A TEAM from the Commission on Elections, police, the city engineering office and an election watchdog partner tore down and removed over-sized and illegally posted campaign paraphernalia of candidates along main streets in Dagupan. It was the second “Operation Baklas” launched in Dagupan since the campaign period for local candidates…
DANCING IN THE STREETS — Dancers of Bangus Festival (Cluster 2 -Barangays Pantal-Calmay-Carael-Lomboy-Pugaro-Salapingao) perform their colorful choreography of street dancing with grace and precision to win P400,000 in the Festivals of the North competition last Friday. It’s the third consecutive title of Bangus Festival as Festival of the North. (Punchphoto…
THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN THE Bangus Festival retained its title anew as the Festival of the North, its third consecutive win, last Friday during the Festivals of the North competition, a special annual feature of the Bangus Festival. Made up mostly of veteran streetdancers from Barangay Pantal originally representing Cluster 2…
BANGUS FESTIVAL KICK-OFF THE Pantal-led Cluster 2 dancers walked away from the Gilon-Gilon showdown with all the cash prizes in their pockets. Cluster 2 won over five other clusters of Dagupan villages by winning all the minor awards and the grand prize of P150,000 in the much-awaited Gilon-Gilon ed Dalan (Street Dancing)…
THEY are back! Butanding, the gentle whale sharks, have reappeared to provide additional attraction in the shores of the Lingayen Gulf at this time of the year. This became evident after one was sighted in Alaminos City last month and another in Lingayen early this month, an indication that their migration came earlier than expected….
HI HO CARABAO! — Bolinao farmers ride their carabaos through the Balingasay River for the Carabao Float Race water sports event during the town’s Mangunguna Festival. Carabaos were used by residents to cross the river before the bridge was built. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN— With no sign of the heat abating in the weeks ahead, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has warned against heat stroke which can be fatal. PHO head Dr. Anna De Guzman said her office is watching out for reports of residents suffering from heat stroke due to the increasing…
PNP-SPONSORED COVENANT SIGNING LINGAYEN—The provincial police are confident that the campaign period and the conduct of election on May 9 will remain peaceful after the series of Secure and Fair Election (SAFE) covenant signing coupled with “Unity Run” were finally accomplished in all 44 towns and four cities in the…
AS the country suffers from the intense summer heat, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is proposing an Oratio Imperata for rain to be said in various dioceses in the country. “The suggestion is due to the prolonged drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon that has ravaged many parts…
THE Provincial Health Office reported that dengue cases in Pangasinan have increased by 46 percent, from 400 for the period January to April 7 last year to some 500 for the same period this year. Dr. Anna Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, told the KBP Forum on Thursday that because…
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