ABIGAIL Supilanas Cajegas, a 26-year-old platform engineer from Dasol town, was crowned Ms. Aqua Queen of the Universe 2025, a beauty competition celebrating marine conservation. Cajegas actively engages in volunteer work to support environmental causes. She shared her advocacy focused on seagrass conservation, aiming to protect marine biodiversity — a…
CREATIVE COOKING WITH TALONG — A local chef from one of the barangays in Villasis proudly presents her entry, “Eggplant Noodles in Creamy Chicken Alfredo,” – to the cookfest during the town’s annual Talong Festival 2025. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE town of Malasiqui opened the inaugural Kirmat Festival on January 15, a celebration of the town’s strong sense of community and resilience symbolized by the Pangasinan word kirmat, which means lightning. “The Kirmat Festival is a symbol of Malasiqui’s culture, it represents the strength of its people and a light that illuminates the entire community,” Malasiqui Mayor Anthony Geslani said. The highlight…
CREATIVE ASIAN CONTEST CHAMPS — Elementary students from Barangays Amamperez, Barangobong and Maburak dressed in colorful Indian costumes were adjudged best in costume in the Creative Asian Dance Contest during the Talong Festival celebration in Villasis town on Thursday. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE second medical-surgical outreach program dubbed “See Pangasinan Operation Klaro” (Global Elimination of Preventable Blindness) conducted by doctors from the International Academy of Medical Specialists (IAMS), in collaboration with the Pangasinan Medical Society, reeled-off January 12, 2025 at the Don Leopoldo Sison Convention Center in Alaminos City. Over 100 residents underwent cataract surgery, pterygium removal, and other minor surgical procedures…
LINGAYEN GULF LANDINGS — Governor Ramon Guico III leads the 80th Lingayen Gulf Landings anniversary and 18th Pangasinan Veterans Day celebration in Lingayen. He is joined by Undersecretary Pablo Lorenzo, who represented National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Lt. Gordon Car-Gregg, Royal Australian Navy – Liason Office who represented the Ambassador to the Philippines,…
80th LINGAYEN GULF LANDINGS PANGASINAN paid tribute to heroes of World War II who fought valiantly and risked their lives in pursuit of the country’s freedom. In a simple rite that commemorated the 80th Lingayen Gulf Landings and 18th Pangasinan Veterans Day on January 9 at the Capitol Beach Park,…
THE provincial officer of the National Police Commission for Pangasinan underscored the importance of public trust and the self-sacrifice that comes with serving as a public servant during the 31st PNP Ethics Day celebration held at Camp Antonio Sison in Lingayen on January 6, 2025. “As policemen, we must recognize…
IN solidarity with the observance of the Feast of the Lord Jesus Nazarene of Quiapo, Manila, some 50 residents of Sitio Baba, Barangay Doyong in Calasiao held a simple religious celebration on January 9. At exactly five o’clock in the morning, the image of Jesus Nazarene was brought out from the Jesus of Nazareth Chapel and the procession took an hour where…
BINMALEY BEACH, A FAVE BEACH DESTINATION — Families and their guests spend their New Year’s Day bonding and frolicking at the beautiful, safe beach in Binmaley on January 1. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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