THIS year’s candidates for the Limgas na Pangasinan were presented to the media on March 16 at the Sison Auditorium, marking the start of the pageant wherein the top three winners will represent the province in national competitions. Local media personalities interviewed the candidates in the Q-and-A portion and voted…
Women’s Month Special: IN this women’s month celebration, it would be worthwhile to recall now Manay Gina de Venecia turned into an instant “komadrona” (midwife) that saved the life of a woman heavy with a child she found lying on the street on a dark cold night, writhing in pain,…
Manay Gina de Venecia, once instantly became “komadrona”
THE second edition of the PangaSINE Film Festival is on, and organizers are calling on all Filipino filmmakers to submit their entries for the either or both the narrative and documentary categories. With the theme “Our Hopes and Dreams Across the Regions,” this year’s entries must be original and not…
Filipino filmmakers invited to join PangaSINE
THE Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Philippines will hold special events in April as part of their annual observance of the The Lord’s Evening Meal. In Pangasinan, more than 10,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will launch a month-long campaign to invite residents to the Memorial and special talk in April. The JW is…
Jehovah’s Witnesses to hold special events in April

GRILLED TALABA ANYONE? — Contestants of Miss Hundred Islands 2025 sample the grilled oysters during the “Talaba Ihaw-Ihaw” event of the annual Hundred Islands Festival of Alaminos City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
GRILLED TALABA ANYONE?
THE Alaminos City government led the grilling of 200 sacks of oysters during the Talaba Festival, the centerpiece of the Hundred Islands Festival last March 13. The oysters were gathered from farms in Barangays Baleyadaan, Mona, Cayucay, and Pangapisan, according to Rosalie Aruelo, head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office. “The harvested oysters were cleaned…
Alaminos City celebrates Talaba Festival
SOME 3,500 mothers from 18 of the 31 barangays in Dagupan City, headed by their respective focal persons, were inducted on Thursday as members of the Maaron Ina, a new group that will craft and push major agenda for mothers and their families. Organized by Mayor Belen Fernandez as part of…
Mothers get priority access to Dagupan’s UnliSerbisyo

BAM IN DAGUPAN – University of Luzon students and faculty await the opportunity to listen to their special guest, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino, during the UL’s 77th Foundation Day celebration. He is accompanied on stage by gentlemen in pink shirts, from left- UL President Chito Samson, former DENR Secretary Eli Quinto and DCNHS Batch ‘73 President…
BAM IN DAGUPAN

LABRADOR’S ADOPTED SON — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco is cited as the “Adopted Son” of Labrador town, during a flag-raising ceremony on February 24. The Sangguniang Bayan of Labrador passed a resolution recognizing his significant contributions to public service, particularly in improving healthcare, agriculture, food security, and infrastructure, his…
LABRADOR’S ADOPTED SON

REMEMBERING JOE DE V — Members of the local media visit the Jose De Venecia Museum at the JDV Building at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)