MBTF: Dagupan, Milpitas sisterhood ties to continue
THE City of Milpitas in California U.S.A, assured the continuity of its sisterhood ties with Dagupan City, an affirmation that was made during the visit of a delegation of officials from Dagupan led by Mayor Belen Fernandez last week.
The Dagupan delegation was warmly welcomed at Milpitas City Hall by Mayor Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua, members of the Milpitas City Council and other city officials.
The visit, according to Mayor Fernandez, highlighted the celebration of the 20th sister-city ties between Milpitas and Dagupan cities, which started when Jose Esteves, a Dagupeno, was the City Mayor of Milpitas.
Ex-Mayor Esteves, Don Orosco and members of the Dagupan City Association of Northern California (DCANC) were also on hand to welcome the delegation and hosted a lunch reception upon their arrival in California on November 19.
Mayor Fernandez and her group are expected to be back home on November 30.
Thanking Milpitas officials for the affirmation of the continuity of the sisterhood between the two cities, Mayor Fernandez said it is a positive sign that will provide Dagupan and Milpitas cities more space for exchanging ideas and best practices, promote culture, create more opportunities learning experience, “especially in terms in educating our young leaders”.
The Dagupan delegation is composed of Councilors Jeslito Seen and Dennis Canto, City Legal Officer Aurora Valle, Executive Assistant Luz de Guzman, OIC-City Engineer Josephine Corpuz, City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, City Schools Division Superintendent Rowena Banzon, Education Program Supervisor Liezl Cancino, Leizel Cayabyab, the mayor’s executive assistant, and some members of the Manlingkor ya Kalangweeran.
While in Milpitas, the young Dagupan City officials had the opportunity to learn about the educational activities at Milpitas City High School as part of a student exchange program of Milpitas and Dagupan. They also visited showrooms of various technology firms as part of their observation trip.
Saying they were enormously blessed with the trip, Mayor Fernandez said she intends to also invite Sanggunian Kabataan officers to embark on a benchmarking trip to Milpitas City. (Leonardo Micua)
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