Year: 2025

A REPRINT OF A PIECE I DID RINGS TRUE TODAY.

I WAS searching for “My Panagbenga” over the weekend, trying to find the magic it brought to my soul years ago. I call it “My” festival, to have some semblance of ownership, making the once small community affair and now mammoth event, eternally personal… in a desperate attempt to hold on to a memory. I […]

LET A FLOWERS BLOOM!

The Baguio Flower Festival—year 29 of “Panagbenga” is amidst us once again. “Blossoms beyond Boundaries” will feature the usual grand parades and colorful floral displays. The theme composed by the late Macario Fronda will once again resonate and be with us-LSS (Last Song Syndrome) till summer or more. As a kid, we grew up in […]

DENGUE – HINDI BIRONG PROBLEMA

Muling naaalarma ang Department of Health (DOH) sa tumataas na bilang ng mga kaso ng dengue sa bansa. Ipinahayag noong Pebrero 17 na walong iba pang local government units (LGUs) na nasa Metro Manila, Calabarzon at Central Luzon ang nakapagtala ng nakababahalang pagtaas sa bilang ng mga pasyenteng may dengue. May mga hindi beripikadong ulat […]

BAGONG HERITAGE PARK BINUKSAN PARA SA ASIN FESTIVAL 2025

DASOL, Pangasinan Sa isang makulay na selebrasyon, pormal na binuksan ang Asin Festival 2025 sa bagong Heritage Park, na magiging sentro ng selebrasyon at magsisilbing parke ng komunidad sa bayan ng Dasol,Pangasinan, noong Pebrero 19. Inihayag ni Mayor Rizalde “Sandong” Bernal na ang parke ang magiging pangunahing lokasyon ng mga kaganapan para sa kanilang Town […]

CRUCIAL BRIDGE

Ifugao Rep. Solomon R. Chungalao recently visited the site of the Dulao-Maguitawa Bridge which is ongoing construction at Sitio Maguitawa, Nattum, Mayoyao and Barangay Dulao, Lagawe which is seen to bolster interconnectivity within the Ifugao towns. The crucial bridge shall also connect Eastern Mountain Province and Isabela via Dulao, Lagawe and is seen to bolster […]

REMUELLA GIVES DILG 10 DAYS TO NAIL DOWN URDANETA CITY MAYOR, VICE MAYOR IMPASSE

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan Interior secretary Jonvic Remulla promised his department 10 days to finally resolve the impasse over the suspension of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Mayor Julio F. Parayno III and Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno. The Paraynos have continued to defy the January 3, 2025 12-month suspension of the Office of the President through Executive Secretary […]

SOLON FAST-TRACKS DULAO- MAGUITAWA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

LAGAWE, Ifugao With the Dulao-Maguitawa Bridge located at Sitio Maguitawa,Nattum, Mayoyao and Barangay Dulao, Lagawe seen to bolster interconnectivity within the Ifugao towns, Congressman Solomon R. Chungalao recently visited the construction site to see its development. The P155 million-worth bridge would connect District I (Hungduan, Tinoc, Asipulo, Kiangan, Lamut, Hingyon, and Lagawe) and District II […]

ON LOVE MONTH, LA UNION PUMPS UP CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY HEART

SAN FERNANDO, La Union As people indulged in sweet moments of love this February, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) amplified its efforts to promote cardiovascular health among its constituents. It underscored its various programs and activities to raise awareness on heart diseases and provide basic medical intervention for common related ailments such as […]

11-STOREY GOVERNMENT CENTER TO RISE IN PANGASINAN

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III proudly said that the Province of Pangasinan will soon be a Singapore of the North once the 11-storey government center or tower will rise. In a ground breaking ceremony on February 20, 2025 for the 1st phase of said infrastructure project, Guico together with Vice-Governor Mark Ronald DG. […]

LA TRINIDAD’S STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND CAKE

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet This capital town on Thursday (Feb.20) launched the Strawberry Festival. A Giant strawberry cake shape into “Kayabang” (a traditional native basket) using 280 kilos of fresh snow white and red strawberries will be the main feature of the festival. Valred Olsim, municipal tourism officer said “the red and white strawberries combined showcase […]

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