SIGAY STREETDANCING—The centuries-old Our Lady of Purification Parish, built in 1674, serves as a backdrop to the dance routines of the groups that participated in this year’s Sigay Festival streetdancing in Binmaley held February1. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
MARIAN DEVOTION—A devotee is in deep prayer before the image of Santa Maria Madre De Dios during the opening of the Marian Exhibit last February 5 at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bugallon which is celebrating its 300th anniversary. The exhibit will be open until till Feb. 11. (PUNCHphoto…
MARIAN DEVOTION
PROUD BINMALEY WINNER–Tour veteran Oscar Espiritu of San Manuel proudly raises his arm upon crossing the finish line first, outdistancing Manila rider Ysmael Gendrano during the Binmaley Cycling Challenge held on February 2. Back to Homepage
PROUD BINMALEY WINNER
SP Frontpage February 2, 2014 issue
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CHINESE ROOTS—Mayor Belen Fernandez waves to her fellow Chinoys (Chinese-Filipinos) during a gathering of members of the Filipino-Chinese community at the Dagupan City Plaza on the eve of the Chinese New Year last January 29, marked by dragon and lion dances, presentation of Chinese culture and a 30-minute fireworks display….
CHINESE ROOTS
CHINESE NEW YEAR IN DAGUPAN—Students deliver a performance reflecting Chinese culture during Dagupan’s celebration of the Chinese New Year at the City Plaza where Mayor Belen Fernandez, herself of Chinese ancestry, called on the Chinese-Filipino community to help her administration’s goal towards a Balon Dagupan. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back…
CHINESE NEW YEAR IN DAGUPAN
WATERMELONS OF BANI—Watermelon growers in Barangay San Simon, an upland village in Bani, load their harvest in a truck that will take the produce to fruit stands in Metro Manila. Bani’s watermelons are known to be the country’s sweetest, reddest and juiciest because they are grown in farms with soil…
WATERMELONS OF BANI
PARK FOR THE CHILDREN—Workers put some finishing touches on the newly-renovated Children’s Park in Dagupan City as Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (second from right) together with City Engineer Virginia V. Rosario (extreme right) check out the progress on the grounds, which was used as a venue for the Chinese New…




