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What's Up Dagupan Reposts from: Washington Cooks: Feli Orinion and her Philippine specialties By Bonnie S. Benwick Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Feli Orinion is an executive housekeeper for Willkie Farr & Gallagher in downtown Washington. She has the first pot of coffee on before anyone else gets in, no matter how early. In her 13 years there, the law firm has come to appreciate her attention to detail, her unsinkable attitude and, at party time, her platters of homemade lumpia. Orinion is from the Philippines, born and raised in the northern city of Dagupan . She didn't really learn to cook until after she and her husband of two years, Pete, moved to Washington in 1977. But Orinion had watched her relatives prepare and devour hundreds of those same fried spring rolls for every family gathering. Lumpia are the high school musicals of finger food: no easy feat, but a definite crowd pleaser. Skilled hands and much practice bring together

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Pangasinan Chapter, Pangasinan Press Club and Pangasinan Tri-Media Association (PATRIMA) led a prayer rally in front of the Dagupan City Museum at around 5 p.m. for the slain journalists in Maguindanao.  There was a short program which featured the fiery and forceful words of notable Pangasinan journalists who condemned the atrocious act. This was followed by the solemn candle-lighting ceremony and singing of songs. The shout for justice and the concerted effort to decry the murder of the 30 slain media practitioners was done as part of the Global Day of Solidarity spearheaded by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).   Earlier, at 7 a.m., KBP member-stations in Pangasinan went off the air for a minute to protest the massacre and press for swift government action to give justice to the victims’ families.

The Bonuan Gueset North Central School, Dagupan City received second place in the recently concluded 2009 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools elementary category. The National Champion was Penablanca East Central School, Agugaddan-Malibabag Penablanca, Cagayan. Badas Elementary School, Badas Placer, Surigao del Norte garnered third place. The national search was conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in partnership with Smart Communications. This search which aimed to highlight the achievements of schools that are committed in implementing various environmental programs, was participated by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The national winners received trophies and cash prizes of P50,000 for the first place, P40,000 for the second place and P30,000 for the third place. The awarding ceremony was held last November 19 at SM North

National Artist for Literature  Virgilio Almario , will be the keynote speaker during the national demonstration teaching festival organized by the  Reading Association of the Philippines  (RAP). The Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP) Midyear Demofest with the theme: Reading Comprehension across the Curriculum will be held on  January 21-23, 2009 at the CSI Stadia in Lucao, Dagupan City. The deadline for Early bird registration is on January 8, 2010   

The Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP) Midyear Demofest which was originally scheduled on November 12-14 as announced in the DepEd Memorandum No. 418, s. 2009 has been reset to January 21-23, 2010. This will be held at the CSI Stadia in Lucao, Dagupan City. Read the DepEd Memorandum .

Ateneo de Manila University and La Salle Green Hills overwhelmed their respective opponents to capture the SBP and Passerelle titles, respectively, in the Milo BEST finals at the Easter College Gym in Baguio City last November 23, 2009. In the Passarelle division, St. John Cathedral of Dagupan City settled for fourth place as Sacred Heart School Jesuit-Cebu bested them to cop third place. St. John Cathedral School however won the Sportsmanship Award. The Milo-sponsored tournament which features a single, round-robin elimination format, showcases some of the nation’s best elementary and high school basketball teams and is widely recognized as the country’s only nationwide youth development tournament.

“Unos at Banaag (Storm and Ray of Hope),” a benefit art show for the victims of typhoon Pepeng in Pangasinan is slated from Dec. 12 to 26 at the newly constructed Liongoren Gallery at 301 Tapuac District, Dagupan City. This endeavor is presented by Liongoren Gallery, in partnership with Operation Blessing Foundation Inc. Prior to the Dagupan City leg, the same exhibit will be held on Nov. 26 to Dec. 9 at the Liongoren Gallery, 111 New York St. Cubao, Quezon City. The exhibit features the works of Leo Abaya, Gus Albor, Willy Alicdan, Yasmin Almonte, Nunelucio Alvarado, Jo Barja, Pablo Baen Santos, Jeho Bitancor, Remy Boquiren, Elmer Borlongan, Ross Capili, Daniel Coquilla, Pierre Noel Crisologo, Marina Cruz, Rey Contreras, Tala Contreras, Paulo De Pio, Simkin De Pio, Norman Dreo, Edgar Fernandez, Marge Garcia, Emmanuel Garibay, Renato Habulan, Winner Jumalon, Mark Justiniani, Eileen Lanuza, Lindslee, Jojo Lofranco, Alfredo Liongoren, Julie Lluch, Joel Mahilum, Noel Mahilum, Ferdie

University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Our Heritage. Our Future.

GREATNESS BEGETS GREATNESS By Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., President and CEO, PHINMA INAUGURATION OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN-PHINMA University of Pangasinan Student Plaza November 15, 2009 Archbishop Villegas, Honorable Governor Espino, Dagupan Mayor Fernandez and Vice-mayor Fernandez, other local government officials; representatives from CHED, DepEd, TESDA, the PNP and other government offices; college and university owners and presidents; members of the business and social community; UPang administrators, faculty, employees, and alumni; friends and colleagues in making lives better through education, good evening. First let me thank you for joining us tonight. It is OUR privilege that you are allowing us to present to you our plans for the new University of Pangasinan-PHINMA. Secondly, let me thank you for accepting us into the community. We must admit that it was rough in the beginning, being unfamiliar with the culture and people, but things have settled dow

Repost from The Official Website of Dagupan City : Shoppers looking for innovative and affordable products for Christmas gifts and other everyday needs are expected to flock anew to Dagupan’s tiangge type Tinday Labi every weekend beginning November 14. Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV, this year’s Dagupan City fiesta hermano mayor, said Dagupan instantly became a bargain hunter’s paradise with the return of the night market last Saturday, bringing life to the downtown area during the night, business-and-tourism-wise. “The great thing about shopping during Tinday Labi is that you’ll find a number of clothes, toys, knick-knacks, shirts, blouses, and other wonderful gift items at affordable prices. Lucky hunters may find authentic items for a fraction of a cost,” he said. He added that the night market (the section of AB Fernandez corner Zamora Street to corner Jovellanos streets) would be open to all vendors selling various kinds of goods. The annual night market starts from 4:00PM a

His Excellency, MOST REV. SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, D.D. was born in Manila, September 28, 1960. He is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is new the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, Philippines. Socrates B. Villegas is the youngest of the three children of Norma Jacinta Buenaventura and the late Emiliano Villegas. He attended primary education in Pateros, Metro Manila, his hometown, and finished secondary education at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila. He studied for the priesthood and received his degree of Master of Arts in Theological Studies at San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe, Makati City. Ordained to the priesthood by the late Jaime Cardinal Sin on October 5, 1985 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Manila, he served as personal secretary of the Archbishop from his ordination until 2004. While keeping this post, he also served as rector of the EDSA Shrine and Vicar general of the archdiocese. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxil

Math Wizard Mark Davidson Cua, a student from Pangasinan Universal Institute in Dagupan City won bronze in 2009 Wizards at Mathematics International Competition in Lucknow, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Read the full story at Good News Pilipinas !

Dagupan City (Siyudad na Dagupan in the Pangasinan language) is a 1st class city in the Philippines. It is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, Dagupan City has a population of 149,554 people in 25,921 households. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon, Dagupan is the chief port and commercial and financial center of Northern Luzon; an active trade is conducted in sugarcane, corn, rice, copra, salt, and an alcoholic liquor produced from the nipa palm. The city is known as the bangus (milkfish) capital of the Philippines because of its abundance of fresh bangus. The city's name is derived from pandaragupan in the local Pangasinan language meaning 'gathering place' as the city has been a regional market center for centuries.

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