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Dagupan scene paintings by Manuel Ticsay circa 80’s

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Dagupan City scenes and places as painted by Dagupeńo painter Manuel Ticsay circa 1980's: The historic Dagupan church with people coming from the church after a Sunday mass (Manuel Ticsay, 1985) City Hall of Dagupan City (Manuel Ticsay, 1985) A fisherman casting a net in Pantal river (Manuel Ticsay, 1988)

Pangasinan comfort food: Dagupan Kaleskes

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Dagupan Kaleskes is a dish made out of cow or carabao meat and its internal organs in a hot, delicious, orange colored broth. The dish got its name from ' Kaleskes ' which is a Pangasinan word for intestines .  It is the annatto or achuete that gives the soup its distinct orange color and slightly nutty, earthy and delicately sweet flavor. But most of the yummy flavor comes from the beef and innards (some prefer to use carabeef as it is said to be more flavorful and cheaper than beef).  The meat is slow cooked in a big aluminum basin or casserole usually with charcoal in a brazier or kalan de uling/ ulingan (clay stove). This adds a different scent and flavor to the food. The coup de grace for a delectable Dagupan Kaleskes are the free sebo tan dala (fat and blood)! By the way, the broth is unlimited so you can ask for endless refill.   Kaleskes , a Pangasinan dish is similar to the Ilocano’s Sinanglao and Pinapaitan . It however does not have the

Villaflor On Demand: The first and only mobile ambulatory service in Metro Dagupan!

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Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) has launched a new home laboratory extraction service -- the first in the Metro Dagupan area. The hospital's newest offering as Pangasinan eases through the new normal . Patients are now able to have laboratory extraction services done in the comfort of their homes given the risk of infection from COVID-19 and by the limited mobility due to the community quarantine. Thanks to DDVMH's Villaflor On Demand ’ s lab extraction services! Laboratory extraction services include blood extraction, urine analysis, and fecal analysis. All services will be facilitated by a phlebotomist or medical technologists for proper handling and quality results. Why the need for Villafor On Demand ? DDVMH’s new offering aims to ease the fears of Metro Dagupan residents, especially senior citizens (Seniors are among those most vulnerable to the disease because of their weakened immune system), over leaving their homes and eventua