BALON DAGUPAN NEWS

THE Dinamulag Mango Festival of Masinloc, Zambales, is this year’s Festivals of the North champion after besting winners of six other festivals from different parts of Luzon during the competition held at the Dagupan City plaza on April 27.

The Dinamulag Mango Festival brought home the grand prize of ₱400,000 and two minor awards (Best in Costume and Best in Street Dancing), good for P20,000 each, for a total of ₱440,000.  Mansinloc Mayor Arsenia “Senyang” J. Lim personally received the trophy and cash awards.

Panagtalon Festival of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, was 1st runner up and received ₱200,000; 2nd runner up was Sinukwan Sisig Festival of Angeles City, Pampanga, for ₱100,000; 3rd runner up La Virgen Milagrosa Baro A Badoc Festival of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, received ₱80,000, while 4th runner up Halamanan Festival of Guiguinto, Bulacan, received ₱60,000.

The other participating contingents were awarded ₱15,000 each as consolation prize.

Jerwel Penales of the Dinamulag Festival and Diana Lumbab of the Halamanan Festival were crowned the 2018 Festival King and Queen and were awarded ₱5,000 each.

Cyrax Kelly Teody of Panagtalon Festival and Lizzette Elbancol of Dinamulag Festival are this year’s 1st runner up to win ₱3,000 each while Jonas Kendrick Tolentino of the Halamanan Festival and Krizia Jane Manalo of the Sinukwan Sisig Festival received ₱2,000 each as 2nd runner up.

Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, guest of honor who attended a groundbreaking ceremony and graduation exercises at the West Central Elementary School I prior to the event, praised the developments in the city, saying: “Mayor Fernandez is an achiever. Ilang oras pa lang ako dito sa Dagupan, pero nakita ko na ang mga nagawa niya tulad ng mga bagong classrooms at scholarships.”

Mayor Priscilla Martin of Pugo, La Union, Vice Mayor Pedro Enciso of Masinloc, Zambales, arrived with their contingents, GMA-7 Kapuso stars Mark Herras, Ken Chan, Mikee Quintos, Vaness del Moral, Enrico Cuenca and Arra San Agustin performed during the event.

Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez cited the event as a reflection of the Filipinos’ culture of family solidarity.

“This is what the Festivals of the North is all about—in spite of our differences in languages or culture, this diversity makes us look and appreciate ourselves more as Filipinos and as a family. The spirit and color of the Bangus Festival is made more radiant because our dear friends from different places have come to join us here in sincere fellowship, with a genuine spirit of brotherhood and a unique sense of family,” said Fernandez. (CIO/VdV)

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