DAGUPAN City may not be able to participate in the coming Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) because the city government’s budget for the city’s participation is contained in the city government’s 2023 annual budget whose approval remains pending before the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Councilor Joshua Bugayong, chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan…

THE Pangasinan team returned home from in the six-day Batang Pinoy 2022 National Championship held in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur with 15 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze medals under its belt. The national sports event that reeled off December 17 to 21 under the auspices of the Philippine Sports…
Pangasinan athletes shine in Batang Pinoy 2022

A 23-year-old athlete from Dagupan City returned as a two-time gold medalist in men’s from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 85’s high jump category held at the Philsports Track and Field Oval in Pasig City, on November 30 to December 4, 2022. Representing the National University,…
Dagupan athlete bags gold in UAAP event

SCREAMS of excitement were heard inside the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome when the Dagupan City Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament made a comeback after three years of hiatus with the opening ceremony finally held on Sunday, December 4. It will be recalled that the last games held for the league was in…
Dagupan’s Inter-barangay Basketball Tournament returns

RUNNING FOR SCUAA-I — Students from six different state-owned colleges and universities in the region show their mettle during their 2022 athletic meet and culture and arts festival last Wednesday, 23 November, at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
RUNNING FOR SCUAA-I
AFTER suspending the event for two years because of the pandemic, the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association in the region finally resumed its annual sports meet on November 21 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen and lasted till November 25. Hosted by the Pangasinan State…
SCUAA resumes annual sports event

FUTURE FIFA PLAYERS, FANS – Influenced by their parents and friends glued to their TV sets watching the developments at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, children imitate moves of popular football players during their school’s sportsfest. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FUTURE FIFA PLAYERS, FANS

BICYCLE FOR ALL SEASONS — Rain or shine, flooded or dry baywalk, a resident of Lingayen pedals nonchalantly through a flooded parking area in the baywalk, while holding his mobile hand with his left hand in the aftermath of the Typhoon Paeng. Motorists can only watch him go by with envy. (Punchphoto by Cesar…
BICYCLE FOR ALL SEASONS

ALFONSO ‘Jojo’ Bigay, Pangasinan’s best competitive backward runner, is set to claim two Guinness Book of World Record (GBWR) on December 24, this year. This may be Bigay’s final attempt to break two world records, after failing to do so seven years ago: first in July 25 and second on…
Backward runner record attempt set on Christmas eve

FOR PD4 CYCLING GLORY – Cyclists participating in the Professionals category of the 22.8km 2nd PD4 Cup answer the starting gun at the Bikers Den in Inmalog, San Fabian. Millicent Joy Decena (right panel) of Dagupan City raises her arms in victory as she crosses the finish line alone at the Bikers Den to…