Miss Magic 2006
Posted on April 30, 2006 - Filed Under News, Photo Gallery | Comments Off
MISS MAGIC 2006–Sixteen shapely young ladies vying for the title "Miss Magic 2006" strike a pose for the local media during their presentation last Thursday at the Magiclub in Dagupan City coinciding with the Dagupan Bangus Festival. The search, sponsored by the Magic Group of Companies and Procter and Gamble, will end on May 13 [...]
Longest Bangus
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LONGEST BANGUS — Mayor Benjamin Lim (right) presents to the delight of the spectators the longest bangus weighing 6.024 kilograms and measured 90.5 centimeters owned by Evaristo Dalmacio of Linoc, Binmaley during the Bangus Rodeo on April 28 held at the Malimgas Market.
Boxing Extravaganza
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BOXING EXTRAVAGANZA — Philboxing.com columnist Mortz Ortigoza of Dagupan City meets up with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo and boxing champ Manny Pacquiao during a four-day “First Boxing Convention” at Hyatt Hotel & Casino in Manila recently. The confab, attended by international and local delegates, among them big-time promoters Sammy Gello-ani (Oscar dela Hoya’s Pinoy business partner), [...]
Off to Naga
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OFF TO NAGA — Members of the Joressa Taekwondo Club who will represent Dagupan City at the Palarong Pambansa 2006 in Naga City on May 7-14, 2006 ham it up with the other club members during a training stint to prepare them for the national games. With them are their coaches Kenneth Soriano and Eduardo [...]
Tourists flock to Ilocos
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DUE TO SUMMER FESTIVALS Hotels, resorts overcrowded LINGAYEN – Thanks to festivals, Pangasinan is finally earning its share of improved domestic tourism in the region. Department of Tourism Regional Director Martin Valera considers each day from April to May in Region 1 as a holiday because of the festivals in many towns and cities. The [...]
'Kalutan ed Dagupan' draws half million
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More than half a million participants, spectators and tourists are expected to join the grandest merriment on the occasion of the renowned "Kalutan ed Dagupan" slated at 4:30 p.m. today. Councilor Nicanor Aquino, Bangus Festival 2006 executive chairman, said that the Kalutan ed Dagupan-Bangus sa Lansangan this year is a grand reunion of past festival [...]
Mayor Lim tells off, threatens PUNCH
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By Eva C. Visperas DAGUPAN City Mayor Benjamin Lim is mad and furious at The Sunday Punch. Last Tuesday, the mayor called and berated a senior writer of the PUNCH on the latter's mobile phone to make known his displeasure over two of PUNCH's stories published last issue. He branded the stories "Only small party [...]
Pangasinan beaches 'cleanest' in region
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BOOST TO PISTA'Y DAYAT The beaches in the province may not be as popular as Boracay but these are certainly one of the safest and cleanest in the region. Take it from Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) chief in Dagupan City. He validated this claim after his office had determined [...]
NBI nabs 'hired killer'
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THE most wanted man in Pangasinan was arrested Monday by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Dagupan City at his hideout in sitio Cabuan, barangay Tamayo, San Carlos City. The suspect, Rodel de Guzman, alias "Itiw" and “Edwin" was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for murder issued by Regional Trial [...]
Red tide advisory in Bolinao, Anda stays
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LINGAYEN – The ban against shellfish from Anda and Bolinao remains. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that it has not lifted its advisory against gathering and consuming shellfish including tahong (mussels) and talaba (oysters) from the two western towns following numerous inquiries from consumers. The shellfish from these two towns were [...]
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