STATE OF THE ART MRI — Movie and TV star Robin Padilla, his sister Rema Padilla-Ohno, president and CEO of Himex Corporation, Dr. Betha-Fe Castillo and Dr. Vivencio Villaflor Jr. cut the ribbon for the inauguration and blessing of the new Hitachi MRI Echelon Superconductive 1.5 Tesla acquired by Dagupan Doctors’ Villaflor Memorial Hospital in Dagupan City. The facility […]
People & Events
Teacher by day, embalmer by night
BINALONAN—She is a teacher by day and works part-time by night as an embalmer. Her students call her, “Teacher Leda, terror sa gabi” because of the nature of her work as an embalmer. Leda Cariño, 42, is a Grade 6 class adviser at Linmansangan Elementary School here. She has been working as a teacher for […]
DEBATE CHAMPION
DEBATE CHAMPION -Members of JCI Dagupan Inc., Miguel Cunanan, Nimrod Iglesias and Vincent Mataban, receive their certificates of recognition for winning the National Debate Competition held during the 70th JCI National Convention held at the Mindanao State University. With them are (from left) JCI Philippines 2019 Nat’l Pres. Paul Jess Estrellado, 2018 Nat’l Pres. Rix […]
SP03’s family hailed for reg’l and nat’l awards
PNP MODEL FAMILY LINGAYEN– SPO3 Leonardo T. Frias, Sr. and his family were commended by the provincial government for winning the regional and in the national search for Model Philippine National Police (PNP) Family 2018. Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. and provincial board members Rosary Gracia Perez-Tababa, Jeremy Agerico B. Rosario and Noel […]
ARCHITECTS’ CLEAN UP DAY
ARCHITECTS’ CLEAN UP DAY – Members of the United Architects of the Philippines Pangasinan-Dagupan chapter gather at the Lingayen Beach to collect trash and debris last October 2 in observance of the World Coastal Clean-up Day. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
OFW family in Mapandan is region’s model family awardee
A FAMILY in Mapandan was chosen one of two Model OFW Family of the Year awardees in Region 1’s search by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI). The family of Mrs. Virginia Fernandez – Vega from Mapandan was selected for the land-based category. The other family awardee was the family […]
Mrs. World Philippines is a Pangasinense
UNKNOWN perhaps to many, Mrs. Arlene Poyaoan-Galvez, the Mrs. Universe Philippines’ Finest Women 2018, is from Barangay Tarectec, San Carlos City. And the provincial board passed a resolution congratulating her for her achievement and cited her advocacy for livelihood literacy and anti-depression. “Mrs. Arlene Poyaoan-Galvez is not only considered as a passionate and beautifully empowered […]
SM Malls provide shoes to 2,000 public school pupils
THE SM Malls in Pangasinan provided school new school shoes for some 2,000 pupils of public schools in Urdaneta City and Rosales on Monday, October 1. There were 52 volunteers from SM City Urdaneta Central and SM City Rosales to be part of this great cause which is a part of SM’s 60th anniversary celebration. “The […]
Capitol hosts solo parents to 2-day summit
LINGAYEN – In response to needs of increasing number of solo parents in the society, the provincial government, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO,) held the first-ever summit for solo parents in the province at the President Hotel. In his message, Gov. Amado Espino III commended the solo parents for their sacrifices […]
Teachers, DepEd officials join, Zumba exercise, fun run
THE employees and officials of Department of Education (DepEd) Dagupan and all public school teachers and students joined the “Takbo Para Sa Guro” fun run on September 29. The fun run spearheaded by the Bonuan Boquig National High School saw the participation of some 5,000 runners. A Zumba dance exercise was held at CSI Stadia […]