MARQUEZ AND THE PUNCH–World boxing champ Manny Pacquiao’s challenger Juan Manuel Marquez, a true blue Chicano, hams it up with PUNCH sports columnist Jess Garcia, a true blue Chicanoy, after the presscon in Manila promoting the November title fight. The duo’s reunion at the Manila Hotel is described by Jess in…
SLAMMING BODIES–Lyceum Northwestern University Duke point guard George Alipio unleashes a hard drive against the stonewall defense of University of Luzon Golden Tiger slotman JR Franada during their game last week, which the Dukes won, 86-80. (PRISAA-UCAAP photo By JF) Back to Homepage
OFFICIAL WEBSITES–Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (right) and Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. lead the simultaneous launching of pangasinan.gov.ph and pangasinantourism.com, the province’s two official websites, on September 6 as part of the celebration of Tourism Month. They are joined by (from left) Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary Atty. Verna…
RESCUE OPERATIONS–The combined members of the Water Search and Rescue (WASAR), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), under the direction of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), conduct rescue operations for victims trapped from fast rising floodwaters in Barangay Angio, San Fabian on…
NO STATE OF CALAMITY?—Residents take the risk of wading or paying for a tri-bike ride to get through knee-deep flood in Barangay Bacayao Sur, one of the 15 barangays in Dagupan that suffered flooding as an aftermath of Typhoon “Mina”. Despite the situation, the city’s administration did not deem it…
URDANETA TAKES BAGUIO’S GARBAGE–Urdaneta City accommodates some 220 tons of garbage from Baguio City at its recently-opened engineered landfill after the retaining wall of the Barangay Irisan dumpsite in Baguio collapsed at the height of typhoon “Mina” last week, killing five people. (Punchphoto by Willy Lomibao) Back to Homepage
IN MILPITAS CITY–Dagupan Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, accompanied by Councilors Jeslito Seen and Alvin Coquia, makes a courtesy call to Mayor Jose Esteves of Milpitas City in California where she took the opportunity to promote Dagupan City and its chief agricultural product, bangus. With them are (1st row) Ben Aquino,…
THINKONOMICS QUIZ BEE WINNER–Justin Adrian Bautista (right), Mother Goose Special Science High School’s senior student, shared top honors in the 8th National Youth Congress winning 4th place in Thinkoconomics Quiz Bee held at the University of the Philippines, Diliman last August 26-27, 2011. Back to Homepage
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