By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised at all on learning that international pool veteran Carlo Biado won the 2nd Chinese Taipei Open 9-Ball Pool Championship in Taiwan last January 12. I’ve been following Biado’s career since his climb to Asia’s top level that rates him today…

By Rex Catubig YOU could never catch my mother without makeup. Or at least without a penciled eyebrow and red lipstick. It’s a vanity routine she had to do that made her day complete. But it was something that for a young boy was both penance and punishment. It…
A portrait of my mother (on her nth birthday)

IT’S TALONG FESTIVAL IN VILLASIS AGAIN – Elementary students of Villasis clad in colorful retro costumes perform a group dance during the field demo, one of the featured events of Talong Festival 2024. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
IT’S TALONG FESTIVAL IN VILLASIS AGAIN
THE provincial federation of Liga ng mga Barangay (Pangasinan chapter) recently elected its new officers led by Raul Sabangan as president. Sabangan, former Bayambang vice mayor, replacing Jeanne Jinky Zaplan of Sta. Barbara, will be an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP). The election of the new Liga officers…
Sabangan is new prov’l Liga ng mga Barangay prexy
YOUNG Pangasinenses will again vie for honors in the annual Padunungan organized by the University of the Philippines Subol Society (UPSS) on January 26 at the Sison Auditorium, Lingayen town. Rachzea Mae Riparip, Padunungan 2024 head, said the competition will be divided into two divisions: Junior High School and Senior…
Junior, Senior Hi students compete in Padunungan 2024

UNLISERBISYO …ni MAYOR BELEN FERNANDEZ AKO po ay nakikiisa sa pagbubukas ng 2024 DIVISION SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE sa ating lungsod, ang taunang aktibidad para sa ating mga young journalists. Tiwala po ako na kayo ang magsisilbing tagapaghatid ng katotohanan bilang mga susunod na media men and women ng kinabukasan. Para…
2024 DIVISION SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE

THE Topnotch of the Philippine College of Science and Technology (PhilCST) in Calasiao wrested the championship crown in the National Basketball Training Center’s (NBTC) Developmental Basketball League (DBL) during Chairman’s Cup Local Qualifying Eliminations last January 13 at the Manaoag Sports Complex. In the championship match, PhilCST thwarted the Cipriano Primicias National High School from Alcala in the nerve-wracking 86 to…
PhilCST wins DBL Chairman’s Cup Local Qualifiers
Our Dearly Beloved Brother ROEHL C. MANUEL who passed away on January 12, 2024 at the age of 63. His loving brothers & sisters: Pacita M. Deneda Elna M. Peralta Ronnie C. Manuel Lena M. Dioquino Lyn M. Delos Reyes Elsie M. Valdez Ferdinand C. Manuel Noelita M. De Guzman…
ROEHL C. MANUEL
Juliana Lopez Fernandez Died on December 26, 2023 in Oakland, California She was 103. A long time Berkeley, California resident, she was born on June 19, 1920 in Binmaley, Pangasinan. She was a High School teacher for 15 years there. In 1952, she married Pedro Velasco Fernandez of Binmaley. They…
Juliana Lopez Fernandez
Happy Birthday!!! JANUARY 21 – (Dagupan City) Mark Angelo Fernandez; (Calasiao) Armando de Vera, Nenita De Vera JANUARY 25 – (Dagupan City) Monica Angeles; (Manaoag) Ria Baro Happy Birthday! JAN VINCENT QUINES (January 21 – Manaoag) Happy Birthday! JHING MARTIN & SAMHEARTCLOE DE VERA (January 23 – Manaoag) Happy…