TO HONOR ALL ALLIED SOLDIERS TO put an end to the contentious debate where Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur landed in Pangasinan when allied forces started of the liberation of Luzon on January 9, 1945, markers on the beachhead that extended from Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan to San Fabian will be installed….
REMEMBERING THE HEROES — Gov. Amado Espino III and Dr. Vivencio Villaflor lead the wreath laying before the marker for the soldiers who died during the 1945 Lingayen Gulf invasion. With them are Australian Embassy’s Counselor of Development and Governance Kerrie Anderson, Administrative Assistant WOI Craig Cutts and Peter Renton,…
CHEERS TO THE VETERANS! — Philippine Veterans Bank Chief Operating Officer Nonilo Cruz (left), PVB Vice President Mike Villa-Real (partly hidden) and PVB-Lingayen-Branch Marketing Head Esmeralda Hala lead the ceremonial toast during the presentation of the newly renovated PVB branch in Lingayen. Joining the celebration are Gov. Amado Espino III and Second District…
President Duterte shakes the hands of the new couple. IT was a star-studded wedding for the new couple Gonzalito Niccolo E. Duque and Kristel Ann-Marie Bejar. SSS Commissioner and Sunday Punch columnist Gonzalo Duque chats with Pres. Duterte President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led the sponsors to the…
CAPITOL NEWS Governor Amado I. Espino, III during the 72nd Lingayen Gulf Landings anniversary and 10th Pangasinan Veterans’ day held at the Veterans’ Memorial Park in Lingayen on January 9. Governor Espino (right photo) welcomes Dr. Vivencio V. Villaflor, Jr., Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Hospital chairman and chief executive officer, who…
BAD HABITS REFUSE TO DIE — Barangay folks of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City watch the explosions of firecrackers on the street lit by daring youths during the New Year’s eve revelry. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
85,000 FIRECRACKERS LIT BINMALEY—Residents here who were initially alerted about the spectacle of 85,000 pieces of firecrackers being exploded inside the public auditorium watched in awe when these were finally lit and exploded on high noon of January 1. They were initially alerted by the wailing siren of a firetruck…
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