This is an article from the Office of Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez of Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines

Bangus fest to feature Dagupan’s Best

If you think you have the tastiest recipe for tocino, longganisa, boneless bangus and other Dagupan-made food products, then you can join Dagupan’s Best.

Dagupan’s Best, which will be held on April 27, 2006 at the New Malimgas Market, will be launched as part of this year’s Bangus Festival as a competition of original recipes for locally-made tocino, longganisa, tapa, lumpiang bangus, burong mangga, atsara, tinapang bangus, boneless bangus, ube, pastilyas and bocayo.

“This is our way of promoting special recipes for the different products,” said Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, chairman of the Dagupan’s Best project.

“The winning entries will be adopted as official recipes for the for the different Dagupan food products and will be produced by women's groups of the city as part of their livelihood projects.

These products will then be promoted as Dagupan's Best for local and international market,” he added.

To drum up the activity, the Liga ng mga Barangay of Dagupan has formed itself into a basketball team and called themselves, “Dagupan’s Best.” The team, which will compete in the Bangus Festival basketball tournament, will have Vice Mayor Fernandez as team manager.

Fernandez has also tapped the Malimgas-Aliguas Dagupan Vendors’ Federation and the Rotary Club of Dagupan as partners in promoting the project.

Aside from product promotion, Fernandez said that winning entries will also win cash prizes. A grand prize winner will also be chosen based on the number of entries that the participant won and shall receive a trophy and a cash prize.