BANI’S PAKWAN TO THE WORLD – Barangay residents perform a choreographed number for the street dance competition during last year’s Pakwan Festival. This year’s festival promises to be the grandest ever. (File photo contributed by Philstar Wire Service)
PAKWAN CAPITAL OF THE NORTH BANI– This town, home of the sweetest, reddest and juiciest watermelon in the country, will stage its biggest Pakwan Festival on Jan. 26 since its inception six years ago to further boost the town’s agriculture and tourism. Municipal Tourism Officer Romel Dulay said Mayor Gwen…
THE Dagupan City government is set to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the different senior high schools, colleges and universities in the city for the implementation of the On-the-Job Training (OJT) and the high school immersion program. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution proposed by Councilor Jose…
LINGAYEN – Thirty-three cooperatives and four micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) were the latest beneficiaries of a P5.6 million in financial assistance from the provincial government. Gov. Amado Espino III led the awarding of the financial assistance the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) on January 9 and…
LUCKY FRUIT CHARMS – A young woman stops and picks one of the strung fruits for sale on a sidewalk in Dagupan City. Filipinos believe collecting round fruits bring good luck for the coming New Year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
100 ISLANDS, TOP TOURIST DESTINATION ALAMINOS City Government boosted its coffers by P43,187, 062.19 sourced from the registration fee alone of the 547,490 tourist arrivals to the Hundred Islands in 2018. Mike Sison, city tourism officer, said most of the local tourist arrivals were from the cities of Alaminos, Urdaneta,…
LUCKY FRUITS GALORE –A fruit vendor packs oranges from among the “lucky fruits” for a customer on display in Dagupan City. “Lucky fruits” are round-shaped fruits believed to bring bountiful blessings for the new year. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
TO address the acute shortage of bangus fry in the country, the government recently launched the National Bangus Fry Sufficiency Program and named Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) in Dagupan as its focal person. Rosario said the program, launched in September this…
THE boardwalk project by the shoreline of Tondaligan Beach in Barangay Bonuan Gueset is set to be completed early next year to further boost tourism in Dagupan City. Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia told alumni of Dagupan City National High School during their homecoming Thursday night that this and…
FIREWORKS FOR THE BUILDING – The evening sky is constantly lit with fireworks during the celebration marking the 100th year of the Capitol Building simultaneously with variety show of local artists, the KIDIYAM 3D projection show on Capitol’s History, the 3D Christmas Lights and Music Show. (Punchphoto on Willie Lomibao)
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