13 December 2005
Balikbayans flocking to Dagupan this X’mas
DAGUPENOS are being asked to decorate their homes and hang lanterns by their windows as part of the Filipino Christmas tradition and the Dagupan City Fiesta from Dec. 15 to 30 this year.
The call was made by Councilor Alex de Venecia, hermano mayor of the Dagupan Fiesta, who said these are intended to welcome balikbayans who are flocking to the city during Christmas and the fiesta observance, eager to see the old traditions back home.
Up to 1,000 or more visiting overseas Pangasinenses are coming to Dagupan City this yuletide season, a highlight of which is the crowning of Mrs. Dagupan International and her royal court, all of them U.S.-based.
There will also be reunions of graduates of the Dagupan City National High School and the University of Pangasinan (formerly Dagupan Colleges) High School that will be attended by alumni now living or working overseas.
In deference to the present economic crisis however, de Venecia urged residents to make their Christmas and fiesta celebration as simple as possible but still meaningful.
The call was made by Councilor Alex de Venecia, hermano mayor of the Dagupan Fiesta, who said these are intended to welcome balikbayans who are flocking to the city during Christmas and the fiesta observance, eager to see the old traditions back home.
Up to 1,000 or more visiting overseas Pangasinenses are coming to Dagupan City this yuletide season, a highlight of which is the crowning of Mrs. Dagupan International and her royal court, all of them U.S.-based.
There will also be reunions of graduates of the Dagupan City National High School and the University of Pangasinan (formerly Dagupan Colleges) High School that will be attended by alumni now living or working overseas.
In deference to the present economic crisis however, de Venecia urged residents to make their Christmas and fiesta celebration as simple as possible but still meaningful.
