FOURTH District Rep. Christopher ‘Toff’ de Venecia urges his fellow lawmakers to provide incentives to award-winning Filipino creatives, much like how the country grants cash prizes to athletes. His proposal was raised on Wednesday, November 9, during a meeting at the House of Representatives for the formation of a Technical…
HORSEBACK-RIDING AT THE TONDALIGAN – A local ‘cowboy’ does his trick in horseback-riding to call attention to his riding services around the beach to the amusement of tourists and residents. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ALFIE IS SENATE JCI NAT’L PRESIDENT — Dagupan City Councilor Alipio “Alfie” Fernandez is presented to fellow Jaycees as the JCI Senate Philippines’ incoming National President (center). He is joined by other newly elected 2023 Board Members during the Presidential Ball of the 54th JCIP Senate National Convention held at General Luna,…
THE Ilocos regional health office presented the Regional Pinggang Pinoy Award to the municipality of Labrador for winning the “Pinggang Pinoy Panalo: PaMEALyang Masagana, Pagkain ay Masustansya” contest conducted from July 29 to August 4, 2022. The Labrador local government entered the Vallejos Family from Barangay Uyong, as an entry to the…
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS – Students from San Emilio National High School in Ilocos Sur perform a cultural presentation during the Region 1 celebration of the 25th Jubilee of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA ) and IP month celebration held in Barangay Malico in San Nicolas town. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
TRAINING TO BE FUTURE CHEFS – Grade 9 students of Northfield Academy in Dagupan City prepare to serve their cooked meal to school guests during the Cookfest 2022 in observance of the Nutrition Month 2022. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario led the launching of the Bantay Kalusugan feeding program for children and elderly in Barangays Lelemaan, Lipit Sur and Poblacion. The children and senior citizens were each given hot champorado and dinuguan with puto for their breakfast and snacks, and rice and food assistance from…
ANAKBANWA EXHIBIT — 4TH District Rep. Christopher “Toff” De Venecia (center), explains to DOT Region 1 Director Jeff Ortega and actress Jasmine Curtis-Smith the of three creative residents, as well as works by local creatives from the district at the Anakbanwa Arts Exhibition at the General Douglas MacArthur House, West Central School in Dagupan…
FARMERS’ LUNCH BREAK – Farmers in Aguilar town take a break under a tree from harvesting palay (unhusked rice) from a paddy before these are brought to the cemented highway for drying. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SUNDAY, October 9, will surely be one of the greatest days in art history of Dagupan City. The Anakbanwa Creativity Residency Project, a brainchild of Fourth District Representative Christopher de Venecia, will fill the historic MacArthur House at the West Central Elementary School I with its’ artists art exhibit. Fifty…
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