN! Corruption of Dagupan bangus finally ends BONUAN ‘SMOKEY HILL’ ABLAZE HUNGRY BANGUS EATER BANGUS FESTIVAL’S ‘BANGUSINE’ GOES ASIAN LOOK! THE LONGEST BANGUS THIS YEAR Opinions Editorial by Editor May 13, 2024 in Editorial , Punch Gallery Maraming salamat po! 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… Read More Punchline by Ermin Garcia Jr. May 13, 2024 in Punchline Documented notoriety By Ermin Garcia Jr. ONE cannot but to hand it to the 7 epaLiFes. They consistently, wittingly or unwittingly, manifest their ignorance about parliamentary rules and laws practically every week without fail! The most recent was their decision to cut the 2024 supplementary budget by 73%. They want… Read More Out of the fire by: Gonzalo Duque May 13, 2024 in Out of the fire Marcos administration under siege By Gonzalo Duque THE onset of modern communications technology has made our political conversations easier to be appreciated by the public. Many political leaders have fallen and lost their grip on power because it is now easier to call people to assemble and stage a people power. Let’s take the… Read More Random Thoughts by: Leonardo Micua May 12, 2024 in Random Thoughts The majority 7 can be ousted By Leonardo Micua CITY Legal Officer Aurora Valle now agrees fully well that the seven majority councilors of Dagupan have already abused their power! They had no justifiable reason for not approving all the supplemental budgets requested by Mayor Belen Fernandez since 2022, not to mention the inexplicable delays… Read More G Spot by: Virginia Pasalo May 12, 2024 in G Spot The wheelchair By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE image of her friend in a wheelchair bothers her. It is an image Enya had not gotten used to, having known Amira as a vibrant, cheerful woman, gifted with intelligence and a capacity to help the less fortunate. That image is somehow fading, being… Read More Andromeda’s Vortex by: Farah Decano May 12, 2024 in Andromeda’s Vortex Concerts as new opiate for the masses? By Farah G. Decano AFTER several weeks, the rains have already fallen, albeit briefly, somewhere in Pangasinan. Last week, the hottest place in the Philippines nowadays - Dagupan City - almost missed the much needed shower. Looks like Heaven is hesitant to alleviate the condition of the already very… Read More Newsy News by: Eva C. Visperas May 12, 2024 in Newsy News Behind the scenes with PA Ely By Eva C. Visperas HE is the alter ego of the governor so his work is predictably very demanding and complex. His position is a vital link between the executive and the legislative branches and almost anything in between. And it takes one tough guy, with much devotion to… Read More Sports Eye by: Jesus Garcia Jr. May 12, 2024 in Sports Eye Pangasinan cycling national records (Part 1 of 2) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I SEE it as my responsibility to respond to queries from our avid cycling readers here and overseas about Pangasinan cycling history in this two-wheeled sport. Yes, I can cite many details about it having been a 32-years veteran myself in this sport from 1961… Read More Entre’acte by: Rex Catubig May 12, 2024 in Entre’acte , Punch Gallery Mothers know best By Rex Catubig IT’S just an ordinary day for these mothersjust one of those unexciting Sundays, perhaps just hotter, but no different, really. No Facebook posts, no Instagrams, no flowers, no greeting cards, no Tik Tok; maybe not even a bag of pancit and tasty bread to… Read More Life with my lens by: Art Valenzuela January 14, 2023 in Art Valenzuela’s Photo Collection , Punch Gallery A PHOTO ALBUM OF PROMDI” LANDSCAPES Photos and short narrative by Art G. Valenzuela I would consider myself as one lucky guy as I am both a city boy and a promdi” who has access to both city life (as in Dagupan City and Metro Manila) and rural-provincial life. Every week – coming from either Dagupan… Read More Sunday Life by: Norman Valenzuela April 27, 2024 in Punch Gallery , Sunday Life Dagupan City Hall 1960s Through Lolo’s Lens: Dagupan in the 60’s By Norman Valenzuela MY Lolo Marcial was the official photographer for The Manila Times. He preserved his collection of vintage black and white camera shots which has become the source of inspiration for my father, Art G. Valenzuela, who pursued a career in… Read More Punch Forum Open letter to Mayor Belen Sunday Punch | Punch Forum | No Comments Greetings Mayor Belen Fernandez – My name is Victor Reyno Junio, a resident and a registered voter of Sitio West America, Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. I have now returned to Canada after my 5 months stay in our City. I am blessed and privileged to have 2 countries I call… UPDATE FROM THE SUNDAY PUNCH ONLINE TEAM Sunday Punch |...