BALON DAGUPAN NEWS ‘FISH-FUL’ NEW YEAR – Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas ceremoniously release ‘sabalo’ (mother milkfish) at the Calmay River during the Fluvial Parade honoring St. John the Evangelist last December 27. Also in photo are (from left): Councilor Jesus Canto, BFAR-NIFTDC center chief Dr. Westly…
WELCOME BALIKBAYANS—-Boatmen stand on their boats to welcome the balikbayans riding the ‘PHILIPPINES’ Island Tour platform boat, one of the boats donated by multinational companies to the city government, as it passed through Calmay River, during the formal launch of the Dagupan Island Tours last week in honor of the…
FIRECRACKER ZONE-–Personnel of Bureau of Fire Protection Station in Dagupan City inspect the various pyrotechnic products on display inside stalls of licensed vendors located inside the West Central Elementary School, the designated firecracker zone in the city. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
SECRETARY Joel Villanueva of the Technology and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently announced that P100-M in scholarships, out of P300-M in Region 1, has been allotted to Pangasinan. He urged college graduates who remain unemployed to enroll in technical and vocational courses to improve their chances of gaining a livelihood…
POETIC EXPRESSION OF LOVE– Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commissioner Virginia Jasmin Pasalo delivers a poem she had written during the special night of poetry dubbed as “Inaro…” as an added feature of the Dagupan City fiesta. Local poets took center stage expressing intense feelings revolving around themes of passion and…
70TH LINGAYEN GULF LANDING LINGAYEN- – – A grade school boy from San Nicolas’ East Central School and a high school student from Alaminos’ Colegio de San Jose won the poster-making contest held last December 22 in observance of the 70th Lingayen Gulf Landings and 8th Veteran’s Day Celebration on January…
Some of the 172 Pangasinan athletes flash the “Tatak Pangasinan, Number 1” sign after Team Pangasinan hauled a total of 17 Gold, 9 Silver and 19 Bronze medals in the national finals of Batang Pinoy held in Bacolod City from December 10-14. Joining the young athletes are team coaches led…
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