LINGAYEN EYE CATCHERS—A giant Christmas tree, along with other Yuletide decorations, adorn the plaza and town hall building of Lingayen town, easily eye-catching at night (PUNCHphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
NIKHISA “Nikki” Buenafe Cheveh, a Filipina-Iranian beauty from Binmaley, Pangasinan, won the Face of Beauty International 2025 title in a glittering coronation held Sunday, November 30, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her victory sealed a back-to-back win for the Philippines, following Jeanna Isabelle Bilasano’s triumph in 2024. Before earning her international crown,…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan has commended the student robotics team of Manaoag National High School for winning four major awards at the Fibonacci International Robot Olympiad World Championship 2025 held in Rome, Italy. The resolution, sponsored by 4th District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario, was approved during the SP’s regular session…
A tricycle driver from Brgy. Embarcadero, Mangaldan, is being hailed for his honesty after he returned a lost envelope containing P50,000 and important land documents to its rightful owner. Arnold Viloria, along with his wife, found the envelope in Brgy. Alitaya. Realizing its potential importance, they immediately brought it to the Public Information Office (PIO)…
RED WEDNESDAY—Catholics pray as they light candles early Wednesday night (November 26) in front of the Epiphany of Our Lord Co-Cathedral Parish(inset) in Lingayen, which is illuminated in red in observance of Red Wednesday, a global day of prayers and remembrance for all the persecuted, oppressed and Christians in need…
DAGUPAN City Councilors Michael Fernandez and Jeslito Seen were recently elected Regional Vice Chairman and Regional Board Director, respectively, of the Philippine Councilors League-Region 1 during an election held at Bellevue Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa City on November 25. Both councilors were congratulated by their colleagues for their remarkable success in…
THE municipal librarian of the town of Villasis was honored as the 2025 Outstanding Public Librarian by the Association of Librarians in the Public Sector, Inc. (ALPS) during its 7th National Convention held on October 8–10, 2025, at Eurotel Hotel, Quezon City. The award recognizes a public librarian who exemplifies exceptional service,…
SOME 70 doctors and nurses from the St. Francis and Claire Foundation USA, headed by its president Joel Diaz, will conduct a medical mission in Dagupan City in January 2026. Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is currently in the United States on official travel, announced the development after meeting with the…
COASTAL CLEAN UP BY APO—Members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a service fraternity and sorority, along with students and members from private groups, conduct a coastal clean-up drive along the baywalk and at the beach in Lingayen early morning of November 15. They helped remove the debris left by…
THE 90 congresswomen of the House of Representatives, all members of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), have agreed to build a crisis center for women and girls to help curb the country’s worsening mental health situation. AWLFI founder and Co-President Gina de Venecia (Pangasinan, 4th District) said…
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