THE Pangasinan Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) launched a digital art exhibit on April 5 (Pangasinan Day) at the Asin Gallery, or Gallery III, in Banaan Museum in Lngayen. Entitled “Siplog: A Digital Art Exhibit,” touches on Pangasinan words ‘aro’ (love), ‘kimey’ (labor), and ‘kawayangan’ (freedom), feelings that are…
EMULATING SIMON OF CYRENE — Penitents share time to carry the cross like Simon of Cyrene did on the way to the St. John Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR being the top 1 in the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination (FTLE) 2023, an alumnus of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) in its Binmaley campus received a P500,000 cash incentive from his alma mater. Adrian Dela Cruz couldn’t be happier with the unexpected cash bonanza he received during the recent…
THE municipal government of Alaminos City headed by Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste conducted a Public Speaking and Hosting Workshops for Barangay Information Officials (BIO) at the Leopoldo Sison Convention Center last April 3. Organized by the City Information Office, the day-long workshop was participated in by 80 Barangay and SK officials. Department Head 1 Venus Balgua led the lecturers. She…
PANDAN FESTIVAL — Students and young residents of Mapandan perform for the street-dancing competition feature of the town’s annual festival. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
PANGASINAN BEAUTIES MEET THE PRESS — The twenty lovely candidates of Limgas na Pangasinan are joined by Mrs. Maan Tuazon-Guico, and Mrs. Melanie Lambino, Limgas na Pangasinan Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson during the Press Presentation and Official Sashing held at the Monarch Hotel, Calasiao, on March 17. The pageant is one of…
HOBBYIST photographer, public relations practitioner and former Sunday PUNDAY columnist Arturo ‘Art’ Valenzuela passed away on Thursday, March 21. He was 82 years old. Information gathered by The PUNCH reveals Valenzuela died peacefully early morning in a hospital in Dagupan City. A true blue Pangasinense, Valenzuela hails from Barangay Tagac,…
STREET DANCING FOR BAGOONG FESTIVAL — Young boys and girls participating in the street dancing competition of Bagoong Festival in Lingayen town, gleefully perform promoting the town’s “One-Town, One-Product.” (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BISHOP Napoleon Sipalay officially took on the responsibility as the new head of the Alaminos Diocese on Monday, March 18 pledging to lead a diocese that stands in solidarity with its people. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news website, Sipalay, 53, held his inaugural Mass as bishop at…
MISS HUNDRED ISLANDS BEAUTIES — The winners in the final selection for the titles wave to their supporters after receiving their crowns and sashes. Denise Joy Flores (center), 4th year BS Psychology student at the Lyceum Northwestern University is Miss Hundred Islands. She is joined by (from left) 1st Runner-Up Jessalyn S. Espinoza, Kyrie…
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