LOS ANGELES, California–Filipino-Americans, particularly native born Pangasinenses based in the United States, are bullish on their home province’s economy and that of the Philippines as a whole. A group unveiled a plan to open doors for Philippine products and link the local producers with US importers who have signified interest…
By Leonardo J. Galvez Punch Correspondent LOS ANGELES-Pangasinenses based in the United States have been called on to tap the expertise and resources of businesses from the various towns and cities of Pangasinan and link them with US importers who have signified interest to buy Philippine-made products.
A N N O U N C E M E N T Meet your high school classmates after 50 years CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL BATCH “63 DAGUPAN COLLEGES (UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN) ATTEND AND EXPERIENCE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT- GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ON FEB. 23, 2013.
By Leonardo V. Micua AUCKLAND, New Zealand—In a world where migration and trade ties have made the convergence of cultures common in many corners of the globe such as here, it is no longer unlikely that one would possibly find a Philippine product in a Chinese shop in a cosmopolitan…
By Leonardo Micua AUCKLAND, New Zealand—The immigration document for our entry to New Zealand, which we filled up in the plane on our way here, contained a question on whether the visitor had travelled to a forest before coming to the country. If we had answered yes, we would have…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—While there is a big community of Filipinos here, seldom do they get together in big parties as most everyone is busy with work. But last week, the 78th birthday celebration of a Filipina who is visiting her daughter here, brought together Filipino migrants in a bash that…
By: Leonardo J. Galvez, Punch Corespondent LOS ANGELES–Consul John Reyes, recognizing the efforts of the Pangasinan Brotherhood-USA in helping the Filipino community in the US as a whole, has vowed to work more closely with the group in lending a hand to their kababayans, especially those who have not fully…
Contributed by Rex Catubig A COMMON passion for engineering led their paths to cross in the hallowed hallways of UCLA, where both studied and earned their academic degrees, and linked their hearts in a covalent bond. Genevieve is the third child of Florencio Fernandez of Sta. Barbara and the former Geronima de…
THE unlikely love story started in a casual encounter at a Starbucks, unfolded in perfect time and five years hence, culminated in a beautiful ceremony last October 20th at the neo-gothic St Dominic’s Catholic Church in the heart of San Francisco. The couple, Mariel and Justin are children of Pangasinenses with roots in Dagupan City and…
LOS ANGELES–The Sunday Punch correspondent Leonardo J. Galvez based here has been invited by Paramount Pictures to a special advance screening of the movie Flight, the latest of academy award-winning director Robert Zemeckis who also directed the “Forest Gump” and “Cast Away”.
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