Bangus Festival’s search for ‘fairest bangus’ on

THE search is on for the most “beautiful” bangus in Pangasinan.

Dagupan City Councilor Lino Fernandez, chairman of the committee for the Bangus Rodeo of the 2008 Bangus Festival, called on all bangus raisers in the province to bring their “biggest, heaviest, longest and most beautiful” bangus on April 29 at the Malimgas Market for the competition.

On the same day, cash prizes await the fastest bangus classifier, fastest deboner and fastest eater of grilled bangus.

Cash prizes during the Bangus Rodeo range from P5,000 to P15,000.

Himself a multi-awarded winner in these contests in previous years and owner of several fishponds in Dagupan, Fernandez said only one entry per fishpond operator will be allowed to level the playing field.

Last year’s heaviest bangus weighed 7.2 kilograms, a breeder locally known as sabalo.

Fernandez’s winning entry on the first year of the Bangus Festival only weighed 1.8 kilograms.

Unlike in previous years, the rodeo committee will inject a safe chemical to the sabalo entries to keep these alive and still viable for selling.

A 5-year old sabalo fetches P1,000 per piece.

The Bangus Festival starts on April 16 and ends on May 4.#

(Story from the Sunday Punch)

Sali na sa Bangus Rodeo 2008

Hinikayat ni Dagupan City Councilor Lino Fernandez and mga bangus raisers sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa Pangasinan na sumali sa Bangus Rodeo sa Abril 29 sa Malimgas Market sa Dagupan at manalo ng naglalakihang papremyo.

Ayon kay Fernandez, tampok sa patimpalak ang Heaviest, Most Beautiful at Longest Bangus ganun din ang Fastest Bangus Eater, Fastest Classifier at Fastest Deboner.

Sinabi pa ni Councilor Lino Fernandez na todo suporta and ibinibigay nina Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, ang over-all chairman ng Bangus Festival 2008 at si Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr., para makapagbigay ng mga mas bongga at mas masayang tampok sa festival na ito na magsisimula sa Abril 16 hanggang Mayo 4.

Para sa Bangus Rodeo, may inilaang mula limang-libo, sampung-libo at labinlimang-libong piso para sa mga magwawagi. Ang mga mechanics ay kasalukuyang inihahanda ng City Agriculturist Office sa pamamagitan ni Madam Emma Molina.

Isa lamang ang maaring manalo ng bangus raiser o fishpond operator sa mga naturang kategorya upang mabigyan ng patas na pagkakataon ang mga gustong sumali ayon kay Councilor Fernandez.

Dagdag pa nito na palaki ng palaki at pabigta ng pabigat ang mga winning entries habang tumatagal ang Bangus Rodeo na naging tampok na ng taunang Bangus Festival. Ito ay bukas sa lahat, ayon pa kay Councilor Lino Fernandez (EV).