LINGAYEN–Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Reynaldo Villar was conferred honoris causa Doctor of Humanities degree by the Pangasinan State University (PSU) during its 15th biennial celebration held at its main campus here on Wednesday. Dr. Victoriano Estira, PSU President, said the province is proud of Villar, who holds a very…
SOME 6,000 pupils from 21 of 33 public elementary schools in Dagupan benefited from the schools feeding program launched since July 1 by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez in partnership with the City Nutrition Office headed by Leah Aquino. Fernandez said with the 12 remaining schools to be covered in the…
Former finance under-secretary Jose Bengzon led a medical, dental and optical mission in Lingayen on July 19 in celebration of his birthday. The activity was supported by his fellow presidents in district 3830 of the International Rotary Club. Bengzon said in an interview that his fellow “sharing” presidents of the…
WHEN not attending to his priestly duties for the Catholic Church, Father Rojohn Ramirez, assigned at the Jesus the Nazarene Church in Binmaley, is busy honing his taekwondo skills. A blackbelter, Fr. Rojohn recently brought home several medals from the just concluded World Taekwondo Culture Expo held in Moju South…
TIDAL FLOODING IN THE CITY—A father and son ride their ‘padyak’ trike through the tidal flood in Barangay Bacayao Norte to get home. The barangay is one of the areas now regularly that get flooded with each tidal rise in the city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
EARTHQUAKE RESCUE DRILL—Volunteers of the emergency response and rescue team of Dagupan City’s Disaster Coordinating Council go through the drill of assisting an ‘injured victim’ who was carried out from a damaged school building. The mock drill was staged at the West Central Elementary School. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back…
MANGROVE REFORESTATION—Alaminos Mayor Hernani Braganza leads the planting of mangrove seedlings at the Bued Mangrove Forest Park in the city recently. Government and non-government organizations participated in the activity to celebrate the International Mangrove Day. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez) Back to Homepage
NEW DIALYSIS CENTER—Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (center) with (from left) Vice Gov. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, San Carlos City Mayor Julier Resuello, Ginny Mello, executive director of the Bridge of Life/Da Vita Medical Missions, and Mrs. Priscilla Espino walk through the newly-inaugurated Dialysis Center at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San…
ADOPTED DAUGHTER—Ginny Mello, executive director of the U.S.-based Bridge of Life/ Da Vita Medical Missions, talks to the local media after the inauguration of the new Dialysis Center at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital on July 21, during which she and the other members of the group were declared as adopted…
KABABAIHANG RIZALISTA—Rose Vallo Cruz, a native of Calasiao and president of the Kababaihang Rizalista, Inc. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, continues to inculcate in the minds of the Filipino-Canadian youth the vision, aspirations and works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, while promoting the Filipino culture among Filipino-Canadian women through her annual Miss Maria Clara…
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