BSL, VM Fernandez lead fiesta opening
DAGUPAN City formally opened its annual fiesta this year on December 15 with Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, appearing together in public for the first time since the two took on the city’s helm last July.
Lim and Fernandez led the civic motorcade along the downtown area with Hermano Mayor Jesus Canto, Vice-Hermano Mayors Red Erfe-Mejia and Alvin Coquia.
They then proceeded to the ceremonial lighting of the 10-meter “Festival Christmas Tree” in front of the city museum before the formal opening ceremonies.
Lim, in his message, said, “This giant Christmas tree is the fruit of a hard work. Volunteers worked day and night to finish it in time for this occasion so we will be awed by its beauty and we can manifest to our visitors that in our city though we have different political convictions in life, but set aside for a moment, especially this holiday season and in the celebration of our fiesta and become one family together.”
Lim also said he is hoping that there will be “more unity and love” in the coming year for the city’s development.
MS. DAGUPAN
One of the highlights of the fiesta is the coronation night on December 26 for the Ms. Dagupan pageant.
Fernando La Sama de Araojo, president of the National Parliament of the Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste of East Timor, who is married to Dagupena Jacqueline Aquino Siapno-De Araojo, will be the guest of honor.
To be crowned as Ms. Dagupan 2010 is Joanna Marie Solomon of barangay Tambac.
Other pageant winners are first runner-up Allanah Guselle Cuison, 20, of Guilig Street and second runner-up Mary Ann Callejo, also 20 years old of Calarin Road, Barangay Malued.
Solomon is a nursing student at the University of Pangasinan where she was crowned as Miss U-Pang. In 2008, she won the Miss Manaoag crown.
Solomon will represent the city in the Miss Earth competition and will serve as the city’s ambassador of goodwill.
Meanwhile, Lim said special accommodations will be extended to the balibayans for the Pawil Dagupan program. (CIO)
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