URDANETA BOXING TOURNAMENT:These boxers show their power as they slug it out for glory during the bout during the last November 9 boxing competition dubbed as Congressman Mark Cojuangco Boxing Cup 2006 held at the Urdaneta Cultural and Sports Complex.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. as he distibute Philippine Health Insurance cards for the indigent families in Dagupan City recently. Photo show De Venecia turning-over to barangay captain Jake Reyes the cards for the indigent families in barangay Tapuac. Others in photo are(from right) city councilors Eric Muñoz, Joey Tamayo, and Farah Marie Decano, and city vice mayor Alvin Fernandez.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led other officials during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Pantal Bridge project in Dagupan City last August 9,2006.With the President are House Speaker Jose de Venecia,Jr., Japanese ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Public Works and Highways secretary Hermogenes Ebdane,Jr., Reps. Amado Espino, Jr. and Generoso Tulagan, Immigration commissioner Alipio Fernandez,Jr., Pangasinan Gov. Victor Agbayani, Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim and other government officials.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea receives a warm welcome from these children during his visit to Dagupan City last May 21. Second photo shows House Speaker Jose De Venecia,Jr. presenting some fish at his fishfarm in his residence in barangay Bonuan Binloc.PHOTOS BY RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

People who love arts troops to a booth at the provincial capitol compound in Lingayen, Pangasinan as they visit the beautiful works of Pangasinan artists which are on display during the Pista’y Dayat celebration.PHOTOS BY RAY B. ZAMBRANO

PISTA’Y DAYAT.Students from the various towns and cities in the province as they show their skills to represent their various festivals during the Pista’y Dayat celebration in Lingayen, Pangasinan. The students are from the towns of Anda(Binongey Festival),Balungao(Goat Festival), Calasiao(PUTO Festival), Lingayen(Pista’y Dayat), Manaoag(Galicayo Festival), Mapandan(Pandan Festival) and the cities of Alaminos(Longaniza Festival) and San Carlos(Mango Bamboo Festival).RAY B. ZAMBRANO

LONGEST GRILL.Close to 100,000 people are gathered along the major road in Alcala, Pangasinan as they join the grilling at the 3-kilometer grills last week. The town attempts to land in the Guinness World Records.(PHOTOS BY RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as she readily pose with local officials and balikbayans in Mapandan, Pangasinan after a picnic-style lunch at the town’s gymnasium early this April 2006. Mrs. Arroyo is the honored guest during the annual town fiesta where she also inaugurated the town’s police station and the Baloling bridge.(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

SUGPO AND MALAGA FESTIVAL.A man prepares these malaga for grilling during the dinner-for-cause February 2, 2006 in Binmaley, Pangasinan’s first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival. The town is known for its sugpo and Malaga.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

FOR A CAUSE.These people line-up as they join the dinner-for-a-cause February 2,2006 in Binmaley’s first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival.The eat-all-you can dinner cost P500
per plate.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

Cultural dancers wearing sugpo and malaga-inspired costumes shows their dancing skills during the first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival in Binmaley, Pangasinan February 2, 2006. The dancers are joined by town officials led by Mayor Simplicio Rosario in the dancing.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

BASKETBOL ED PUKOK.As part of this year’s town fiesta of Binmaley, Pangasinan, a basketball game at a fishpond in barangay Manat is played. Photo shows the players in action during their game last January 29.RAY B. ZAMBRANO