SAN FABIAN–For the past 28 years, this ophthalmologist who is celebrating his 75th birthday today, has treated and given renewed eyesight to 26,000 patients. All for free. And free of politics. Dr. Guillermo de Venecia of barangay Bolasi ensures his patients are certified indigents whose eyes are blind from cataract,…
STA. BARBARA–“Inspiring story.” “Nice creation.” “Nakaka-touch.” Marami pala siyang nagawa para sa bayan.” “Napaiyak ako sa kanyang buhay”. These are just some of the random comments generated by the 30-minute bio-documentary of retired police Deputy General Reynaldo V. Velasco aptly titled “The General Solution” which was shown repeatedly during the…
2ND CYCLING EVENT FOR 2007 PANGASINAN’s second cycling road race this year will be staged today in Villasis town in conjunction with the celebration of its town fiesta under the sponsorship of Department of Public Works and Highways Region 1 Director Fidel Ginez and family. Dubbed this year as the…
THE province’s dreaded cycling group, the “Pitaki Boyz”, showed their supremacy anew in the province’ road racing by dominating the “Domalandan Open Cycling Classic” last Sunday in Lingayen town with a stunning1-2-3-4 fashion finish that shocked the thousands of spectators and the strong field of 70 participants. After the first…
RESCUE tools — Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim and Kevin Donahue, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) communications specialist, turn over rescue tools such as hardhats, petromax and two-way radios (top photo) to barangay Salisay chairman Conrado Muyalde at the city hall on January 8. The turn-over ceremony was part…
A BOOST FOR TALONG—Villasis Mayor Nonato Abrenica, accompanied by officials and farmers of barangay Lipay, raise freshly harvested eggplants in the middle of a large eggplant farm, which will be showcased again in the second “Talong Festival” on January 19, coinciding with the Villasis town fiesta. – (Punchphoto by Cesar…
FUND FOR COOP– House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. (middle) turns over a P200,000 check to the officers of St. John Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Dagupan City as additional capital for their livelihood projects, particularly bangus processing. Receiving the checks are Jose Oviedo, managing director; Gaudencio Solis, chairman; Priscilla Coquia, treasurer;…
CAYETANO HOSTS DAGUPAN OFFICIALS — Barangay leaders from the fourth district of Pangasinan, accompanied by Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim, are hosted for breakfast by Taguig-Pateros representative Alan Peter Cayetano at the latter’s residence when the group arrived in Metro Manila on a the Lakbay-Aral trip last January 10.
LEAD PACK — Philippine National Cycling Team member Reynato Sembrano leads three of his “Pitaki Boyz” team mates to compose the lead pack during the Domalandan Open Cycling Classic held last Sunday in conjunction with the opening of the newly-constructed Domalandan Bridge and the fiesta of Lingayen town. Pedaling behind…
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