MANGALDAN—This town is all geared up for the celebration of its first Pindang Festival which will highlight its popular dried carabao meat product. Mayor Bernardo Abalos announced that the main activities will be held on March 2 and 3, with street dancing and dance drama competition, best dressed duweg (carabao),…
AN educational video produced in Singapore called “Han Zi Gong” was donated by members of Batch 79 of Divine World Academy of Dagupan (DWAD) to to their alma mater to help current and future students learn the Mandarin Chinese language faster. Mandarin is already included in the DWAD curriculum for…
PRISAA QUEENS—Beatrice Alvarez (center) of Region 10 is crowned Mutya ng PRISAA 2013 along with (from left) Dana Hernandez of Region 3 (3rd runner-up), Jian Carla Salazar of Region 5 (1st runner-up), Anna Marie Tenajora of Region 11 (2nd runner-up) and Beatrice Luigi Gomez of Region 7 (4th runner-up) during…
SM City Rosales was awarded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 1 for its program helping persons with disabilities (PWD). The award was given during DSWD’s 62nd anniversary celebration, with the theme “DSWD@62: Sama-samang Husay Tungo sa Tagumpay”, last February 12 where various organizations were cited…
SAN CARLOS CITY—The screening of candidates for Miss San Carlos City 2013 was held February 16 at the City Bulwagan participated in by 15-21 year old aspirants with roots in the city. Aside from the beauty contest categories of swimsuit, gown and question-and-answer, the pageant will also feature a best…
URDANETA City—The annual Regional Schools Press Conference kicked off on February 13 with a three-day campus journalism contest held here. More than 4,600 budding student-writers from 13 school divisions in Region 1 joined the parade around this city before the start of the opening program and later competed in various…
THE Chinese-Filipino community in Dagupan led the festivities last week in welcoming the Year of the Snake with traditional events such as a dragon lion dance and setting off firecrackers. Artemio Cheng Jr., a “lao shi” or teacher in Chinese, said the celebration of the Lunar New Year or the…
FOLK singer Noel Cabangon, known for his heartwarming music and nationalistic spirit, inspired Dagupan City’s young who participated in the first Dagupan Music Festival held February 2 at the CSI City Mall Atrium. Cabangon, the main guest and lecturer in the music workshop during the festival, urged the young musicians…
A GROUP of overseas Filipino workers from the United States recently sponsored medical and dental missions around the province. Assisted by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and local government units, the Pangasinan Association of USA Inc., composed of ten members headed by Nida Cortez, a retired teacher originally from Mangaldan…
LINGAYEN—Local broadcast journalists and programs were given recognition in the 2nd Tagnawa Media Awards organized by Mass Communication students of the University of Pangasinan (UPang). The event, held January 20 at the Sison Auditorium, also involved a series of lectures for high school students with this year’s speakers, Francis “Kiko”…
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