LGU Creates a Municipal Council for Culture and the Arts

LGU Creates a Municipal Council for Culture and the Arts

The Municipal Hall has been working to create a Municipal Council for Culture and the Arts through a series of brainstorming meetings that started September 8, 2016. The Council is meant to be a policy-making body composed of retired professors, school teachers, school officials, and municipal officers invited to take part voluntarily in setting the direction the town will take with regard to activities meant to promote or enhance its cultural heritage, including artistic pursuits.

Among those invited from the private sector were retired Pangasinan State University professors Januario Cuchapin, Dr. Clarita Jimenez, and Dr. Annie Manalang, Bayambang National High School Principal Mary Ann Payomo, District 1 Supervisor Candra Penoliar, PSU professors Ramil Dacal and Rosabella Mendez, Municipal Librarian Leonarda Allado, Library, Museum and Tourism Consultant Gloria Valenzuela, events consultants Ayen Garcia and Jaime Siybauco, and Hermano and Hermana Mayor Cesar and Judith Ramos.

The meeting was moderated by Levin Uy and Councilor Mylvin Junio in his capacity as Chairman on Education, Culture and the Arts, together with Municipal Administrator Raj Sagarino, aided by Municipal Planning Development Coordinator Ma-lene S. Torio as Secretary.

Two topics discussed at length were the formulation of an executive order defining terms and delineating tasks and the election of executive director and other officers.

Among the activities proposed for the year-round culture and arts activities are the commemoration of the town’s becoming the country’s fifth capital, binasuan dance festival, language festival (Agew na Tawir), animated Christmas display and bazaar, most decorated house contest (also for Christmas), Laro ng Lahi, street-dancing on town fiesta with freshwater catch as theme, etc. (PIO/Media Affairs)