STARTING THEM YOUNG—An elementary student is one of the participants in the asexual propagation (marcotting, grafting and budding) category of the Student Technologies and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP) Skills and Development and Competition organized by the city schools division in Dagupan City on November 6. (Punchphoto by Cesar S….

JCI GOLDEN AWARDEE—JCI Senator Melandrew T. Velasco (center) receives the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Philippines Golden Award in the field of media and literature at the Presidential Ball of the 42nd Annual JCISP National Convention last October 25 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. With him are…

BEST FLOAT—The Ms. Philippines-Earth winners join EVP Charles Lhuillier and GM Junji Escaño, atop the float of M. Lhuillier Financial Services Inc., in acknowledging the cheers of the crowd after the float was named ‘Best Float’ in the 339th Makati Day parade celebration. A delegation from Dagupan and other branches…

A GRADUATE of the University of Luzon (UL) placed 7th in the Professional Licensure Examination for Criminologists given last September 21-23, where 40 other UL graduates passed. Debbie Orduna Malit, daughter of the late Reynaldo Malit and Mrs. Nilda Malit of Calasiao, who graduated in B.S. Criminology in April this…

Journalist Melandrew T.  Velasco of Dagupan City was among the eight JCI (Junior Chamber International) Senators conferred with the 2009 JCISP Golden Awards by the JCI Senate Philippines. Velasco was awarded for his works in media and literature.

COLEGIO de Dagupan (CdD) students came home as champions from the 20th National Statistics Office Regional Statistics Quiz Show held Oct. 27 in San Fernando City, La Union. The winning CdD team was composed of Jeffer Maduro, BSEd 4th year, Perry Lamsen, BSECE  4th year  and Mark  Benavente, BSECE 5th…

MORE Divinians have confirmed their attendance at the November 21 Grand Alumni Homecoming of the Divine World Academy of Dagupan.

ALAMINOS CITY–It pays to do some serious coastal resource protection. Last October 16, the city held the “1st Ban-oitan ed Alaminos”, a hook-and-line fishing contest for the coastal communities. The top winner in the motorized banca category, Victor Viray of Barangay Lucap, caught more than 16 kilos of assorted fish…

THREE Colegio de Dagupan (CdD) students topped the recently concluded 20th National Statistics Office Provincial Statistics Quiz Show. It was a comeback performance for the school having been a champion for five consecutive years before it lost to the Pangasinan State University (PSU) last year.