President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. are now immortalized in shrimp. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Dagupan is now developing Hipon ni Gloria of the ulang variety and a hipon ni JDV of the Penaeus vannamei kind. Dr. Westly Rosario, BFAR…
URDANETA CITY–Four national artists have been commissioned for a collaborative work on the monument of Padre Andres de Urdaneta, the Spanish Augustinian friar after whom the city was named. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr., who last week escorted the creative team for a site inspection, said the city is honored for…
A former barangay captain and a balikbayan known for his advocacy for backyard gardening, is set to launch another ‘green revolution’ in his neighborhood in barangay Lucao in Dagupan. Alfredo Dawana, barangay head of Tapuac from 1966 to 1978, is busy preparing for the launch of his “Green Revolution at…
SOME 1,000 residents among Dagupan City’s urban poor were given free tooth extraction courtesy of “Libreng Bunot” dental mission sponsored by the city government last Sunday. Vice Mayor Fernandez, whose own CSI Group of Companies co-sponsored the dental mission, said the dental mission was organized to help the city’s urban…
With the rainy season believed to be over, Pangasinan’s roads are ready anew for cycling races with the first competition scheduled on September 16 in conjunction with the birthday celebration of Mangaldan Mayor Herminio Romero. Dubbed as the “Mayor’s Cup-Emperador Brandy Cycling Challenge,” the road-battle starts and ends in Mangaldan…
DIVIDE PANGASINAN NOW—Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. bares a plan to sponsor a resolution in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan reviving the 40-year old proposal seeking to divide Pangasinan in two, as Eastern Pangasinan and Western Pangasinan. (Puncphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)
TEST FIRING—A range master positions Barangay Captain Susan Carlos of Poblacion East, Alcala during the actual test firing held in Sto. Tomas town. The activity is part of the “No training, no actual firing, no shotgun” policy of the provincial government for the shotgun distribution program aimed at maintaining peace…
SHRIMP SUPPORTERS—Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. with (from left) Dr. Edmundo Exconde of the Nazareth General Hospital, City legal officer George Mejia, and Dr. Westly Rosario, interim executive director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Research Center, listen to Dr. Leobert dela Peña (2nd from right) of…
LINING UP FOR THE PMA—Major Felix Balanza checks the documents of young men and women applying for cadetship to the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) before their scheduled entrance examination last August 31 at the University of Pangasinan in Dagupan, one of the designated testing centers around the country. (Punchphoto by…
GRAB THE BALL—UL’s Norman Ilao and LNU’s Benjie Labitoria wrestle for the ball during the last period of their game last Thursday afternoon held at the Lyceum Northwestern University gymnasium. LNU won, 85-69.
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