17 YEARS. 17 REGIONS. 17 GAMES—Athletes from the 17 regions in the country parade at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen during the grand opening ceremony of Palarong Pambansa 2012 last May 7. Pangasinan hosted the national games for the second time in 17 years, after 1995. Some 6,520 athletes…
LINGAYEN–Some 200 media practitioners from national and local outlets joined the Media Night on May 10 at the Sison Auditorium as part of Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr’s appreciation to the tireless efforts of the people who covered the events of Palarong Pambansa 2012. “Hindi po namin na-perfect ang pagiging…
Espino thanks media for wide coverage of Palaro 2012
LINGAYEN–“Ito ay pag-aayos ng buhay ng ordinaryong mamamayan at ang pagkakaroon nila ng mas matatag na kabuhayan.” This was the message of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pangasinan Resettlement Project on May 1 in Barangay Pangapisan Norte here. The simple ceremony was…
Robredo, Espino break ground for resettlement project
LINGAYEN–Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. welcomed Secretary Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as the latter visited the province on April 30 to see the preparations being undertaken for the Palarong Pambansa 2012. Villanueva conveyed President Benigno S. Aquino III’s concerns and support for the…
Espino welcomes TESDA Secretary
FRESH from her brief trip to the United States, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez rushed to the North Central Elementary School in Bonuan last Monday to preside over a five-day, medical and dental mission she organized for thousands of indigents in Dagupan. The project, supported by the University of Sto. Tomas…
VM Fernandez’s medical-dental mission helps thousands of Dagupeños
LINGAYEN– Most of the stores operating in the municipality of Lingayen are definitively going Green as part of the provincial government’s effort to support the Department of Education’s (DepEd) call for an environment-friendly Palarong Pambansa 2012. The booths/stalls participating in the 5th Tourism and Trade Exhibit in the Pangasinan Training…
Palarong Pambansa 2012 is ‘green’
LINGAYEN–Palarong Pambansa 2012 will go global. Pangasinan, the host province of the country’s biggest sports event for the second time, will use modern information technology with the launching of the official website of this year’s games— www.palarongpambansa2012.com that will feature an 18-channel live streaming of all events.
Palarong Pambansa 2012 goes global
LINGAYEN–Some 600 Sangguniang Kabataan officers and members together with provincial government scholars from the nine campus components of the Pangasinan State University are expected to join in the province-wide youth camp dubbed Doypuay Kalangweran on April 30 to May 1 at the Lingayen beachfront in line with the Pista’y Dayat…
SK, scholars to convene for ‘Doypuay Kalangweran’
LINGAYEN—Delegations from Palawan province composed of 278 athletes and officials are the first to arrive in Pangasinan for the upcoming Palarong Pambansa slated on May 6 to 12. The group, now housed at Tandoc Elementary School in San Carlos City, arrived in Pangasinan on April 16. Zenaida T. Dusong, Education…
Palawan Palaro delegation first to arrive
LINGAYEN–The craftsmanship and ingenuity of Pangasinenses prevailed during the colorful parade of floats and energetic performances of street dancers at the Parada Na Dayew, a grand cultural parade highlighting the various festivals of Pangasinan towns during the 432nd founding anniversary celebration of Agew na Pangasinan last April 11. The float…