FOR its Christmas episode, the award-winning documentary-drama program “I Survived” will feature the story of Gina de Venecia and how she survived the fire that struck her family’s home on the eve of the first Simbang Gabi in 2004 where she lost her youngest daughter KC. Manay Gina shares in…
VETERAN PHOTO JOURNALISTS— Topnotch father and son photographers Jose Sarmiento and Ernie Sarmiento are joined by The Punch lensman Willie Lomibao during a break in their seminar on photo journalism at the Villasis Municipal Conference Room last December 12. The elder Sarmiento (Jose) was a former Malacanang photographer during the…
LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan Bikers Federation, in coordination with the Philippine National Police and the provincial government, launched the Crime Watch program at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports Gymnasium on Saturday. The Crime Watch program will activate bikers belonging to various groups to patrol and report any commission of crime in the…
MISS DAGUPAN HOPEFULS—Twelve lovely young ladies from different barangays in the city vying for the Miss Dagupan 2009 title hold their first outdoor pictorials at the scenic fishpond of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. in Bacayao Norte. Pageant night is set on December 20 and the coronation night will be on…
LIGHTING UP FOR CHRISTMAS—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (4th from left, lower photo) and his wife Priscilla (5th from left) lead the ceremonial Christmas tree lighting last December 4 at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen. The 40-foot yuletide tree is adorned with colorful lanterns and symbolic gifts representing various resources that…
KBP INDUCTION—Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (middle) inducts the newly elected officers of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas (KBP) Pangasinan chapter led by reelected president Bernie Erasquin, (third from right). The other officers are (from left): Rey Abaya of DWPR, Gabriel Cardinoza of Aksyon Radyo, Venus Tamondong…
THE 11th Galicayo Festival in honor of the Lady of Manaoag is scheduled on December 8 to 13. The festival kicks off with the “Misa na Sipan”, a thanksgiving mass for the feast of the Immaculate Conception at 8:00 a.m. on December 8.
SAN CARLOS CITY—Two of this city’s prodigies, brothers Salvamar Franco and Andrew Bryan Sapigao, will hold a free concert here on December 18 and 19, 3:00 p.m. at the Doña Eva Macapagal Elementary School dome. Bryan, a Promil milk commercial model when he was a kid, is a gifted child…
LINGAYEN–The Jehovah’s Witnesses is inviting the public to listen to discussions about the Bible’s description of what many refer to as the “end of the world”. The group will hold talks dubbed “Keep on the Watch!” during its three-day District Convention that will start on December 23, to be held…
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