A total of 249 Alternative Learning System (ALS) completers from Pangasinan’s Fourth District were honored during the Graduation and Completion Ceremonies held on Tuesday, August 5, at the Macario Ydia Development Center in Mangaldan. With the theme “Henerasyon ng Pagkakaisa: Kaagapay sa Bagong Pilipinas,” the event celebrated the accomplishments of…

ART FOR EVERYONE—Dentist and visual artist Ann Theresa Bolos views one of the almost 200 artworks of around 90 local artists from Pangasinan and La Union showcasing a variety of styles for the two-week exhibit “Art for Everyone” at SM Center Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ART FOR EVERYONE
A Grade 7 student from Mangaldan whose family is a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was named provincial winner in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) 2025 Search for Exemplary Child. Mishia M. Santos, a student of the Mangaldan National High School-Special Science, Technology and…
Mangaldan student picked as DSWD ‘Exemplary Child’
CALASIAO Vice Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay was voted unopposed as the new president of the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP) Pangasinan Chapter during its elections held on July 15, 2025, at the PESO Social Hall in Lingayen. The election was attended by 39 vice mayors from across the…
Calasiao VM elected league president

DAILY DAGUPAN HIGH TIDE—The high tide on Burgos Street in Dagupan City also affects the main thoroughfare, A.B. Fernandez Avenue, forcing mini-buses and jeepneys to take the middle part of the road to avoid getting stuck on the roadside, where the water is a little bit higher. (Punch photo by…
DAILY DAGUPAN HIGH TIDE
MORE than 100 students from across the globe took part in the PRIME Camp 2025 Cultural and Heritage Tour held recently, exploring key historical sites in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union. Organized by the Pangasinan State University (PSU) for its first-ever international cultural exchange, the tour aimed…
Over 100 international students join PRIME Camp 2025

ANYTHING FOR FREE—A senior citizen avails of the free haircut provided by members of Dagupan Lesbians and Gays Association (Dalaga)LAGA) during the Sulong Dagupan Unliserbisyo Caravan sa City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ANYTHING FOR FREE
AS he marked the start of his third and final term, Vice Governor Mark Lambino affirmed the independence of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, declaring that the legislative branch will not act as a mere “rubber stamp” of the Capitol. Speaking during the oathtaking ceremony of the newly elected members of the…
VG Lambino assures provincial board’s independence
INSTEAD of taking her oath of office in the usual grand ceremony done by most officials, re-elected Third District Rep. Rachel Arenas chose to mark the start of her new term in a simple ceremony with the people of the community in Barangay Ican, Malasiqui, Administered by Barangay Captain Michael…
Arenas holds simple oathtaking with community

(Photo by: UAPSA-PSU Urdaneta Chapter) PROV’l BOARD COMMENDS STA.BARBARA STUDE A Pangasinense topped the recently concluded 2025 Architect Licensure Examination, besting 1,352 other passers out of 2,705 examinees. King Nixon Mabanta, a 27-year-old resident of Sta. Barbara, a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree graduate from Pangasinan State University-Urdaneta in…