MRS. ANAK TI VILLASIS 2006 — Lilibeth Bascos Arcalas is crowned “Mrs. Annak Ti Villasis 2006” by Consul General Alejandro Mosquera and Mrs. Amparo Tolentino, Queen Mother in 2005, last October 14 at the Alex Manoogian Cultural Centre in Ontario. Canada, witnessed by (left to right) Maria Katrina Arcalas, Ben…
NOT everyone gets to watch his favorite PBA team play, and nobody gets visited by his favorite team for simply being a fan except when you are Pangasinan’s oldest living priest. And how the lucky can a fan feel? ”I can die now,” Monsignor Leon Bitanga, 92, said…
DR. Catalino Rivera, president of the University of Pangasinan, called on all member institutions of the Association of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities (APSCU) to adopt a systems approach to ensure continuous improvement of educational programs. In his inaugural address as president of the APSCU Metro-Dagupan City chapter, Rivera said…
ELEVEN students of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) in San Carlos City were awarded scholarships by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) during the launching of the “ladderized education” program in Pangasinan held recently at the Dagupan City Astrodome. The VMUF scholars are Emmanuel N. Andress…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE much-talked about third district cycling road race, dubbed “VictoRey Tour de Tercero Distrito”, unfolds today with 80 professional and amateur cyclists participating. The bikefest, organized by retired PNP deputy director Reynaldo Velasco, intended exclusively for Pangasinan’s professional and amateur cyclists, will traverse Malasiqui, Bayambang,…
THE four-man Dagupan Karate Team from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) bagged six bronzes in the Milo Karate Championship held October 22 at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia in Metro Manila. Despite difficulties in adjusting to the Kobe Osaka International (KOI) rules, members of Team Dagupan…
Redeeming lost honor and integrity First, a roll call of Pangasinan’s members of the House of Representatives is in order. Rep. Arthur Celeste of the First District; Rep. Amado Espino Jr. of the Second District; Rep. Generoso Tulagan of the Third District; Rep. Jose De Venecia Jr. of the Fourth…
The High Court called a spade a spade By Ermin Garcia Jr. The recent rejection of the People’s Initiative by the Supreme Court meant different things to many people depending on where their sympathies lie. In my case, a couple of things stood out from the majority decision and the…
Cha-cha’s best advocates By Gerry Garcia FELLOW-columnist Jun Velasco and this writer have always been one with the millions of OFWs from this bamboo Republic who have opted to go abroad for greener pastures because things here are as disquieting as they are disappointing. All of us share a common…
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