WORLD AIDS DAY — Candidates vying for Mr. and Ms. Balon Dagupan lead the candle lighting ceremony during the observance of World Aids Day at the Dagupan City plaza. They also served as volunteer educators to the participants. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN– The Pangasinan Provincial Library (PPL) won second place in the national search outstanding public libraries with special programs on the protection and preservation of cultural heritage – the third national award earned by the provincial library. Provincial Librarian Ma. Cynthia Encarnita Vila, on behalf of Governor Amado. I. Espino,…
GIANT STEPS BY AQUACULTURISTS. — Dr. Rafael Guerrero (left panel), promoter of all-male tilapia culture, and Maximo Abesamis (right pane), pioneer in commercial scale in milkfish farming in sea cages, leave their footprints for posterity at the Asian Fisheries Academy, BFAR-NIFTDC compound. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO outstanding Filipino aquaculturists, a scientist and a businessman, were feted last week, Nov. 28 by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society, Inc. (PAS) for their contributions and “devoted service for the advancement of aquaculture in the country.” Honored in Dagupan City…
549th GURU NANAK BIRTHDAY – Some 500 Sikh members in the region join the parade in Dagupan City last November 18 led by Guru Naniks to celebrate the birthday of the founder of Sikhism. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FUTURE BROADCASTERS – High school students participating in the Dagupan City Division Schools Press Conference held at Lyceum Northwestern University rehearse their lines before the actual competition in Radio Script Writing and Broadcasting. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ALAMINOS CITY—She may not be a Pangasinense but this James Bond girl shows how much she loves the Philippines, particularly Pangasinan, and is out to show to the world the positive news about the country. Rachel Grant of British-Filipino descent, in a video call interview, she’d like to do more…
BITSTOP IN TUNISIA – Managing Director and Founder, Bandwidth Signal and Statistics (BASS) Project Wilson Chua (inset), speaks before the participants as a panelist for the discussion on ‘Crowdsourcing ICT Data’ during the 15th World Telecommunication /ICT Indicators Symposium held in Hammamet in Tunisia organized by ITU, United Nations specialized…
JUANITO “Jun” Velasco was among 70 graduates of Manuel L. Quezon University who were honored last Saturday at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club to mark the university’s 70th anniversary. A graduate of AB in Journalism class 1967, he was a member of the Quezonian editorial staff, editor in…
DAGUPAN City Vice Mayor Marc Brian Lim has been elected as 2018 World President of the Junior Chamber International (JCI). He was elected during the JCI World Congress, November 6-12 in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution during its special session on Thursday congratulating Lim for his election….
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