WINNING JOURNALISM PHOTO – The photo by Lensman Willie Lomibao featured on the front page of The PUNCH’S January 24, 2021 issue won the Best Tobacco Photo of the Year in the 14th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards. (Punchphoto file)
BRIGHT LEAF AGRICULTURE JOURNALISM AWARDS THE Sunday PUNCH’s photo journalist, Wilfredo Lomibao, won the Tobacco Photo of the Year award category of the 14th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards for his “Ocean of Gold Leaves” photo depicting a farmer drying tobacco leaves in Alcala town. Going on its 14th year, the…
THE day after Hidilyn Diaz bagged the first Olympic gold for the Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan passed a resolution congratulating her for the feat that finally ended the country’s 97-year-old gold medal drought in the Quadrennial Meet. The resolution proposed by six councilors led by…
FOR LASTING PEACE – Members of bikers’ clubs in Pangasinan converged at the Lingayen Baywalk to join the nationwide event manifesting their support for the government’s campaign for lasting peace in the countryside. (PIAphoto/RPM)
ACTIVE MODERN MOM – An unidentified mother was seen jogging at the Sunday “Bike & Run” at the De Venecia Expressway in Dagupan City with her young child in tow in her stroller. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
1990 KILLER EARTHQUAKE – A member of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) views some of the pictures of the destruction caused by the killer earthquake that hit Dagupan City, featured in the photo exhibit at the Capitol compound in Lingayen in observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. (Punchphoto by…
GOVERNOR Amado Espino III administered the oath-taking of two new municipal councilor in a ceremony at the Provincial Capitol on July 12. Sworn in separately were Councilors Gabby Naval of Burgos town, and Gloria Salcedo of Pozorrubio. Councilor Naval assumed the post vacated by his father, Councilor Antonio Naval who opted…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan applauded filmmakers from Alaminos City National High School during its web-based regular session on July 5 for winning major awards at the “Let’s Talk About Water” Film Festival. The commendation was contained in a resolution authored by Board Member Margielou Orange Humilde-Verzosa. Of the 250 film entries…
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, TOO! – A group of electric scooter riders is finding the Sunday ‘Bike&Run’ at the De Venecia Highway a good place for leisure fun rides together with bicycle riders and joggers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A COLUMN item in G Spot by Sunday Punch columnist Virginia J. Pasalo entitled “Landing an Airplane in a Forest of Fireflies” recently won first prize in the Prose Category of the First Annual Competition of the Fundación Internacional de Literatura (Cuba-Holanda). The article was published in The PUNCH’s July…
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