Padunungan 2026 — Junior and senior high school students from six divisions across Pangasinan compete in the inter-campus group quiz show of UP Subol Society’s Padunungan 2026 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. Participants also vie in on-the-spot essay writing in Pangasinan and Ilocano, poetry writing,…
THE 44th edition of Padunungan, the flagship academic and cultural competition of the UP Subol Society, held on January 9, 2026 at the Narciso Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen, brought together students from across Pangasinan who engaged in intellectual, cultural, and social discourse. This year’s event had for its theme “Limata: Dismantling Unfreedoms Through…
THANKSGIVING FOR JDV AT 90—Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr. is joined by Manay Gina, Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez, and other city officials during a Thanksgiving dinner marking his 90th birthday on December 28, 2025, at Golden Bay Fresh Seafoods Restaurant along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City. (PUNCHphoto by…
WHILE the nation reveres former five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as an exemplary statesman, his province mates in Pangasinan and family view him not only as a political leader but as a profound source of pride and a living hero. His wife, Rep. Gina Perez de Venecia, the congresswoman…
FORMER President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo expressed her heartfelt gratitude to five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. during his 90th birthday celebration on December 28 at Golden Bay Fresh Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City. In a video message shared with attendees, Arroyo, who experienced a rift with De Venecia in his…
PSU’S INDIGENOUS GAMES — Teaching and non-teaching personnel of Pangasinan State University (PSU) from its nine campuses across the province take part in a tug-of-war, while a staff member (inset) competes in the kadang-kadang race during the university’s Laro Laro 2025 held on December 19 at the PSU main campus…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution commending the City Government of Dagupan, led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, for being named a national finalist in the 2025 Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Cities and Municipalities. During the SP session on December 23, Councilor and Majority Leader Michael Fernandez introduced Resolution…
THE local government unit of Manaoag held a Unity Walk on Monday, December 22, in observance of World AIDS Celebration 2025, underscoring its call to end stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. The activity, which started at 4 p.m. at the Presidencia Grounds, was participated in…
CALESAS ARE BACK IN DAGUPAN—Residents and visitors of Dagupan City take joyrides on board white colored calesas that pass through the brightly colored tunnel of lights at Quintos Bridge. For many decades, calesas were the “Kings of the Road” in Dagupan until the jeepneys and tricycles displaced them as primary…
THE city of Urdaneta is in mourning following the passing of Dr. Rodolfo “Rudy” Parayno, who served as mayor from 1992 to 2001. He was 92 years old. Dr. Parayno, the uncle of current City Mayor Julio Parayno III, was laid to rest on December 17, after his remains lay…
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