GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE FOR FIESTA – Dagupeños stand awed by the Christmas lights that were lit ceremonially in front of the City Museum at the plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)

PANGASINAN SPARED LINGAYEN—Pangasinan was initially disappointed that the province was not chosen pilot area by the Department of Health for dengue vaccination but as it turned out it was a blessing in disguise. Pangasinan has been spared from the Dengvaxia vaccine scare because the province registered low dengue cases last…

DRUM & LYRE MAJORETTES GALORE – Pretty majorettes of the St. Adelaide School’s Drum and Lyre of Burgos town perform their choreographed number for the Drum and Lyre Competition at the Dagupan City plaza, one of the events of the City Fiesta. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)

STREET dancing and drum and lyre competitions opened this year’s celebration of the Dagupan City Fiesta on the theme “Our City, Our Home, Our Pride…Beyond Platinum!” To usher in the Christmas season as well, the giant Christmas tree in front of the city museum on December 5 was also lit….

POZORRUBIO—The Pozorrubio exit of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) was finally opened to motorists last December 6. Officials led by Public Works Sec. Mark Villar and Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade Gov. Amado Espino III; Rep. Amado Espino Jr., Mark Gabriel Dumol, president of the Private Infra Development Corp. (PIDC), the…

2017 ECE BOARD EXAMS “TOUGH times never last but tough people do.” This was how the sixth top placer in the October 2017 Electronics Engineering (ECE) board examination from Colegio de Dagupan (CdD) summed up his experience when he received P75,000 cash gift from his alma mater. Ronnie Gee Alfonso,…