Special non-working day in Dagupan on April 30
APRIL 30 will be a special non-working holiday in Dagupan as the city celebrates the main event for the two-week long Bangus Festival.
The declaration was issued last April 11 by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. by authority of President Benigno S. Aquino III through Proclamation No. 570 upon the request of Mayor Benjamin Lim.
“It is but fitting and proper that the people of the city of Dagupan be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies,” the proclamation reads.
The 12th Bangus Festival will kick off on April 20 and will officially close on May 5.–Johanne R. Macob
BEYOND BANGUS
This year’s celebration, while still highlighting Bangus as the city’s most popular product, aims to promote Dagupan as the “Seafood Market Capital of the North”.
For this goal, a new event called “101 Ways to Cook Seafood” is being introduced as well as a Dragon Boat Race to feature the cleanliness of the city river, according to Councilor Alvin Coquiao, festival chairman, and his co-head organizer, Marianne Ang.
On April 24, the ongoing construction along AB Fernandez Avenue will temporarily cease to give way to the festival activities, especially the Bangus Grilling/Street Party.
Other events lined-up: Motorcade/ Bangus Ed Karosa, Grand Opening, and Kapuso Fiesta (April 22); 101 Ways to Cook Seafood, TESDA Day, Little Miss Dagupan, Pigar-Pigar Festival (April 23); Bangus Rodeo, TESDA Day, Bikini Open/Festival King and Queen, Pigar-Pigar Festival (April 24); D’ BSL Lechon Festival, Sky Lantern, Pigar-Pigar Festival (April 25); Drum and Lyre Competition, Globe Night, Pigar-Pigar Festival (April 26); ABS-CBN Takbo Para Sa Sinocalan River, Dragon Boat Race, Misa na Pasasalamat, Smart Day, Joseph the Dreamer, Pigar-Pigar Festival (April 27); Dragon Boat Race, Bombo Radyo Night, Joseph the Dreamer, SMB Battle of the Bands (April 28); Gilon Gilon Ed Dalan, Dragon Boat Race, SMB Battle of the Bands (April 29); Kapuso Night, Kalutan Ed Dalan, Grand Fireworks, SMB Battle of the Bands (April 30); Pista’y Dayat, Miss Gay na Dayat, TESDA Day, Taekwondo Championship (May 1); TESDA Day (May 2); Kickboxing (May 3); and Photo Contest (May 4).
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