FOR 2016 ELECTIONS REGISTRATION period for new voters and validation of registered voters’ biometrics will start on May 6 in preparation for the 2016 elections. Atty. Marino Salas, Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial supervisor, called on the public not to wait “until the last minute” to avoid long queues and…
CALASIAO—The two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from the Middle East who recently came home here and were suspected to have possibly been afflicted with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been cleared of the disease. Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, said the two suspected…
BINMALEY—This coastal municipality will celebrate Pista’y Dayat on May 1 with the planting of Palawan cherry around the Poblacion area to give the town center a unique, comely look. Josefina Victorio, consultant to Mayor Simplicio Rosario and in charge of tourism affairs, said JC Buendia, one of the country’s popular…
SWIM, CARABAO, SWIM—Locals riding their carabaos compete in a swimming race during the Balingasay Water Sports Event on April 25, 2014, one of the highlights of Bolinao town’s Mangunguna Festival. According to locals, carabaos served as their main mode of transportation before the construction of the bridge connecting the village…
BOLINAO—This town’s week-long celebration of their Mangunguna (local term for fisherman) Festival in the third week of April highlighted unity among its residents and communal gratitude for their aquaculture industry’s bounty. “Mangunguna was an offspring of the Bolinao town fiesta, to give tribute to our fishermen… eventually it has become…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas told priests in his archdiocese Thursday during the Chrism Mass at the St. John Cathedral in Dagupan City that “priesthood is a spiritual gift from God” as he talked about “joy in loneliness” on their feast day. Attended by all priests in the archdiocese, Villegas, also…
OVERALL CHAMPION––Mayor Belen Fernandez joins members of the Dagupan City Karate Team last April 21 as they demonstrate their fighting form after emerging as overall champion in the 3rd Okazaki Karate Cup held at the Philippine Sports Arena in Pasig City last March 29. Three Dagupeño athletes also won bronze…
THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP—-The heaviest bangus, owned by Marilyn Camacho of Barangay Pugaro weighed 7.66 kilograms or 16.87 pounds, has to be held by two two young usherettes after it was declared the winner in the Bangus Rodeo of the Bangus Festival. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
A PROMISING INVESTMENT THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has called for more investments in fish hatcheries to meet growing demand. At the Regional Bangus Summit last April 23, one of the activities in the Dagupan Bangus Festival, BFAR Region 1 Director Nestor Domenden said the most promising area of…
THE mayor of Dagupan City, marketed as the Bangus Capital of the World, has rallied milkfish producers in the city to target the international export market. Mayor Belen Fernandez said apart from a higher return on investment, exporting bangus will also help solve the oversupply in the city compounded by…
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