HOLY WEEK OBSERVANCE AFTER more than two years of the pandemic, the town of Manaoag, the seat of the Minor Basilica of the Virgin Mary, and the famous Virgin’s Well in Barangay Pugaro (Manaoag), saw the return of thousands of devotees, pilgrims and tourists from around the country during the Holy…
WONDERFUL DAY AT 13TH EXPO 2022 – Families and their visitors picnic and stroll by the Lingayen Baywalk after visiting the exhibition of Pangasinan products at the Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo 2022. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) inaugurated Friday (April 8) its 100th Branch and Blood Station in Barangay Agdao in San Carlos City. Senator Richard Gordon, chief executive officer of PRC, Deputy Speaker Rosemarie Arenas, Mayor Julier Resuello and other officials led the inauguration ceremonies. Gordon said they envisioned to establish…
ABIG SINING OUTSTANDING ARTISTS – The winners in the painting contest of the 2022 Abig Sining Visual Arts Competition and Exhibit at Casa Real, Lingayen hold their plaques after their work were adjudged the most outstanding: Clyde Aedriel T. Rafael (center), 1st place; Joshua R. Carajay (left), 2nd place and Ray A. Dizon, 3rd…
2022 ABIG SINING VISUAL ARTS THE provincial government announced the winners of the 2022 Abig Sining Visual Arts Competition and subsequently held the opening of the Abig Sining Exhibit at Casa Real in Lingayen on April 5. Sculpture category: Bonifacio G. De Guzman Jr.’s “Estudyante sa Panahon ng Pandemia“, 1st…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved a resolution authorizing Governor Amado Espino III to sign partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for the utilization of the latter’s grant for the implementation of the project, “Music Geography of Pangasinan: Folk and Traditional Songs.” “The project is supported by…
THE Provincial Nutrition Council held its first regular consultative meeting on March 29 on sustainable solutions on food availability, increased food accessibility, adequacy of food nutrition, and assistance in hunger-stricken communities during times of disasters and calamities. Earlier Governor Amado I. Espino III reconstituted the PNC through Executive Order 0004-2021…
SUCCESSFUL END OF FIRE MONTH – Firetrucks of the Dagupan City’s Bureau of Fire Protection shoot colored water at the Tondaligan amphitheater to demonstrate their successful campaign for fire prevention last month. The ray of rainbow created in their midst caused by the water demonstration under the sun left the audience in awe. (Punchphoto by Butch…
AGEW NA PANGASINAN THE opening of the Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo on April 5 will be the highlight of the Agew na Pangasinan on the occasion of the 442nd Founding Anniversary of the province. The Pangasinan Tourism Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) Officer Malu Elduayan, in an interview Thursday, March…
IN observance of the National Women’s Month, the provincial government distributed agricultural livelihood projects to sixty-six women’s groups from the Rural Improvement Clubs and youth groups from the Federation of 4-H Club (Rural Youth) in the Philippines, Inc. from the provinces’ towns and cities, broiler chicks and feeds package, farm-ready…
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