Lingayen — Winners in the “Best Place, Best Shots” photo contest by the provincial government have been chosen from a set of 259 photo entries which all depicted the beauty of the province and pride of being a Pangasinense in three contested categories — Natural Wonders, Man-Made Attractions and People and Events.

The photo contest which formed part of the Pangasinan Pista’y Dayat celebration 2014 collected photo entries which gave a wider perspective of the ongoing developments of the province under the leadership of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., aside from the panoramic view of the province’s best tourism assets and festivities.

Photojournalists of national dailies — Valentino Rodriguez, Chief Photographer of Philippine Star; Jim Guiao Punzalan, Senior Photojournalist of Manila Bulletin; and Richard Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer Photojournalist — judged the photo contest last May 10, Saturday, at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center (PTDC).

Robert John Leyva of San Roque, Antipolo City, Rizal province won the Best Photo award, with his photo entry taken in Patar, Bolinao depicting harvesting crabs at the crack of dawn by a father and his sons.

The winners were: (Natural Wonders) Eric Gilos Merced of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila – Rock Formation in Patar, Bolinao;  (Man-made Attractions) Dan Lozano Regalado Reyes of San Carlos City – Salt Farm in Dasol; and  (People and Events) Jaime Sumugat Singlador  of Robinson Homes, Antipolo City – Salt Farmer in Dasol)

The photo contest was organized by the PIO led by Orpheus Velasco in collaboration with veteran photojournalists Jojo Rinoza (Manila Bulletin), Willie Lomibao (Philippine Daily Inquirer) and Cezar Ramirez (Philippine Star) and backstopped by PIO photographer Meinard Sadim.- PIO

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