THE Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS), in collaboration with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), held a Mass Blood Donation Campaign at the Lyceum Northwestern University (L-NU) Gymnasium from September 9 to 11. The event aimed to collect over 300 blood bags to replenish blood supply in Region 1. Mae Diane…
FREE SUNDAY BREAKFAST — Churchgoers get free breakfast after the mass at the Holy Family Chapel in Barangay Dulag, Lingayen on Sunday morning, August 24, 2025, as part of the feeding program of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has confirmed the extension of the appointment of Dr. Maria Julita P. de Venecia as City Health Officer. This was contained in a resolution sponsored jointly by Councilors Michael Fernandez and Jalice Cayabyab, also a doctor of medicine, and passed during the August 28 SP…
A youth organization is set to lead a coastal clean-up at Lingayen Beach on September 13, 2025, and is calling on the public to participate. In a radio interview, Kenneth Dave Ugaban, former head of the Environment and Climate Change Division of the Pangasinan Youth for Disaster Risk Reduction and…
RECOGNITION OF THEIR PHILANTHROPIC WORK A resolution was passed by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod commending Dr. Ashok G. Vansandani and his wife, Kanchan, for being honored at the 10th Asia Pacific Luminare Awards, also known as the Golden Eagle Awards 2025, for their exemplary humanitarian service and philanthropic work that…
PIPE ORGAN MUSIC — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas officiates on August 21, 2025 the blessing of the new pipe organ of the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish, followed by the choir’s singing accompanied by the towering instrument made in the USA. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO siblings from Dagupan were honored by the city government for their exceptional achievements in the Horizon Olympiad Global Round, an academic competition, held in New York, USA., from July 21 to 26, 2025. Purple Faith Aquino and her younger brother, Citrine Neo Aquino, both students of Mother Goose Special…
TWO Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)–Urdaneta District Jail Male Dormitory proudly marched in their togas during the 46th Commencement Exercises of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) on August 14, 2025 — a milestone that marked the first time in the Ilocos…
SERVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS — Dr. Estrella Quiambao-Glorioso (center), president and CEO of JKQ Medical and Wellness Center (inset photo) in Bayambang town, and other hospital officials talk to the media about their services and expansion plans as they prepare to mark the health facility’s first anniversary in October. (Punchphoto…
MARKING 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN OCT. THE Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center Inc., a new tertiary level 2 hospital located along the Bayambang-San Carlos road, is planning to expand its facilities and services as it carries on with its mission of delivering quality and compassionate healthcare. Since opening…
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