LINGAYEN–The police provincial headquarters based here in the capital town prides itself in its two attractions unique in the whole country: biggest replica of the Pershing Cap, the police’s official headgear, and the Badge of Honor Park. Senior Supt. Percival Barba, the police provincial director, said these two landmark structures,…
FOR its Christmas episode, the award-winning documentary-drama program “I Survived” will feature the story of Gina de Venecia and how she survived the fire that struck her family’s home on the eve of the first Simbang Gabi in 2004 where she lost her youngest daughter KC. Manay Gina shares in…
PANGASINAN’s top amateur cyclists will show their wares anew against the best from nearby provinces in the 3rd Bataoil-Garcia Cup cycling race on December 20. The bikefest, principally sponsored by retired police director Leopoldo N. Bataoil, will start and finish in barangay Buenlag, Mangaldan, traversing parts of Dagupan City, Binmaley,…
WARMING UP FOR THE BIG NIGHT–The 12 candidates for Miss Dagupan 2009 strike playful poses for the media during a Fun Shoot on December 13 at the Governors’ Island in the Hundred Islands. They are from left to right: (upper photo) Kristine Grace Avelino, Charlotte Visperas, Stephanie de Guzman, Denielle…
DANGER SIGN AT THE BANGUS PROCESSING PLANT–A boy points the extent of soil erosion just a little more than 10 meters away from the P100 million Seafood Processing Plant being constructed in Sitio Russia, Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. The erosion was caused by rampaging waters of the Lingayen Gulf at…
AMUSED BY IT ALL–Dagupan City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. (with back behind camera) reads a copy of The PUNCH where a front page story about malicious text messages that spread about his alleged demise appeared. Fernandez gamely laughed off the text messages with mediamen during the Media Night on December…
LIGHTING UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE–Dagupan City officials led by Mayor Al Fernandez and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez stand in front of the city’s giant Christmas tree after the ceremonial lighting to signal the start of the fiesta celebration. Joining them are Elmina Fernandez, wife of the mayor; Councilors Karlos Reyna…
WHEEL CHAIRS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS— Septuagenarians Primitivo Fajardo and Carolina Guadiz, both from Dagupan City, and three others had their wishes come true when they received a wheel chair each from Senator Manuel Villar Jr. The donations were coursed through Councilor Jesus Canto, former director of the Region 1 Medical…
PIA VISITS PANGASINAN TENT CITY–Senator Pia S. Cayetano (middle) gets a briefing from Rosales, Pangasinan Mayor Rick Revita (left) on the situation of more than 100 families whose houses were destroyed by floods from typhoon Pepeng when she recently conducted a medical mission in Rosales. She later proceeded to Dagupan City for…
VETERAN PHOTO JOURNALISTS— Topnotch father and son photographers Jose Sarmiento and Ernie Sarmiento are joined by The Punch lensman Willie Lomibao during a break in their seminar on photo journalism at the Villasis Municipal Conference Room last December 12. The elder Sarmiento (Jose) was a former Malacanang photographer during the…
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