NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY—Scantily-clad dancers who were hired to perform during the Barangay Night on December 27 did their “for-adults” act at the city plaza to the delight of the men in the audience but not their wives, some of whom attended with their children in tow. The performance sparked a controversy…
AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez addresses the participants in the training-seminar on aquaculture technology organized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC) at the Department of Education (DepEd) Dagupan Teachers’ Hall on January 6. (Photo by MitzCresencio) Back to Homepage
BALLOONS FOR THE HERO—Department of Education’s (DepEd) Dagupan Education Supervisor William Macob (left), City Schools Division Superintendent Alma Torio, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, and City Administrator Vladimir Mata prepare to release balloons for the culminating activity commemorating the 115th Rizal Day at the City Plaza on December 30. (Photo by MitzCresencio) Back…
MASONS CELEBRATE RIZAL—Officers and members of the Mangaldan Lodge No.354 and Free Masons get together during the Rizal Day celebration at the Municipal Plaza in Mangaldan, led by their Worshipful Master, Major Bingo De Asis (3rd from right), and incoming Master of the Lodge, PSI Buen Benavidez (3rd from left). Back to…
YOUNG CHESS WHIZ–Dennis Gutierrez III (seated, right) from San Fabian, recently won a gold medal in the Open Under-8 division during Singapore International Chess Festival held at the Jurong East Sports Complex on January 1. He beat Jiddan Firman of Indonesia to top with 8 points. The 8-year-old chess whiz is…
MS. DAGUPAN SMILES—Ms. Dagupan 2011 Denielle Joie Magno (center), 1st runner-up Rosalyn Suratos (left) and 2nd runner-up Charlotte Visperas give their winning smiles after receiving their crowns during the Coronation Night of Ms. Dagupan 2011 at the City Plaza on Dec. 26. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
SEALED AND SIGNED —Police officers at the provincial headquarters show their firearms’ nozzles sealed with masking tape in Lingayen during the scheduled simultaneous sealing of service firearms of all police personnel across the country last December 27. The exercise was made to prevent indiscriminate firing of their guns during the…
BINIBINING BARANGAY—Sarah Leanza Gabrillo of Barangay Caranglaan (center), crowned Bb. Barangay 2011 of Dagupan, is flanked by the ladies of her court (from left) Karol Pauline Celino (Mayombo), 3rd runner-up; Elika Shamma Terrado (Lucao), 1st runner-up; Ariane Floressa Dizon (Herrero-Perez), 2nd Runner-up; and Rosette Manuel (Pogo Grande), 4th runner-up, during…
CONJOINED TWINS–Medical workers attend to the conjoined twins born on the night of December 28 at the Region I Medical Center (RIMC) in Dagupan City. One of the babies is currently in critical condition and both are under close monitoring. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez) Back to Homepage
MASS WEDDING–Two weeks after being ninang to 800 kids in the “Binyagang Bayan“, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez again stands as a sponsor, this time in a mass wedding held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist on December 29, another one of the side events of the Dagupan City Fiesta 2011. (Punchphoto…
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