BEAUTIFUL HOT SUMMER DAY— Limgas na Pangasinan 2013 candidates spend a day at the beach of the El Pescador Resort in Bolinao for location pictorials as the pre-pageant night on April 25 nears. The Pageant Night will be on May 1, the evening of the Pista’y Dayat Celebration. (Punchphoto by…
APRIL 30 will be a special non-working holiday in Dagupan as the city celebrates the main event for the two-week long Bangus Festival. The declaration was issued last April 11 by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. by authority of President Benigno S. Aquino III through Proclamation No. 570 upon the…
TOURISM SHOWCASE—Provincial officials led by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (4th from left) cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the Tourism and Trade Expo 2013 at the Pangasinan Development and Training Center. The expo will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. until May 4, with musical performances every…
ON TO COLLEGE—Maria Mercedes Lavarias, 71, wears a sweet smile during her graduation from high school last Tuesday and is she is now planning to pursue a college degree for her social work on teaching children with disabilities. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas) Back to Homepage
DETERMINED TO EARN COLLEGE DEGREE SAN CARLOS CITY—The last time she was a regular student was as a freshmen high school more than half a century ago. Maria Mercedes Lavarias, a 71-year old farmer from Barangay Libas here a widow with eight children and 17 grandchildren, finally earned her secondary…
LITTLE MISS DAGUPAN—The 18 candidates of the Little Miss Dagupan enjoy a fun day at Jollibee Lucao branch where they were formally presented to the media. Jollibee Foods Corporation tied-up with the city government of Dagupan for the event as part of the Bangus Festival 2013. (PIA photo) Back to…
CANDIDATES for the Little Miss Dagupan were presented to the media last week at Jollibee Lucao Branch as part of the food chain’s tie-up with the city government for the ongoing Bangus Festival 2013. The 18 young girls, aged four to eight, were also given other special treats by Jollibee…
2013 ASNA AWARDEES—Governor Amado Espino Jr. (1st, right) joins this year’s ASNA awardees (from left) Arnold Arquillano son of Dr. Josephine Paed-Arquillano (Fisheries Education), Romeo Castillo-Mananquil (Visual Arts), Antonio Laperal-Tamayo (Education and Culture), Florangel Rosario-Braid (Journalism and Development Communication), and Sr. Mary John Mananzan (Women’s Studies and Feminism) after the awards ceremony last April…
WHO WILL BE LIMGAS 2013?—Candidates for this year’s Limgas na Pangasinan charm the members of the press during their official presentation last April 8 at the Urduja House in Lingayen. Pageant Night will be on May 1, the Pista’y Dayat celebration. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
DRESS to impress. Come in Black and White and add a dash of Red. So the online invite read. It is the Dagupan City Association of Northern California’s Annual Spring Ball billed as Baile and this year’s event recalls the halcyon days of glamor and elegance of the Dagupan Fiesta at the Plaza…
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