04 October 2005
Mrs. Dagupan International to highlight city fiesta celebration
THE selection of a Mrs. Dagupan International 2005 will highlight the coming Dagupan City Fiesta in December.
A first-of-its-kind in the city, Mrs. Dagupan International is a fund-raising contest with overseas married Dagupeña ladies as contestants vying for the title through popularity votes measured in cash donations. The project was conceived by City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez and Councilor Alex De Venecia, this year’s Hermano Mayor.
“This is a beauty contest from within which exudes the compassion and commitment of the contestants to the city and its people,” De Venecia said.
Away from their city of birth, the contestants reach out with all their hearts to the people of Dagupan by participating in the search for the first Mrs. Dagupan International, De Venecia stressed.
Vying for the title of the first Mrs. Dagupan International 2005 are Nancy Zabala Beltran, Elvira Abalos Mitchell, Virginia Tamayo Nonan and Pauline Castro Perez.
Beltran, who resides in New York, hails from Burgos Street, Dagupan City, and was married to the late Roberto Beltran. Blessed with two children, she is currently a registered nurse in the New-York based Nassau Dialysis Center.
Mitchell was born and raised in barangay Pogo Grande and is a graduate of Dagupan City National High School, batch 1961. She was married to the late Marine Mayor Thomas Mitchell with whom she had six children.
Nonan, on the other hand, was a former school principal of the Doña Victoria Zarate Elementary School in Arellano-Bani, and now a registered nurse in Napa Hospital in Vallejo, California. Born and raised in Bonuan Sabangan, Nonan is currently residing in Vallejo, California with her husband, Emerson Nonan.
Engaged in several jobs as a nurse, hairdresser, parlor owner and hotel attendant before, Perez currently resides in San Francisco, California and has settled as a real state consultant. Perez, a resident of Sanggunian Village in Dagupan, was married to the late Dr. Sergio Basconsillo, a dentist.
The four candidates believe that by joining the contest, they can be effective vehicles for every Dagupeño abroad to share their blessings to their less fortunate kabaleyan.
The Mrs. Dagupan International 2005, including her runner-ups, will be crowned at the city plaza on December 26.
Overseas Dagupeño can place their advertisements, such as family portraits in the souvenir magazine via the City Fiesta 2005 official website, http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/fiesta2005. These advertisements will also be subsequently posted on the website.
Overseas Dagupeño can also have the opportunity to take part in the event by casting their votes for the candidate/s of their choice through the website.
De Venecia guaranteed that this year’s city fiesta will be grand and festive with the holding of a Balikbayan Night, Dagupan City National High School homecoming and University of Pangasinan High School homecoming celebrations. (Sunshine D. Robles)
A first-of-its-kind in the city, Mrs. Dagupan International is a fund-raising contest with overseas married Dagupeña ladies as contestants vying for the title through popularity votes measured in cash donations. The project was conceived by City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez and Councilor Alex De Venecia, this year’s Hermano Mayor.
“This is a beauty contest from within which exudes the compassion and commitment of the contestants to the city and its people,” De Venecia said.
Away from their city of birth, the contestants reach out with all their hearts to the people of Dagupan by participating in the search for the first Mrs. Dagupan International, De Venecia stressed.
Vying for the title of the first Mrs. Dagupan International 2005 are Nancy Zabala Beltran, Elvira Abalos Mitchell, Virginia Tamayo Nonan and Pauline Castro Perez.
Beltran, who resides in New York, hails from Burgos Street, Dagupan City, and was married to the late Roberto Beltran. Blessed with two children, she is currently a registered nurse in the New-York based Nassau Dialysis Center.
Mitchell was born and raised in barangay Pogo Grande and is a graduate of Dagupan City National High School, batch 1961. She was married to the late Marine Mayor Thomas Mitchell with whom she had six children.
Nonan, on the other hand, was a former school principal of the Doña Victoria Zarate Elementary School in Arellano-Bani, and now a registered nurse in Napa Hospital in Vallejo, California. Born and raised in Bonuan Sabangan, Nonan is currently residing in Vallejo, California with her husband, Emerson Nonan.
Engaged in several jobs as a nurse, hairdresser, parlor owner and hotel attendant before, Perez currently resides in San Francisco, California and has settled as a real state consultant. Perez, a resident of Sanggunian Village in Dagupan, was married to the late Dr. Sergio Basconsillo, a dentist.
The four candidates believe that by joining the contest, they can be effective vehicles for every Dagupeño abroad to share their blessings to their less fortunate kabaleyan.
The Mrs. Dagupan International 2005, including her runner-ups, will be crowned at the city plaza on December 26.
Overseas Dagupeño can place their advertisements, such as family portraits in the souvenir magazine via the City Fiesta 2005 official website, http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/fiesta2005. These advertisements will also be subsequently posted on the website.
Overseas Dagupeño can also have the opportunity to take part in the event by casting their votes for the candidate/s of their choice through the website.
De Venecia guaranteed that this year’s city fiesta will be grand and festive with the holding of a Balikbayan Night, Dagupan City National High School homecoming and University of Pangasinan High School homecoming celebrations. (Sunshine D. Robles)
