LINGAYEN–More than a thousand lit balloons released by athletes glowed in the early evening sky on May 12 in a dramatic closure of the 2012 Palarong Pambansa at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here. As the balloons soared, the athletes and other members of the delegations joined…
BACK IN ACTION—Workers of the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant in Bonuan Binloc in their prescribed uniforms work under negative 35-degree centigrade temperature to process fish for export to the United States as the facility resumed operations on May 14 after a long lull starting October 7, 2011. (Punchphoto) Back to…
MEN and women clad in white coats and transparent plastic caps are back at work at the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant since May 14 after the facility was closed on October 7, 2011. Under the supervision of a food technologist from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the processing plant finally…
JUSTICE may have taken long to come, but it has been served. A decision of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio on October 6, 2011 sentencing four persons, all believed to be hired killers, to life imprisonment in connection with the slaying of the barangay chairman of Tambac, Malasiqui nine years ago. Sentenced…
COLORFUL OPENING—A splash of colors paint the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen as the parade of young athletes from around the country gets underway during the opening of the 2012 Palarong Pambansa last May 7. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
POST-PALARONG PAMBANSA LINGAYEN—The 2012 Palarong Pambansa concludes today at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here bearing the promise of President Benigno Aquino III during the opening ceremony last Monday that the Philippines Sports Map is in place until 2016 with focus on athlete training. The Sports Map,…
CHEERING FOR SPORTS—Governor Amado Espino Jr. (left) shares a light moment on stage with former President Fidel V. Ramos (center) and President Benigno Aquino III during the opening ceremony of the Palarong Pambansa 2012, the second time that Pangasinan is hosting the annual sporting event. The first time that the…
LINGAYEN–Host Region 1 had its moments of glory in the Palarong Pambansa. At presstime, its athletes, all coming from Pangasinan, bagged six gold medals, two of which are in chess, another two in swimming and one each in javelin throw and boxing. As in previous years, the National Capital Region…
TWENTY tons of bangus, due for export to the United States, has been lined up for processing when the Seafood Processing Plant in Barangay Bonuan Binloc finally re-opens on May 14 for a “trial run”. The “trial-run” operation will only proceed, however, if the new memorandum of agreement between city…
LEGAL QUESTIONS REMAIN AS the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) missed another regular session last May 7 for the second consecutive week, the controversy over the resolution passed hastily in a special session by nine Dagupan City councilors, authorizing Mayor Benjamin Lim to negotiate for the sale of MC Adore and a 10-hectare…
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