What's Up Dagupan?

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 .