THE annual of Hundred Islands Festival and Talaba (Oyster) Festival in Alaminos City kicked-off last March 9, 2024 to celebrate Alaminos farmers’ bountiful oyster harvest and to promote city’s tourism programs. Alaminos City is known as the province’s biggest oyster grower, and made “’Talaba Ihaw-Ihaw” as a staple event for the month-long festivity. Some 185 sacks of harvested oysters were…
HIGH POLICE VISIBILITY IS ON – Most town and city police stations in Pangasinan have begun deploying more personnel in popular tourist destinations like the Binmaley Beach Baywalk to ensure peace and order in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
MISS HUNDRED ISLANDS BEAUTIES — The winners in the final selection for the titles wave to their supporters after receiving their crowns and sashes. Denise Joy Flores (center), 4th year BS Psychology student at the Lyceum Northwestern University is Miss Hundred Islands. She is joined by (from left) 1st Runner-Up Jessalyn S. Espinoza, Kyrie…
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez reported the team of lectures from the City Population Office (CPO), City Nutrition Office (CNO) at City Social Welfare and Development Office were at the Barangay Bolosan Child Development Center (CDC) last March 7 for 70 residents on nutrition education, Kalalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad at…
By Rex Catubig SABEL, for her part, chooses to set up her “pakanan” — a street version of fast-food, further down the main street, in front of a store that is already closed for the night, and just slightly across the CSI Square. In a departure from the carinderia-caldero-caserola…
THE PUNCH’s news story this week about the status of National Food Authority (NFA)-Pangasinan’s rice buffer stock in the province reveals both the agency’s standard operating policy and the magnitude of the anomaly behind the sale of 75,000 bags of buffer stock by the NFA central office to two favored…
I WILL BE RABIES-FREE SOON! — This appears to be the message of a pet dog who calmly faced The PUNCH camera while waiting for its turn to be given free vaccine shot during the veterinary medical mission conducted by the Provincial Veterinary Office last week in observance of the Rabies Awareness…
ILL-TIMED FIREFIGHTERS MOTORCADE — Hurray to the personnel of the Dagupan Fire Station, Dagupan Panda Volunteer Fire Brigade, Barangay Malued Fire Volunteer for launching a motorcade from the De Venecia Highway to create public awareness to the 2024 Fire Prevention Month with the theme “Sa pag-iwas sa sunog, hindi ka nag-iisa.” Unfortunately, it didn’t…
THE ‘KAMOTE’S LESSON FOR BEATING THE RED LIGHT — The speeding motorcycle rider learns his lesson the hard way when he tried to beat the red traffic light and crashed into the car that crossed his path. He was rushed to the hospital with major injuries. He survived the incident but he still…
BEAUTIES AND THEIR 22 ISLANDS — Twenty-two (22) lovely candidates showcase their festival and creative costumes and swimwear, each representing an island in Hundred Islands during the pre-pageant for the search for the province-wide Miss Hundred Islands 2024 at the Lucap Wharf in Alaminos City. Pageant and Grand Coronation Night will be on March 10, 2024….
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