A Pangasinense is crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2010

Barbara “Barbie” Salvador, who hails from Pozorrubio, Pangasinan won the crown as Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2010. Barbie, a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University is the daughter of Drs. Raul and Bles Salvador. She represented Pangasinan as she was the Mutya ng Pangasinan titleholder.

The other winners in the pageant were: Mutya ng Bicol Carla Lizardo, Mutya ng Pilipinas-Intercontinental; Cristi Lynn McGarry of the Filipino Community-East Coast USA, Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific; Suzette Hernandez of Batangas, first runner-up; Sharon Grace Angel of Lapu-lapu City, second runner-up.

Barbie Salvador also won two special awards namely: Mutya ng Pilipinas L’Oreal and Mutya ng Pilipinas Resorts World

The Mutya ng Pilipinas 2010 finals and coronation night was held last August 28 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila in Pasay City.

Here is a photo of Barbie in swimsuit (culled from the internet):

Simbaan ed Pangasinan Photos

Litrato da ray Simbaan ed Pangasinan. Photos by: PinkLens.

Beautiful Pangasinan

Beautiful photos of Pangasinan by Alvin Dizon. (some Ilocos photos included in the set)

Ana "Hurricane" Julaton, Pangasinense

World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight Champion and Filipina Boxing sensation, Ana "Hurricane" Julaton is a Pangasinense. Born  Luciana Bonifacio Julaton and based in San Francisco, California, she traces her Filipino roots in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan. Julaton just turned 20 last July 5. She is now in Pangasinan to visit her family and relatives in Pozorrubio (as featured in Balitang Amianan earlier and as mentioned by Jorge Guerrero, the news program's anchor through facebook) and go to the province's capitol for a courtesy call with Gov. Espino.  Her current victory was a split decision against Maria Elena Villalobos of Mexico at “Rumble at the Rama XII” at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada last June 30, 2010.

TAYO Awards launched

          SM City Rosales, Pangasinan –  June 15, 2010, 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) on its eight year was launched at The Event Center.

            Commissioner Joyce Anne Samaniego of the National Youth Commission officially opened the nominations for the search. In attendance were Engr. Jersey Mendoza and Ms. Catherine Garcia both Assistant Mall Managers of SM City Rosales, with representatives from various organizations and offices of DSWD and DILG.

Commissioner Joyce Samaniego of NYC during her message

             SM Supermalls with its SM Cares committee, being partners of the said nationwide search, has hosted the said launching activities in various cities and provinces of the country's foremost award for youth organizations where SM is located.

(From L-R) Ms. Catherine Garcia - AMM of SM Rosales, Ms. Joyce Samaniego of NYC, 

Ms. Ferrer of DSWD and Engr. Jersey Mendoza - AMM of SM City Rosales

            The TAYO search was initiated by Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who noted that, while there are numerous awards given for individual accomplishment, there were very few that acknowledged the contribution and the efforts of groups and organizations. He believes recognition for collective promotes unity and teamwork – necessary components in the important task of nation building. He also stressed that today's Filipino youth are examples of nation-builders, and it is only fitting that their perseverance, vision, and dynamism are given due recognition.

            Together with the National Youth Commission, TAYO began in 2003 with the idea of recognizing the achievements of youth groups and the outstanding innovations brought about by their collective action in their schools and communities.

UL Dancers wowed the crowd!

            The award is given to ten outstanding Filipino youth clubs that have undertaken a recent project or program that has benefited a local community to which they belong. The search is open to youth organizations whose majority of members is aged 15 to 30 years. TAYO involves in-school, out-of-school, working youth, and young professionals. It is open to any barkada that believes it can make a difference in the lives of others!

PYAP groups perform during the launch

            TAYO awardees are selected through projects implemented by the youth groups in the areas of education, livelihood and entrepreneurship, community service, technology, health, media, arts and culture, and the environment.

            And as part of its share, SM Supermalls having its local branch here in Pangasinan, SM City Rosales is now accepting applications and nominations for the said search. Groups who may be interested may ask and submit their forms  at the SCMC Administration Office from 10 am to 9 pm, Mondays thru Sundays. Making it easier and more convenient to interested participants from the province and nearby communities. Deadline of submission of entries is on July 30, 2010.

SM Rosales Honors Pangasinan's Pride

SM City Rosales will be honoring three of Pangasinan's Pride: National Artist for Literature Dr. Francisco Sionil Jose, Ms. Samantha Glo Revita- the Chess Prodigy of Pangasinan and Ms. Sarah Jane Cua the Sudoku Grandmaster of Pangasinan through the launching of their Ad Campaign called MY CITY, MY SM.

This will be held on April 10, 2010, Saturday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the SM City Rosales Event Center. PTO Pangasinan will show an AVP Presentation for the honorees. Local talents will perform a Special Number on Native Songs and Dances of Pangasinan. Cocktails will be served for the guests (Canapé presentation of Pangasinan Delicacies)

      

2009 Digital Lokal Lino Brocka Grand Prize Winner to be Screened at Cine Adarna, U.P. Film Center

The U.P. Subol in cooperation with the Sine Caboloan and the Ulupan na Pansiansia’y Salitan Pangasinan (UPSP) [Association for the Preservation of the Pangasinan Language] will screen for the first time in Metro Manila the award-winning Anacbanua (The Child of the Sun), the first full-length digital feature film in the Pangasinan language with English subtitles, on February 24, 2010, 7 pm at the Cine Adarna, U.P. Film Center, U.P. Diliman in Quezon City.

Written, produced, directed, and edited by Pangasinan filmmaker Christopher Gozum, the experimental film won the Digital Lokal Lino Brocka Grand Prize as well as the Digital Lokal Best Director Award during the 11^th Cinemanila International Film Festival in October 2009.

Using the Pangasinan poetry of Santiago Villafania, Erwin Fernandez and Melchor Orpilla and Pangasinan oraciones as well as the ancient Calatagan pot script as voice-over narration, Anacbanua is a story of an exiled Western-educated Umaanlong (poet) who, suffering from an unknown illness, decides to return to Pangasinan, the land of his birth. Upon his return, he encounters the Musia (muse) who would seek the cure to his illness. While in half-sleep, the uprooted poet would meet the Ogaw (child) who would guide him in his cosmic immersion testing him in the ways of the fermented fish sauce, butchered livestock, burned metal rods, molded clay and the baked bricks leading him to finally reclaim his primal connection to the water (danum), land (uma) and his people (katooan). Upon surviving the series of tests, the poet would return to the real world ready to offer himself towards the cultural renaissance of his own people; thus, he would become one with the Musia (muse).

Coinciding with the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Month, the screening will be preceded by the showing of another prize-winning Gozum short experimental film in the Pangasinan language, the Surreal Random MMS Texts para ed Ina, Agui, tan Kaamong ya Makakailiw ed Sika: Gurgurlis ed Banua (Surreal Random MMS Texts for a Mother, a Sister and a Wife Who Longs for You: Landscape with Figures), which won for the filmmaker the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema during the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival in 2008.

Founded in 1975, the U.P. Subol is an organization of UP students from Pangasinan promoting Pangasinan culture in the university. Founded in 2007 by filmmaker Christopher Gozum, the Sine Caboloan is a film production company committed to producing independent digital feature films about the Pangasinan region and its people in the homeland and in the diaspora.  Established in 2000, the Ulupan na Pansiansia’y Salitan Pangasinan, the only literary organization promoting the Pangasinan language, aims to create a pool of creative writers in various genres: poetry, essay, creative fiction as well as creative non-fiction. The gathering of these three organizations presages the exciting revitalization and development of Pangasinan culture in the years to come.

For ticket inquiries and reservations, please contact Ana Asperin at 0916 472 6097 or e-mail Erwin Fernandez at win1tree@yahoo.com.

Kansion Ed San Juan Evangelista

ANGGAPO'Y AROM

Tune: No Other Servant, Composed by Alex Z. Muyano

Lyrics, translated into Pangasinan by Marcelo L. Vistro

  

Anggapo’y arom no ag say pinablin Juan,

Sinmaral ed pagew na Katawan,

Diad pandem ya kaiba iray disipulo,

Pinmatnag, simpit tan aro nen Kristo.

Anggapo’y arom no ag say pinablin Juan,

Anggapo’y arom ya nansiansiad Katawan,

Saray arom so tinmaynan lad takot,

Pinablin Juan ag inmarawin balot.

Refrain:

O pinablin Juan ag mi ka nalingwanan,

Sikan ag inmarawid Katawan,

Impalimad sikay Inan Virgen Maria,

Say Iglesian dinondon Ton insalva.

Anggapo’y arom no ag say pinablin Juan,

Angipaamtay maung a walnay Katawan,

San Juan napnoy Espiritu Santo,

Masanton Evangelioy insulat to.

 Refrain 2x

This song is the opening song for a weekly and nine-day Novena to St. John the Evangelist, the patron saint of Dagupan City. This is originally posted in The Pangasinan Blog

2009 Northern Luzon Cluster S&T Fair

2009 Northern Luzon Cluster S&T Fair started last Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the SM City Rosales.


The week-long science and technology fair of the Department of Science and Technology featured exhibits and bazaar of small and medium enterprises assisted by DOST as well as technical sessions, trainings and robotics.


In an interview during the opening ceremonies of the S&T fair, Presidential assistant for Northern Luzon, Dr. Ernie A. Mendoza II laments the fact that S&T in the Philippines is not given much attention citing its non-priority in the national budget.


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