TREES FOR DAANG KALIKASAN — Members of the Pangasinan Native Trees Enthusiasts, mostly teachers from Urbiztondo National HS, and government employees planted different native tree seedlings around Daang Kalikasan’s 20 hectares arboretum of native trees on June 25, 2023, Arbor Day, in Mangatarem. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
JCI DAGUPAN’S ‘BAG GO FUND’ — Learners at Malued Elementary School raise their school bags to express their gratitude as chosen recipients of school supplies through the “Bag Go Fund for Learners: Bags for a Brighter Dagupan” project of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dagupan. A similar activity was held at Bonuan Boquig Elementary School, Mamalingling…
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez leads the city government in paying tribute to Job Order Employees (JOEs) who have shown outstanding performance and unfaltering dedication to their duties despite setbacks on their budget allocation on June 26, 2023 during the regular flag raising ceremony at the City Plaza. Calling them ‘lingkod…
IT is noteworthy to see Mangaldan, a neighboring town of Dagupan City, was quick to nip the sprouting of illegal fish pens and cages along its Angalacan River in the bud before their presence, could worsen the situation, and corruption becomes widespread. When Mangaldan Mayor Bona Parayno ordered the immediate…
THE PUNCH, NEWS LEADER IN PANGASINAN SINCE 1956 — Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez presents the city government’s award to Sunday Punch during the awarding ceremony of the city’s 75th founding anniversary. Around her are Associate Editor Eva Visperas, Chief Photographer Willie Lomibao, Entréacte columnist Rex Catubig and chief Correspondent Ahikam Pasion (Punchphoto)
THE SP MAJORITY, A NO SHOW AGAIN – It was past 4 p.m. Friday, June 23 and the 7 councilors (Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, Celia Lim, Irene Lim-Acosta, Dada Reyna-Macalanda, Alvin Coquia and Marilou Fernandez) who requested for the meeting with Mayor Belen Fernandez, kept the latter waiting for 2 hours at…
CACAO PLANTING IN DAGUPAN — Dagupan City School Division Supt. Dr. Rowena Banzon, former SDS of San Carlos City Dr. Lourdes Servito, Bonuan Boquig National High School Principal Renato Santillan and Pangasinan Normal School ’66 member headed by Aludia Evangelista plant cacao seedlings at Bonuan Boquig NHS grounds during the launching of Cacao…
BISKEG NA BALEY DIAMOND AWARDEE – Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. receives the highest commemorative award for the city’s 75th founding anniversary from Mayor Belen Fernandez. With him is his son Rep. Christopher de Venecia, himself a PINABLIN PANGIDAYEW DIAMOND Awardee. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez presided over the mass wedding ceremony for 38 couples from different barangays in the city, billed as the first BEACH MASS WEDDING IN TONDALIGAN, last June 18, at the Tondaligan Beach. The ‘Diyamanteng Kasalan’ was an activity to celebrate the 75th Year Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of…
MODERN science and technology still cannot predict where and when earthquakes will happen and how strong. The only thing that can be predicted is how the emergency response should be. So far, Northern Luzon has been spared from the strong tremors that hit Mindanao and the Visayas of late, and…
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