Dagupan celebrates the Old and the New
As part of Dagupan City’s 60th year celebration, the local government gave special recognition to its oldest and youngest citizens.
Emiliana Mejia Embuido of Barangay Bonuan Boquig, now 102 years old, was cited as the oldest living Dagupeña.
Meanwhile, Jayvee James Daroy won the search for Dagupan’s Diamond Anniversary baby, having been the first infant born on June 20, the Agew na Dagupan, at 8:43 a.m. at the Pangasinan Center for Family Medicine, Inc.
Jayvee James is the son of Rosario and Joseph Daroy, a seaman. The Daroy baby, though too young to know it, was given a plaque of recognition and other prizes.
Embuido, fondly called Bai Meling, is a former teacher and was able to exercise her right to vote up until the 2004 presidential election.
Born January 5,1905, Bai Meling, in an interview with The PUNCH, shares that her secret to longevity is proper diet and prayers.
She is now limited in her movements but still eats everything in moderation and prays daily at 6:00 p.m., 10 p.m., 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., with a rosary in her hand, according to her caregiver, Francisco Rivera and his wife, Delia.
Embuido recounted that she still remembers her 100th birthday celebration which was attended by a lot of guests.
Given her age, employees of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) had to check several times if she really is, indeed, still alive as she continued to collect her pension.
“Patay na yong mga dating naghahatid ng pension niya pero siya buhay pa rin (Those who used to deliver her pension had already died but she remains alive),” said Wendell Datuin, 28, grandson of Embuido, in jest.–EVA
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