SANTILLAN POWERS UPANG SQUAD

BUGALLON son Bryan Santillan, ably supported by his teammates, scored a game high 22 points, leading the University of Pangasinan Webczars to an 83-75 victory over the La Union squad during a basketball goodwill match held January 20 at the Villasis gymnasium, Villasis town.

The  La Union quintet, reinforced by ex-Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players Cris Bolado and Jun Marzan working the defense and former  Philippine Basketball League (PBL) dribblers Melvin Fontanilla and Manny Ortega at the helm in the scoring, took the first quarter lead, 19-16, but relinquished the pace at the half by a mere point, 40-39, with spitfire Santillan doing the damage converting 11 points with three out of four treys plus a short jumper and Linel Manalo supporting with 10 points.

The goodwill game was in conjunction with the celebration of the Villasis town fiesta sponsored by the host municipal government and the Abono party list group under the auspices of Engr. Rosendo So and assisted by Villasis former hizzoner Ramon Morden.
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WITH a big mission  not to be humiliated at their own turf and to please their town mates, especially during the celebration of their town fiesta, two hometown boys displayed their professional skills to dominate the annual San Fabian bikefest with much to spare.

The tandem of youthful riders Rene Esteban of barangay Angio and Sherwin Carrera of Nibaliw Centro emerged as the champion and the first runner-up, to pocket the P4,000 top prize and P3,000, respectively, plus a medal each.

The duo conquered the 94-kilometer flat, hilly and with rough stretch race, dubbed this year as “Viva Villegas Tour”, which was sponsored by  the town’spresident of the Association of  Barangay Captains, Roland Z. Villegas.

The two top winners registered an identical time of two hours, 22 minutes and 32 seconds.
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GRAND HOMECOMING–Alumni of the College of Nursing of the Lyceum-Northwestern University, numbering close to 100, many of them from abroad, cheerfully wave before the crowd when they gathered en masse at the university campus during their grand homecoming last Thursday. Those abroad were led by Myrna Esguerra, LNU Alumni Association International president. Photo below shows LNU students, each carrying a replica of bangus, entertain the nursing alumni in their homecoming. — Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao

KALUYAGAN AWARDEE — Gov. Victor Agbayani receives two awards (one for himself and one for his father, the late Gov. Aguedo F. Agbayani) for their achievements and success in public service from the Kaluyagan nen Palaris (KNP), an organization of successful and prominent Pangasinenses based in Manila. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (rightmost), event keynote speaker, led the presentation of awards together with the KNP officers Francisco Bravo, president; Lt. Col. Tony Tamayo, executive vice president; Melandrew Velasco, secretary-general; and Ms. Virginia Pasalo, awards committee chairperson.

JCI WORLD PRESIDENT WITH JCI SENATORS – Junior Chamber International (JCI) World President Sscott Greenlee (center) with the officers of the JCI Philippine Senate and JCI Philippines at the JCI Headquarters in Quezon City. From left to right are JCI Senator Ramon Nanadiego, JCISP past president Ernie Chua, JCISP President Senen Quiambao, Greenlee, JCI Philippines president Glenn Santos, JCSIP vice president Hernin Arceo, JCISP Senator editor Melandrew Velasco and JCISP auditor and Capitol Jaycee senate Prime Minister Victoriano Cruz.

VIOLIN GIFT – Members of the Divine Word Academy (DWAD) of Dagupan batch ‘82, Evangeline Lee-Aquino (chairman, silver reunion), Bernie Lee (Canada), Albert Dy (California), and Ramon Buscaino (New Jersey) turn over a violin to Adolfo Mendoza, president of the Pandaragupan Youth Orchestra and to orchestra member Dave Domingo. The DWAD batch ‘82 held their 25th-year anniversary reunion on January 6 at Star Plaza Hotel.

VILLASIS EXHIBITION GAME – Businessman Engr. Rosendo So (5^th from right) hands over the trophy to University of Pangasinan head coach and Bonuan-Gueset Kagawad Angel Gumarang after beating the “Think God” team from La Union owned by Congressman Victor Orgega. The event was part of the town fiesta celebration and sponsored by Abono Partylist Group. Also in photo are (L-R): Former two-time tour of Luzon Champion Jess Garcia Jr., Asst. coach George Ceralde and Upang Patron Doy Veedor. – Photo by Jun Figueroa

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