Festivals of the North sponsors

The Festivals of the North would not be possible without the generous support of the following sponsors:

Del Monte (DM Fit and Right, DM Corp); Fonterra (Anlene); Kraft (Kraft Cheez Whiz, Kraft Foods); Monde; Nestle (Maggi Magic Sarap); Peerless (Champion); P&G (Tide, Mr. Clean, Ariel); SMC-Ginebra (GSM Blue, Ginebra, Gran Matador); SMC-Purefoods (PF Tender juicy hotdog); Wyeth (Bonakid Pre-School, Promil Pre-School); Globe; and Wellmade (Speed Babad).

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Bangus Festival Cookfest

I love foreign fish like salmon, trout (oh, the flavor of it smoked or pickled) or the delicate flesh of the flounder fried in olive oil with garlic.

But nothing trumps the Bonuan Bangus. 

It's fitting that the Bangus Festival Cookfest 2009 pays tribute to this versatile fish and other local ingredients in what has become one of the most anticipated events in the festival (the free tasting of course!)

The cookfest is generously sponsored by Safi (makers of Golden Fiesta Cooking Oil); Uniliver Foods (makers of Knorr); Jaka (makers of Guitar Matches); and SMC-CKAG (makers of Star Margarine and Magnolia Cheeze).

(Bangus belly pic-yumm!-from wyattblogspot.com)

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Mayor Al Fernandez Jr. Bowling Cup

A picture of pretty movie stars is, well, pretty. But the fact is, Mead Johnson Philippines, makers of the popular brand of children's milk Lactum is sponsoring the Mayor Al Fernandez Jr. Bowling Cup.

The bowling tourney opens on April 22.

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Bangus Foodstrip

Trust me when I say that just because I posted a pork-barbecue pic here, it's the only food item of interest that you'd find at the Bangus Foodstrip. I love barbecue with a passion that I'd be content just eating it and nothing else.

Fortunately for others, the popular foodstrip which opens on April 15 along the stretch of Galvan Street offers a virtual buffet of anything that catches your fancy- and that for once, there's something else besides the pigar-pigar to feast on.

Best Tip: wait until the sun goes down and make it al fresco (in comfort) as you dine on everything from native kakanin, halu-halo to delicacies from La Union and the Ilocos

The Bangus Foodstrip 2009 is made possible by the generous support of Coca-Cola (makers of Coke, Sprite and Royal) and San Miguel Beer.

Yep, I'd want a San Mig Light to go with my barbecue please!

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Hataw Sayaw, Hataw Dagupan

Everyone's favorite dance-face off competition Hataw Sayaw, Hataw Dagupan would not be possible without the following generous sponsors;

Proctor & Gamble (makers of Pantene, Rejoice, Head and Shoulders); and San Miguel Beer

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Gilon-Gilon Ed Baley

Gilon-Gilon ed Baley would not be possible without the following generous sponsors:

Abbott (maker of Ensure, Gainschool and Glucerna); Century (maker of your favorite Century Tuna); Colgate Palmolive (maker of Axion and Colgate); J&J (maker of Modess); Kimberly (maker of Huggies, Kleenex and Joy); Kraft (maker of Eden Cheese and Kraft Foods); P&G (maker of Tide, Mr. Clean and Ariel); Safi (maker of Golden Fiesta and Prito); Unilever (maker of Surf and Creamsilk); Globe; SMB Beer; and Emperador Brandy.

To all the sponsors, salamat ya balbaleg

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Bangus Festival 2009 Sponsors

Supporters come in many forms and while we can argue that all are equal on the basis of support (which can also come in many forms as well), the financial help extended by the corporate and business community makes it all possible to begin with.

Times are tough, but if the point of economic recovery is shoring up the faith of consumers in products and services, the effort of strengthening this faith is in continued visibility; and what could be more visible than a high-profile event such as the Dagupan Bangus Festival?

For this year's staging of the bangus festival, we can collectively thank the generosity of the following sponsors:

Purefoods

Kraft (makers of Eden Cheese, Cheez Whiz, Tang and Oreo)

GSM Blue

Century Tuna

Proctor and Gamble 

Kimberly Clark

Colgate-Palmolive

Modess

URC, Chippy

Green-Cross

Coca-Cola

Unilever (makers of Clear, Cream Silk, Knorr and Surf) 

Abbott

Wyeth

Nestle

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