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LC steps up Pamulinawen Festival preparations

By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter

MEMBERS of the Pamulinawen Festival 2014 committee are in the thick of preparations for the annual fiesta celebration set to open of February 1.

Committee member Mylene Pascual said the Civic-Military Parade, the traditional opening parade of the yearly event, is all set.

Pascual said the parade assembly time will be at 1 pm and would start at exactly 2 pm. The parade route starts at the P. Gomez St. and Gen Segundo Ave. intersection and would wound up at the Rizal St. side of the Laoag City Commercial Center.

All City Hall employees as well as those from the national agencies serving in the city, schools and civic groups were requested to join.

In connection with this, the chairman of the committee on parade Dr. Francis Dacuycuy said that there should be some innovations to be made like a better presentation to make it more interesting, livelier and more colorful.

Dacuycuy suggested that all the participants should come up with a more presentable and more interesting participation in the civic military parade for whatever manner or innovations they could think of. Prizes will be at stake, he added. 

Pascual also announced that her office is now in the process of distributing letters for the Outstanding Laoagueños as she encouraged everybody to submit nominations for any field.

She also said that the screening committee for the search for the cleanest, greenest and most productive barangay, best performing barangay peace and order council, including the incorporation of the most child-friendly barangay, has started culminating for the first and second rounds of evaluation.

The awarding is tentatively set on February 4 or 13 during the Miss ABC or the City Government Night. This is a yearly competition for all the barangays to maintain their cleanliness, peace and order and to become a more child-friendly barangay.

Relative to this, Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas announced that this year’s fiesta theme would be “Steadfast”.

The mayor added that the committee is still in the finalization stage for the possible guest speakers for the different nightly affairs though, all activities have now been set.

She also said that cash advances for the city fiesta will not be allowed as per advised by the Commission on Audit instead, they should submit all the fiesta-connected budget proposals on or before January 15 as per advise of the local finance committee.

The regular Baratillo Sale and the Carnival will be located below the Gilbert Bridge.

Hipolito Salva, the over-all coordinator for the Search for Miss ABC said the final screening were already conducted and there 15 official candidates chosen with the briefing soon to follow.

The Miss ABC pageant is set on February 4 which will feature Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “” R. Imee Marcos as crowning guest as well as guest of honor and speaker.

City agriculturist Oscar Recta, the person in-charge of the Agro Fair set on February 2-14 already sent letters to participants. The Calesa Parade is scheduled on February 8 and the Dulang Festival on February 7.

The Agricultural Sector Night will be held on February 12; simultaneous with this will be the City Agriculture and Fishery Council Night and the highlight will be the crowning for the Mr. & Mrs. Agriculture. The suggested crowning guest and speaker is Senator Cynthia Villar.

Lilian Abijero, the over-all fiesta coordinator said that they are trying their best to complete the list for possible guest speakers for the different affairs and that she that it would be completed soon.

Abijero said that the theme “Steadfast” is very simple but very meaningful as it interprets the “Walang Iwanan” motto that calls for the continued sustenance and nurturing of the relationship with the city’s partners in development and to build Laoag City as a metropolis in the future.

Abijero said that three balikbayan groups have already confirmed their participation for the coronation of their respective queens: these are Kalayaan Philippines International on February 5; Laoag City Circle of Hawaii on February 8 and the Sirmata Dialysis Fund Corporation Foundation on February 9.  

The United Laoagueños of Hawaii and the Ilocos Nortenians of America will not be attending this year’s fiesta because their schedule is every other year.

Ms. Fariñas also welcomed the participation of the United Filipino Chamber of Commerce based in Honolulu, Hawaii to be assisted by Consul General Joel Torres and their president, and they will be in the city from February 9 to 18.

Abijero hopes that Senator Juan Ponce Enrile will now make it in this year’s fiesta as one of the special guests as he donated P15 million for the city hospital’s improvement.


Other invited special guests include the US Ambassador to Philippines Philip Goldberg, Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., and DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson. Child movie stars are also expected to come over and grace the fiesta celebration.

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