Dagupan eyeing to become Heritage City
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez is eyeing to make Dagupan as a “Heritage City”.
This after the Dagupan City History, Culture and Arts Office along with the Culture and Arts Committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has announced it is launching a citywide cultural mapping to identify the works of arts, artifacts and historical pieces and places in each of the 31 barangays here.
An orientation forum was conducted at the City Museum on Nov. 4 with Dr. Perla E. Legaspi, executive director, of Center for Pangasinan Studies, as resource speaker, to enlighten Punong Barangays and other stakeholders on the project.
Councilor Jeslito C. Seen, chairman, Culture and Arts Committee outlined the importance of the project as this would preserve the rich culture and arts of the city.
“Sabi nga po ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal, ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinangalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. Ang ating lungsod ay kinikilala bilang lugar kung saan unang nag-landing si General Douglas MacArthur and is also the place of birth of two of the country’s national artists Victorio Edades and Salvador Bernal,” he said.
“Kung kaya’t nararapat lamang na pagyamanin natin ang ating mayamang sining at kultura om ating lungsod ,” said Seen said in defining the rationale of the cultural mapping program. .
Dagupan is also known as the place where Leonor Rivera stayed for quite some time and where MacArthur established his headquarters, among others.
In line with this project, Mayor Fernandez committed a bigger budget to be used in preserving the historical sites and places in the city.
Also present during the forum were Councilors Dennis Canto, Marcelino Fernandez and Jose Netu Tamayo; Dr. Gonzalo Duque, chairman, Dagupan Heritage, Culture and Arts Commission; Dada Sinlao and Epee Rafanan of the Dagupan Arts Office; and Architect Alex Villaflor. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO)
Share your Comments or Reactions
Powered by Facebook Comments
