RIZAL’S 125TH MARTYRDOM –Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil leads the ceremonial laying of flower at the foot of the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal at the Lingayen town plaza on December 30. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
Newly married couples in mass wedding hosted by Lingayen government. AMIDST the pandemic and before the year 2021 ended, some 100 couples exchanged “I dos” in a mass wedding in Lingayen on December 29. The event, dubbed as Kasalang Bayan 2021 “Mga Pusong Pinag-isa sa Panahon ng Pandemya” held at…
FUND RAISING FOR ODETTE VICTIMS A GROUP of female artists in Pangasinan started a fundraising drive for the benefit of the victims of Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. The 36-female members of the group’s SARAG MI (Pangasinan for ‘We Can’) launched their ‘Art for a Cause’ campaign by offering…
SUNDAY Punch’s lensman Ray Zambrano clinched first place in the first-ever ExplorePD4 photo contest sponsored by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia. “In 1st place, Ray Zambrano’s multi-layered and visionary capture of swordfish or “pingka” roasting under the glare of the majestic sun. Pingka is a famous delicacy found in…
PUNCH FAMILY UNDER NEW NORMAL — The fully vaccinated members of the Sunday PUNCH family get together for a souvenir photo of their first ever Thanksgiving lunch following health protocol set under the New Normal. In photo are Ermin Garcia Jr., Gonzalo Duque, Leonardo Micua, Julie Ann Arrogante, Rex Catubig, Rolly Dioquino,…
WHEN IN LOVE, HEIGHT DOESN’T MATTER. This year’s Mass Wedding hosted by the Dagupan City government again saw hundreds of live-couples who decided to tie the knot officially. One couple, 6-footer Rene Dela Cruz, 42, from Bonuan Gueset, has to kneel down to kiss his less then 4 feet partner for 15…
LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TUNNEL –Two young ladies take their Instagrammable souvenir selfie in the middle of the Christmas tunnel set up at the Dagupan City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Labor Party Philippines ( LPP ) aka Workers and Peasants Party is fielding Manny Sto. Domingo- Lopez as its official candidate for Vice President this 2022 national elections. The broad coalition of political parties, labor unions, farmer, business and student organizations are supporting alternative non-traditional candidates who are well…
BECAUSE of the still lingering pandemic, topped by the threat of a new COVID-19 variant, the celebration of the Dagupan Fiesta this year will be limited to only few activities. This was bared by officials of the Dagupan City Historical Cultural and Arts Commission (DCHCAC) when they appeared before the…
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