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WW II vet Lolo Valentine, 107, a storyteller

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Veteran Valentine is interviewed by PUNCH associate editor Eva Visperas. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez) IN Barangay Doyong, Calasiao, there lives a 107-year-old World War II veteran, Lolo Valentine Untalan, who loves to share his war exploits in Pangasinan and in English! Proof of this was an interview he did that was showcased on…

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WW II vet Lolo Valentine, 107, a storyteller

Couple in 5k-kilometer celestial walk, makes stop-over in Dagupan

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ULTIMATE ADVENTURE TOUR WITH only a buri hat and umbrella above  their heads, a couple from Batangas is eyeing to be the first Filipinos to have toured the whole country on foot pushing a three-wheeled cart containing their clothes, utensils, medicines and other belongings, in a project under the auspices…

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Couple in 5k-kilometer celestial walk, makes stop-over in Dagupan

By January 14, 2024People & Events

CIVIC OBSERVANCE OF RIZAL DAY

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CIVIC OBSERVANCE OF RIZAL DAY — Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil leads town officials, members of the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, and the Knights of Rizal at the flag raising and wreath laying ceremonies in front of the monument of…

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CIVIC OBSERVANCE OF RIZAL DAY

DCHS GOLDEN JUBILARIANS

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DCHS GOLDEN JUBILARIANS – The members of Class of ’73 of Dagupan City High School (DCHS) led by their class president Eleazar Quinto, update their class picture during their Golden Jubilee celebration at the Dagupan City plaza for the annual Dagupan City National High School Grand Alumni Homecoming. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)

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DCHS GOLDEN JUBILARIANS

First ‘black’ wedding held in a memorial park in Alaminos City

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‘TIL DEATH DO US PART — A couple exchange their sweet “I dos” in the first-of-its-kind black wedding in Pangasinan held in a memorial park in Alaminos City on December 28, 2023. (Contributed photo)   “HERE comes the bride, all dressed in black (including a black veil covering her face)”…

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First ‘black’ wedding held in a memorial park in Alaminos City

Dagupan holds first Noche Buena de Belen for 280 indigent families

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SOME 1,200 persons belonging to 280 indigent families were served Noche Buena de Belen as beneficiaries of the first ever held on Christmas Eve at the West  Central Elementary School. A joint community service responsibility project of the Dagupan City government and 25 corporate partners, the project brought together the…

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Dagupan holds first Noche Buena de Belen for 280 indigent families

By December 31, 2023People & Events

INSTAGRAMMABLE PHOTOS ATOP QUINTOS BRIDGE

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INSTAGRAMMABLE PHOTOS ATOP QUINTOS BRIDGE — Dagupan residents and their visitors cram the Quintos Bridge on A.B. Fernandez Ave. every night for a chance to have their selfies and groupfies with the unique and creative colorful lights design in the background.  (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)

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INSTAGRAMMABLE PHOTOS ATOP QUINTOS BRIDGE

PSA conducts training on statistical reporting for media

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THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Office I conducted training on ‘Statistical Reporting‘ for 20 participants from Region I comprising of media agencies and statistical researchers from PSA Media Partners’  last December 20 at Regency Hotel in Calasiao. The lecturers and resource speakers were Dr. Milagros Baldemor, PSA Ilocos Chapter…

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PSA conducts training on statistical reporting for media

By December 25, 2023People & Events