TEN groups of barangay nutrition scholars (BSN) from the 31 barangays in Dagupan competed last July 27 in a cooking contest dubbed “Oh My Gulay! Cookfest”, the highlight of the Nutrition Month celebration which focuses on the promotion of vegetable consumption. City Nutrition Officer Leah L. Aquino said the competitors…

IT is the school for poor but deserving students. That is how Pangasinan State University, which is celebrating its 33rd year this month, positions itself as it caters to young Pangasinenses aspiring for a college diploma but lack the financial capacity. PSU was formally founded in 1979, but it traces…

SAN CARLOS CITY–The Binalatongan Community College (BCC), founded by the late Mayor Julian Resuello with the help of Engr. Marcelo Casillan, will celebrate its Founder’s Day on July 23 in lieu of the usual July 22, the birth date of the slain mayor who would have turned 60. The celebration…

SM City Rosales took part in the annual National Children’s Book Reading Day celebration which aims to promote love for reading and books among the young. Bb. Pilipinas 2007 Runner up Abby Cruz read the book “The Cardinal and the Cats” to an audience of children including students from Math…

MEMBERS of the Healthy Habit Club, a group of provincial government employees, will show their skills in preparing low-cost and healthy vegetable dishes in a cooking demo at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center on July 25 as part of Pangasinan’s observance of the 38th Nutrition Month The provincial government…

TWO priests in the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese have recently been promoted as Papal Chaplains by Pope Benedict XVI. The investiture of the two newly promoted Papal Chaplains, Fr. Oliver Mendoza, parish priest of San Fabian, and Fr. Manuel Bravo will be on August 14, 4 p.m. at the Saint John the…

SIX years after winning the Best Police Community Relations in the city category in the provincial, regional and national levels, the Dagupan City Police Station again clinched the honor this year. Police Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., city chief of police, received the plaque of recognition from Police Deputy Director General…

HERE’S a treat to collection hobbyists in Pangasinan. Coca-Cola  and McDonald’s, both sponsors of the London 2012 Olympic Games, is toasting the sporting event with glasses embossed with pictograms which will be available to consumers from July 8 to 31.

THE National Nutrition Council (NNC) is promoting the consumption of vegetables in every meal as the main focus of the ongoing observance of Nutrition Month. The NNC noted that the inclusion of vegetables in the Filipino diet has recently been on the decline due to higher prices or lack of…