LINGAYEN JCI SHINES – Mark Micu (center) JCI Lingayen Liberation II president receives the Merit Award for Education for Peace Award category from JCI Philippines National President Jess Paul Estrellado (3rd from right) during the 71st JCI National Convention held in Camarines Sur. Beside him is Mark Gerry Oblanca the chapter’s 2020 President. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
People & Events
Dagupeño to represent PH in int’l pageant
A teacher from Dagupan City will represent the country in the Mister Working Men International 2019, to be held on 15-22 October 2019. Dr. Filemon ‘Mon’ C. Rivo, will be one of the two PH representatives to compete with 30 others in the international pageant for the prestigious title. The other is P/Corporal Willy Quinto […]
Pangasinense, 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos awardee
THE P/ Col. Edwin A. Quilates, a native of San Carlos City, currently provincial director of Batangas, recently chosen one of 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos was cited by the provincial government for his accomplishment. Sangguniang Panlalawigan adopted Resolution No. 222-2019, acknowledged “Quilates’s excellent performance as current police provincial director of Batangas Police Provincial Office […]
UPang stude tops Thailandia Photocon 2019
AFTER a week of competition, Nikko Andrew T. Gautane of San Carlos City won the international photo competition “Thailandia Photocon” (Asian International 2019) besting 17 Asian contenders. Nikko told the PUNCH how he worked for his photo entries since they were required to submit three. For the first challenge, he took photos of the night […]
Pangasinan festival at SM City Rosales
SM City Rosales featured a weeklong presentation of the best of Pangasinan foods, music and dances are featured in a festival, Oct. 14-20. Dubbed as Pangasinan Food, Music & Art BESTival, the event showcased on Oct. 14 during the media launch the province’s popular local delicacies like the Dagupan bangus, pigar-pigar and kaleskes, Calasiao puto, Binalonan’s […]
Red Cross Pangasinan trains barangay volunteers
LINGAYEN – Volunteers from different barangays here attended the Red Cross 143 Training on October 11, at the evacuation center compound. The event was presided by Mayor Leopoldo N. Bataoil and Vice Mayor Judy Vargas, Red Cross 143 Chairman and board director of Red Cross Pangasinan Chapter. In her keynote message, the vice mayor said […]
Capitol holds 9th BNS Congress
THE Provincial Health Office held the 9th annual Provincial Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) Congress on October 11 at the President’s Hotel in Lingayen. Anchored on the theme, “Barangay Nutrition Scholar: Aktibo at patuloy sa serbisyong pang-nutrisyon para sa kalusugan ng Pangasinan, push natin to!”, this year’s congress aimed to continue and improve the health-related activities […]
Lingayen holds ‘lechon-plus’ pork festival
LINGAYEN —Not to be outdone, the town’s hog raisers and local government held its own pork festival to serve notice that the town’s hogs are free of the African Swine Fever (ASF) with a difference! They didn’t only serve one type of lechon but two plus six favorite pork meals. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil directed that […]
Pozorrubio feasts on 20 lechon
TWENTY lechon were laid out in front of Pozorrubio’s municipal hall for residents to feast on to show the public that the town is safe to eat pork sold in the market . Pozorrubio Mayor Emma Chan said the public consumption of the roasted pigs were made possible by the town’s government to help the […]
Elderly Filipino Week 2019 observed in Pangasinan
LEVITICUS 19:32 said it is when we stand up in the presence of the aged and show respect for the elderly that we actually revere to God. Towns and cities celebrated the 2019 Elderly Filipino Week with the theme, “Healthy and Productive Aging Starts With Me” In Alaminos City, Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste and Rep. […]