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

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

St.JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH.A night shot of the facade of the St.Joseph Cathedral in Alaminos City, Pangasinan.(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

MANAOAG CHURCH.The facade of the Manaoag Catholic Church in Manaoag, Pangasinan. Thousands of devotees flock to the church all year-round. Below photo is the inside of the church with the image of the miraculous Our Lady of Manaoag.(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

MELCHOR HALL.Proud parents and relatives of the graduating cadets of the Philippine Military Academy(PMA), the Asia’s premier military school, walks past near the facade of the Melchor Hall inside the said academy in Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City. A total of 324 young men and women graduated this year at the said military school and will enter the Armed Forces as second lieutenants. The 2006 PMA Class is called MANDALA(Mandirigmang Dangal ng Lahi).(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

SHAKU.This is one of the landmarks inside the Philippine Military Academy. It is the giant replica of a head gear called shaku use by cadets.(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

SUNDIAL.Another landmark at the Philippine Military Academy(PMA). The pool beside the landmark is used by the young cadets as they “dunk” the senior cadets who are graduating.(RAY B. ZAMBRANO)

San Fabian Town Hall. The facade of the new municipal building of San Fabian, Pangasinan.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

The different sides of the plaza in San Fabian, Pangasinan.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

LINGAYEN PLAZA.The newly-renovated public plaza in Lingayen, Pangasinan.RAY B. ZAMBRANO

LINGAYEN CATHEDRAL.Photos shows the inside and outside of the Lingayen Cathderal in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

RAY B. ZAMBRANO