Pangasinan has again proven its status as a nesting ground for cycling champions.

Two more Pangasinense riders conquered the short but prestigious Guam Cycling Federation last Sunday, clocking in records way ahead of their competitors.

Using their international experiences, cohesiveness plus grit force, Mangaldan born and two-time Olympian Jazy Fernandez Garcia and Australian-trained rider Paul Ballesteros, a son of Pozorrubio, displayed their superiority in Guam’s bicycle racing by scoring a 1-2 Pangasinan finish out pedaling 33 others to the delight of Filipino spectators.
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The Milo Small Basketeers Phils. (SBP)-Passerelle Tournament opened August 5 at the Urdaneta Cultural and Sports Center.

The tourney, which has served as a venue for both amateur and professional basketball development for the last 22 years, is now under a new organizer and tournament commissioner, Ren Ildefonso.

Participants are students aged nine to 14 years old, divided in two levels: the SBP composed of 9-11 years old; and the Passerelle composed of 12-14 years old.
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THE province’s future basketball stars will take center stage when the PRISAA First Inter-Schools Basketball Championships opens on August 22 at the Dagupan People’s Astrodome.

The tourney will pit the best grade school and high school basketball teams from across the province in the spirit of teamwork, sportsmanship and camaraderie.

Tournament executive director Phil Celi said 11 schools are taking part including the University of Pangasinan, LNU General High School, Pangasinan Universal Institute, Mother Goose Special Science High School, Dominican School, Divine Word Academy of Dagupan, Edna’s School, FQDMF Special High School, College of St. Michael the Archangel, La Marea Academy and Wonder School.
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INSPIRED by the success of the PD Marathon he organized and held last July 7, Pangasinan Provincial Police Director Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez is preparing to stage another foot-powered race - cycling this time on August 26.

“The SEA (Southeast Asia) Games is just around the corner and I think this is a good tune-up race for our national riders which I believe most of them are from Pangasinan,” said Nerez.

The bikefest, dubbed as the “PD Cycling Challenge” with the theme “Upholding Pangasinan Excellence”, will start and finish at Lingayen, traversing Binmaley, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara, San Carlos City, Malasiqui, Bayambang, Basista, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Labrador via barangay Magtaking, Sual, Alaminos City, Mabini, Banganoda junction (Agno), Bani and Anda.
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FOTOFEST 2007 — Pangasinan photographer Willie Lomibao (center) meets with the country’s best photographers at the 1st Philippine Star Photography Summit in Greenbelt Makati, among them Jun de Leon (left) who spoke during the affair on Fashion and Celebrity Photojournalism and Romy Gacad of Agence Fance Presse (AFP) who talked on the relevance of photojournalism. Other speakers were Philippine Star Chief Photographer Val Rodriguez, Alex Baluyot, Jose Enrique Soriano, Ibarra Derri, Wig Tysmans and Australian and landscape photographer Gunther Deichmann. The seminar-workshop aimed at upgrading local lensmen’s skills, was held from August 2-4, 2007.

ALERT VS. DOUBLE-DEAD MEAT–Dagupan City Councilor Jesus Canto presents his resolution seeking immediate inspection by the City Veterinary Office and City Health Office of all meat and meat products being sold in Dagupan to safeguard public health amid reports of attempts by a syndicate to sell “double dead meat” in public markets in Luzon.– (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)

SWOLLEN SINOCALAN — A member of field crew dispatched by the Department of Public Highway and Mayor Reynaldo Velasco uses a long pole to remove debris from the swollen Sinocalan River in Sta. Barbara. – (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)

SHOWING WHO’S BOSS—Residents of Sitio Tocok in Barangay Lucao will have to wait longer for the artesian well to function after work on the work was suspended by Lucao Barangay chairman Lino Fernandez all because the project was not coordinated with him. The project was being undertaken by the DPWH District team headed by District Engineer Rodolfo Dion in coordination with House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.

NEW DAGUPAN CHIEF—Supt. Dionisio Borromeo (letf), newly designated officer-in-charge of the Dagupan Police, receives the PNP banner from Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez when he assumed office on Monday, vice Supt. Edgar Basbas. In background is Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. of Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)