THE PROS IN ACTION—Photojournalists for the leading national dailies in the country take a break and oblige to act as judges in the 2014 Pista’y Dayat photo contest “Best Place, Best Shots.” Discussing the technical and creative elements of entries in three categories are Valentino Rodriguez, Philippine Star chief photographer,…
Lingayen — Winners in the “Best Place, Best Shots” photo contest by the provincial government have been chosen from a set of 259 photo entries which all depicted the beauty of the province and pride of being a Pangasinense in three contested categories — Natural Wonders, Man-Made Attractions and People…
PAKAR AWARDS 2014—-Senator Benigno A. Aquino IV (2nd from left) and Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (3rd from right) lead the awarding of plaques and cheques to major winners of Pakar Awards 2014 during the Pista’y Dayat celebration last May 1 at Brgy. Banaga, Bugallon. Joining the governor are: Partnership for…
LINGAYEN—Like any well-trained Boy Scout, 17-year old Edgar Esteban Gonzalez can pitch a tent for a camp. But what makes him special is that he can do it on his own despite his clubfoot deformity. Gonzalez, an incoming senior in Towerville National High School in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan who…
WHEELCHAIR AND NEBULIZER DONATION—Philanthropist and Fil-Indian Community Chamber president Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani (4th from left), turns over his donation of 31 wheelchairs and 31 nebulizers to Mayor Belen Fernandez on the occasion of his birthday for the benefit of persons with disabilities. With the mayor wre City Legal Officer…
PERSONS with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens from different barangays in Dagupan received wheelchairs, nebulizers and blood pressure apparatus from a local philanthropist. VASANDANI Ashok Vasandani, president of the Filipino-Indian Chamber and the More than Conquerors Breakfast Club based in Dagupan, made the donation through the city government of Dagupan…
LINGAYEN—Bishop Marlo Peralta, who hails from San Carlos City, has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Ilocos Sur. In recognition of Peralta’s achievement, the provincial board passed last Monday a resolution congratulating him for “serving as a symbol of hope and inspiration among Pangasinenses.”
MORE than 100 campers composed of educators and secondary school students from Indonesia, India, Korea and the Philippines are taking part in this year’s Bangus Festival 1st International Green Camp that kicked off April 24 and will end on the 27th at the National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) compound in…
LINGAYEN–As Governor Amado Espino Jr. led the Stations of the Cross at the Capitol Complex last Wednesday, an annual tradition started in 2011, he called on Pangasinenses to keep spirituality alive by observing religious practices. “Let us revisit our old traditions about our church,” he said, addressing in particular the…
SAN CARLOS CITY—Two septuagenarians stood out among the 449 proud graduates of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) during their commencement rites Tuesday at the Mandapat Astrodome here. One was a namesake of the President, 75-year old Benigno T. Aquino from Calasiao, and Francisca Velasquez, 71, from this city.
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