MS
LARTAGE 2014. Her Majesty Queen Betty U. Andal I, during the coronation rites
of Ms LARTAGE (Laoag Association of Retired Teachers and Government Employees,
Inc.)-Valentine 2014, which served as part of the Pamulinawen Festival 2014.
She is the mother of Victor Andal, former local TV anchor who migrated to
Canada; Eulalia Andal-Gonzales, manager of BDO-Luzon Commercial Banking Group; and
Pablito Andal, fleet maintenance specialist of Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils. Inc.-Ilocos
Region. (Photo courtesy of Victor Andal)
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte—Taking pride of this town ’s favorite Ilo cano dish, locally known as pinakbet, a mix of indigenous vegetables steamed in fish sauce, residents here ushered the opening of the third Pinakbet festival. “Pinakbet” came from the contracted Ilokano word ‘pinakebbet ’ which means “ shrunk ” or “shriveled.” As a way of thanksgiving, the Pinakbet festival is a repository of the town ’ s “ani” [harvest] festival being celebrated every month of March but this was later moved to December to accommodate more balikbayans wanting to join the festivity. Residents in this agricultural town derived most of their income from the harvest of high value crops, including rice, tobacco and corn as staple crops. This year, the week-long festivity highlighted a grand parade around the town plaza and a pinakbet cook fest at the municipal gymnasium to showcase the best pinakbet in town. A boodle fight followed suit. Earlier, a fun run was participated by various groups ...
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