UP celebrates Pangasinan Festival of Culture and Arts
SAN CARLOS CITY–The University of the Philippines in Diliman celebrated a Pangasinan Festival of Culture and the Arts last December 3 with Mayor Julier Resuello as guest speaker.
This festival, the first of its kind at the premier state university, exhibited works of Pangasinan lite-rary and visual artists.
The highlight of the event was the launching of the book “Caravans of Ancient Caboloan” published by the National Historical Institute and authored by a Carlenian, Dr. Ma. Crisanta ‘Marot’ Nelmida Flores, a professor and director at UP and daughter of Dr. Perla Samson Nelmida and the late Atty. Salvamar Cayabyab Nelmida.
Caboloan was the ancient name of what is now known as Pangasinan.
Caboloan’s bastion of heroism and culture was Binalatongan, the former name of San Carlos City.
From Binalatongan emerged two great heroes, Juan de la Cruz Palaris and Andres Malong.
Resuello spoke on what San Carlos City is at present.
He was introduced as guest speaker by City Information Officer Rachel Nelmida Sapigao, a UP alumna like her younger sister who authored the Caboloan book.
Mentioned in the festival are the numerous luminaries from San Carlos City, among them Speaker Eugenio Perez, Fernando Poe Sr. who was the model of the UP oblation sculpture, Fernando Poe Jr., Ryan Cayabyab whose father was a Carlenian, book authors Dr. Rosario Mendoza Cortes and Dr. Perla Samson Nelmida, gifted children Bryan and Omar Sapigao.
The festival’s display of art works of Pangasinan artists was supervised by painter Norma Liongoren.
Present at the festival and book launching were officials of UP and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, national artist Virgilio Almario, former senator Leticia Ramos Shahani, Pangasinense poets and literary writers, Binalatongan Historical and Cultural Foundation head Engr. Marcelo Casillian, and some visiting professors from the United States.
Providing entertainment during the festival were the UP Filipiniana dance troupe that performed Pangasinan dances, and the Tambayo Cultural Group of San Carlos which sang Pangasinan songs.#
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