LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN ARCHDIOCESE BINMALEY—Pope Francis has appointed the parish priest of Our Lady of Purification Parish in this town as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The appointment of Fr. Fidelis Layog was made public in Rome at 12 noon (7:00 p.m. local time) on March 18.. Layo, born in…
TALLEST BAMBOO STATUE BAYAMBANG—This town will attempt to land its second Guinness World Records (GWR) record when it unveils on April 5 the 51-meter tall statue of St. Vincent Ferrer made of engineered bamboo as the tallest in the world. The unveiling of the soon-to-be iconic monument stands majestically at…
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN LINGAYEN – The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) certified the province as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub for the provincial government’s efforts in empowering women and programs promoting gender equality. Gov. Amado Espino III received the award from PCW Commissioner Sandra Sanchez-Montano, expressing gratitude for…
FREE PALAY DRYING – Farmers in Mangaldan are one of the main beneficiaries of the improved highways who insist on using the road shoulders for drying their harvested palay posing the hazards to motorists. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CONSTRUCTION of Phase II of the boardwalk project in Tondaligan Park by the Department of Public Works and Highways hangs in the balance as the 2019 General Appropriations Act is still the subject of wrangling by both Houses of Congress. This was disclosed by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, who…
BUILD BUILD BUILD IN THE NORTH – A truck carrier travels to the north to deliver a prefabricated steel for a bridge project. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MAYOR Belen Fernandez said Dagupan can now heave a sigh of relief after final balance of the P500-million loan that the city secured from the Land Bank of the Philippines in 2004 for the construction of the Malimgas Public Market has been paid. She told the KBP Forum on Thursday that Dagupan had paid the…
BINMALEY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch its second One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippine Hub on April 12 located at the Binmaley Museum to showcase and promote the best local products in the province. Natalia Dalaten, OIC-provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, said the hub is an…
LINGAYEN– The Mobile Skills Training Project (MSTP) bus of the provincial government produced its first batch of graduates of cookery course in Labrador town. Twenty-eight trainees received their certificates of completion on March 15 at Labrador Elementary School after their five-day drill in cookery, adopting creativity in preparing and presenting…
© 2026 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
