SAN JACINTO—Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. continued to play Santa Claus in the fourth district of Pangasinan, this time by hosting some 2,500 indigent children to hearty breakfasts from December 26 to 28, in celebration of his birthday. Mrs. Gina de Venecia personally served the children’s breakfast, consisting of luncheon…
MASS WEDDING IN DAGUPAN—Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. solemnizes the “Kasa-lang Bayan” held for 37 couples at the City Plaza in Dagupan on December 27 as part of the Dagupan City Fiesta this year. Most of the couples married in the civil ceremony were already living in for years and have…
CHILDREN’S DAY—Kids from different parts of Dagupan enjoy the carnival rides at the Dagupan City Poolside during the “Isang Libo’t Isang Tuwa Para sa Batang Dagupeño Project” last December 22, a Christmas treat from the City Government and the 2009 City Fiesta Execom. (CIO Photo) Back to Homepage
NEW JUDGE—Atty. Zarah Sanchez-Fernandez (2nd from right), a pioneer graduate of the College of Law of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) in San Carlos City, takes her oath of office as judge before former Court Administrator and now Supreme Court Justice Jose Perez at the Supreme Court in Manila…
BARANGAY Pantal’s candidate, a 20-year old student at the St. Louis University, was crowned Miss Dagupan 2009 last Saturday night, December 26. Kristine Grace Avelino bested 11 other candidates in the annual beauty pageant held at the city plaza last December 20 as this year’s Dagupan Fiesta muse.
ABOUT 800 children from poor families in Dagupan were baptized during the “Binyagang Bayan”, a mass baptism ceremony, held at CSI Stadia on December 21 as part of the city’s fiesta celebration. Dagupan-Lingayen Archbishop Socrates Villegas and seven priests officiated the baptism rites individually to each child. Mayor Alipio Fernandez…
“BINYAGANG BAYAN”—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas (left) officiates the baptism rite for 800 children during the mass baptism ‘Binyagang Bayan” held December 21 at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City with Mayor Alipio Fernandez and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez standing as “ninong” and “ninang”. The third “Binyagang Bayan” in Dagupan since…
SOME 650 families from Sitio Aling and Barangays Pantal and Bonuan Binloc benefited from the annual Pamaskong Handog program of the Colegio de Dagupan on Friday. The gift-giving was spearheaded by the CdD Supreme Student Council led by its president Analiza Ubando, in partnership with NSTP-CWTS (National Service Training Program-…
SAN CARLOS CITY–The Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) reaffirmed its high standards in medical education when three of its fresh graduates landed in 4th, 5th and 10th places in the X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examination given last November by the Board of Radiologic Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The…
LINGAYEN–The police provincial headquarters based here in the capital town prides itself in its two attractions unique in the whole country: biggest replica of the Pershing Cap, the police’s official headgear, and the Badge of Honor Park. Senior Supt. Percival Barba, the police provincial director, said these two landmark structures,…
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