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DIFFERENT European dishes were prepared by participating universities and colleges with Dagupan milkfish as their main ingredient during the Bangusine 2025: A Taste of Europe Cooking Contest held at the city plaza last April 28.

The cooking contest, a part of the Bangus Festival 2025 celebration, showcased the world’s tastiest and juiciest milkfish, which symbolizes the city’s identity that claims Dagupan as the “World’s Bangus Capital.”

“When I was assigned to handle, to be the chairman of Bangus Festival, we started with 100 ways of cooking bangus, but I’m glad and proud to know na international na pala. Ang ating 100 ways naging Bangusine na po,” Mayor Belen Fernandez recalled during her time as the city vice mayor. The Country Chef of Unilever Nutrition Philippines Chef Kai O’s culinary skills shared one of the most popular dishes during the pandemic – the sushi bake while using Dagupan bangus tinapa.  Milpitas City Vice Mayor Garry Barbadillos, ESQ. also shared his recipe of Bangus na Sinigang sa Bayabas.  Spearheaded by the City Nutrition Office, along with Bangusine Event Chair Councilor Dennis Canto, the event was made possible through the support of the event sponsors such as Knorr, Lady’s Choice, Unilever Philippines and Petron.

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CITY WELCOMES MILPITAS CITY VICE MAYOR GARRY BARBADILLO, ESQ!

THE Dagupan City government, headed by Mayor Belen Fernandez, warmly welcomes Vice Mayor Garry Barbadillo, Esq., official representative of the City of Milpitas, California, USA, during the regular flag-raising ceremony held at the City Plaza today, Monday, April 28.

Milpitas’ Vice Mayor’s visit in the city served as a testament to the strong sister-city ties between the Milpitas and Dagupan now celebrating its 25th Year of Sister City Relations.

“On behalf of the City of Milpitas, I would like to sincerely thank our Sister City, The City of Dagupan (Philippines), Mayor Belen Fernandez,  the members of the City Council and their staff for welcoming the City of Milpitas to their city.” Milpitas Vice Mayor expressed through his official Facebook post who arrived here in the city on April 25th and joined the Bangus Festival Gilon-Gilon ed Baley and Bangus Rodeo.

“Isang malaking karangalan po sa aming mga Dagupeños ang makasalamuha at makasama kayo sa aming kasiyahan sa pagdiriwang ng taunang Bangus Festival. Please, consider this city your second home!” Mayor Belen said in response.

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BIGGEST, LONGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL BANGUS! ONLY IN DAGUPAN CITY!

DAGUPAN City’s fish farmers/bangus growers took the opportunity again to prove that the world’s best quality Dagupan bangus can only be found in Dagupan City during this year’s Bangus Rodeo, an annual feature of the Bangus Festival 2025. They entered their respective entries in the search for the ‘Heaviest’, ‘Longest’, and ‘Prettiest’ bangus from their fishponds. Meanwhile the Dagupeño fish vendors demonstrated their skills as Fastest Bangus Classifier, Fastest Deboner, and Fastest Bangus Eater.

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