A youth organization is set to lead a coastal clean-up at Lingayen Beach on September 13, 2025, and is calling on the public to participate. In a radio interview, Kenneth Dave Ugaban, former head of the Environment and Climate Change Division of the Pangasinan Youth for Disaster Risk Reduction and…
RECOGNITION OF THEIR PHILANTHROPIC WORK A resolution was passed by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod commending Dr. Ashok G. Vansandani and his wife, Kanchan, for being honored at the 10th Asia Pacific Luminare Awards, also known as the Golden Eagle Awards 2025, for their exemplary humanitarian service and philanthropic work that…
Vasandani couple commended for Asia Pacific award

PIPE ORGAN MUSIC — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas officiates on August 21, 2025 the blessing of the new pipe organ of the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish, followed by the choir’s singing accompanied by the towering instrument made in the USA. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PIPE ORGAN MUSIC
TWO siblings from Dagupan were honored by the city government for their exceptional achievements in the Horizon Olympiad Global Round, an academic competition, held in New York, USA., from July 21 to 26, 2025. Purple Faith Aquino and her younger brother, Citrine Neo Aquino, both students of Mother Goose Special…
Dagupan siblings shine in global academic competition
TWO Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)–Urdaneta District Jail Male Dormitory proudly marched in their togas during the 46th Commencement Exercises of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) on August 14, 2025 — a milestone that marked the first time in the Ilocos…
PDLs earn college degrees through PSU-Asingan program

SERVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS — Dr. Estrella Quiambao-Glorioso (center), president and CEO of JKQ Medical and Wellness Center (inset photo) in Bayambang town, and other hospital officials talk to the media about their services and expansion plans as they prepare to mark the health facility’s first anniversary in October. (Punchphoto…
SERVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS
MARKING 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN OCT. THE Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center Inc., a new tertiary level 2 hospital located along the Bayambang-San Carlos road, is planning to expand its facilities and services as it carries on with its mission of delivering quality and compassionate healthcare. Since opening…
JKQ Medical and Wellness Center serves as complement to public hospitals
PROVINCIAL Board Member Rose Carolino Apaga, who is on her first foray in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said while she is new in politics and public service, her experience as a businesswoman has given her an understanding of the needs of the people, especially the poor. The Urdaneta City-born neophyte lawmaker…
BM Apaga advocates for single mothers, youth, PWDs

THE Dagupan City Government received a valuable addition to its heritage collection with the turnover of the History Wall and MacArthur memorabilia from the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) on August 12. Acting Mayor Bryan Kua received the History Wall and pieces of memorabilia from PVB Dagupan Branch Manager Cherry Soriano…
PVB hands over ‘History Wall’, World War II memorabilia to Dagupan

LITERACY REVIEW — Educators in Region 1 take part in the “Dagyaw 2025: Sama-samang Hakbang Tungo sa Mataas na Antas ng Literasiyang Rehiyon Uno” town hall meeting on August 12 at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen to address literacy concerns. The event was led by the Department of the Interior…