Countdown to Bangus Festival 2009

I've had the privilege of working with Vice-Mayor Belen Fernandez in last year's spectacular staging of the Bangus Festival and people who work for her will agree with me that her work-ethic is amazing. With the opening less than a few weeks away, I expect her (just as these pictures will show) to have everyone on the committees on their toes. This is really not about perfection, but about how things should be done the right way.

Guesting on the DZMM morning program hosted by Winnie Cordero and Ariel Ureta (top pic), VM Fernandez makes a pitch to the entire country (and why not???) that all roads on April 15 should lead to Dagupan City for some fun and fresh, grilled Bonuan Bangus. Ever the hands-on manager that she has always been since those heady days of City Supermarket, she inspects the promotional signage of the festival at a Dagupan street corner.