RESPECTED humanitarian and civic leader Nene Villaflor of Dagupan City is set to take her oath as the new national president of the Inner Wheel Clubs of the Philippines, Inc. on June 30 at the Hyatt Hotel & Casino in Manila. Villaflor, who has been an active member of the…
GMA Network’s regional news broadcast in the Ilocos Region, Balitang Ilokano, celebrated its first anniversary of delivering news and current events with the Balitang Ilokano Fun Run last June 29. Races for 3, 5 and 10 kilometers were staged, kicking off at 4 a.m. in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur.
THE PhilHealth Regional Office 1 (PRO1) raised more than P643,000 from the Dagupan leg of the PhilHealth-DOH Run 2013 held last February 17 and recently turned over part of the funds to the Kanlungan Center Foundation, Inc. Kanlungan Center, based in San Fernando, La Union, provides support to displaced Overseas…
LESSON IN GOVERNANCE—Student leaders from public and private schools in Dagupan, joined by city officials led by Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez on June 20, celebrate their participation in the annual Manlingkor Na Kalangweran, a program to give the youth hands-on training in governance held as part of the Agew na…
DAGUPAN City officials led by Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez stepped aside for a week to give way to 52 students from public and private schools who took charge of the city from June 17 to 25 for the annual Manlingkor Na Kalangweran program, which is part of the Agew na Dagupan celebration. Led by Juliane…
MASS WEDDING IN DAGUPAN—More than 100 couples participate in the “Kasalan Ng Bayan Sa Buwan Ng Tag-Ulan”, officiated by Acting-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. The mass wedding is an annual program organized by the City Population Office, headed by Alex de Venecia. Back to Homepage
SYMBOLIZING INDEPENDENCE—Dagupan City celebrates the Philippines 115th Independence Day on June 12, 2013 led by Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez (6th from right) and Secretary Antonio Villar Jr. (7th from left) of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chair as the guest speaker with a symbolic releasing of balloons in the colors…
PHL MAP MADE OF OYSTERS—Shoppers at SM City Rosales view the Philippine flag with a dove made of oyster shells unveiled at the main entrance of the mall for the 115th Independence Day celebration on June 12. This will remain on display until June 30. (Photo by Eva Visperas) Back…
2ND RED ORCHID FOR R1MC—The Region I Medical Center is given the Red Orchid Award for being a 100% tobacco free institution for the second consecutive year. Receiving the award are (from right) Dr. Arnel Gerald R. Gazmen, Atty. Manuel C. Aoanan, R1MC chief Dr. Joseph Roland O. Mejia, Pacita…
AUTHOR’S INSPIRATION—Mita Q. Sison Duque, author of Embraced by Sun, a novel about Filipino doctors in America, is surrounded by her daughters Doctors Kim D. Deranja, Kristin S. Duque, and Katrina D. Kappe after she released her book. Duque is the wife of the late Dr., Salvador T. Duque, former chancellor…
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