A
nominee of the Ilocos Norte Medical Society,
Dr. Purisima A. Bueno (seated at center)
won the Jose P. Rizal Memorial Award for Community Leadership during the107th
Annual Convention of the Philippine Medical Association held at the Vigan
Convention Center in Vigan City on May 23, 2014. Dr. Bueno was among the
finalists in different categories – research, government, academe, clinical
practice and community leadership. She was past president of INMS, past
governor of the PMA, past president and currently executive director of the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ilocos Norte-Laoag City Chapter.
Shown with Dr. Bueno are PMA President Atty. Leo Olarte, M.D., members of the
organizing committee, and the officers and members of INMS. (Photo courtesy of
INMS)
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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