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Ateneo de Manila University and La Salle Green Hills overwhelmed their respective opponents to capture the SBP and Passerelle titles, respectively, in the Milo BEST finals at the Easter College Gym in Baguio City last November 23, 2009. In the Passarelle division, St. John Cathedral of Dagupan City settled for fourth place as Sacred Heart School Jesuit-Cebu bested them to cop third place. St. John Cathedral School however won the Sportsmanship Award. The Milo-sponsored tournament which features a single, round-robin elimination format, showcases some of the nation’s best elementary and high school basketball teams and is widely recognized as the country’s only nationwide youth development tournament.

“Unos at Banaag (Storm and Ray of Hope),” a benefit art show for the victims of typhoon Pepeng in Pangasinan is slated from Dec. 12 to 26 at the newly constructed Liongoren Gallery at 301 Tapuac District, Dagupan City. This endeavor is presented by Liongoren Gallery, in partnership with Operation Blessing Foundation Inc. Prior to the Dagupan City leg, the same exhibit will be held on Nov. 26 to Dec. 9 at the Liongoren Gallery, 111 New York St. Cubao, Quezon City. The exhibit features the works of Leo Abaya, Gus Albor, Willy Alicdan, Yasmin Almonte, Nunelucio Alvarado, Jo Barja, Pablo Baen Santos, Jeho Bitancor, Remy Boquiren, Elmer Borlongan, Ross Capili, Daniel Coquilla, Pierre Noel Crisologo, Marina Cruz, Rey Contreras, Tala Contreras, Paulo De Pio, Simkin De Pio, Norman Dreo, Edgar Fernandez, Marge Garcia, Emmanuel Garibay, Renato Habulan, Winner Jumalon, Mark Justiniani, Eileen Lanuza, Lindslee, Jojo Lofranco, Alfredo Liongoren, Julie Lluch, Joel Mahilum, Noel Mahilum, Ferdie

University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Our Heritage. Our Future.

GREATNESS BEGETS GREATNESS By Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., President and CEO, PHINMA INAUGURATION OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN-PHINMA University of Pangasinan Student Plaza November 15, 2009 Archbishop Villegas, Honorable Governor Espino, Dagupan Mayor Fernandez and Vice-mayor Fernandez, other local government officials; representatives from CHED, DepEd, TESDA, the PNP and other government offices; college and university owners and presidents; members of the business and social community; UPang administrators, faculty, employees, and alumni; friends and colleagues in making lives better through education, good evening. First let me thank you for joining us tonight. It is OUR privilege that you are allowing us to present to you our plans for the new University of Pangasinan-PHINMA. Secondly, let me thank you for accepting us into the community. We must admit that it was rough in the beginning, being unfamiliar with the culture and people, but things have settled dow

Repost from The Official Website of Dagupan City : Shoppers looking for innovative and affordable products for Christmas gifts and other everyday needs are expected to flock anew to Dagupan’s tiangge type Tinday Labi every weekend beginning November 14. Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV, this year’s Dagupan City fiesta hermano mayor, said Dagupan instantly became a bargain hunter’s paradise with the return of the night market last Saturday, bringing life to the downtown area during the night, business-and-tourism-wise. “The great thing about shopping during Tinday Labi is that you’ll find a number of clothes, toys, knick-knacks, shirts, blouses, and other wonderful gift items at affordable prices. Lucky hunters may find authentic items for a fraction of a cost,” he said. He added that the night market (the section of AB Fernandez corner Zamora Street to corner Jovellanos streets) would be open to all vendors selling various kinds of goods. The annual night market starts from 4:00PM a

His Excellency, MOST REV. SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, D.D. was born in Manila, September 28, 1960. He is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is new the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, Philippines. Socrates B. Villegas is the youngest of the three children of Norma Jacinta Buenaventura and the late Emiliano Villegas. He attended primary education in Pateros, Metro Manila, his hometown, and finished secondary education at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila. He studied for the priesthood and received his degree of Master of Arts in Theological Studies at San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe, Makati City. Ordained to the priesthood by the late Jaime Cardinal Sin on October 5, 1985 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Manila, he served as personal secretary of the Archbishop from his ordination until 2004. While keeping this post, he also served as rector of the EDSA Shrine and Vicar general of the archdiocese. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxil

Math Wizard Mark Davidson Cua, a student from Pangasinan Universal Institute in Dagupan City won bronze in 2009 Wizards at Mathematics International Competition in Lucknow, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Read the full story at Good News Pilipinas !