Thursday, April 06, 2006
Town sets first-ever fiesta queens' reunion
ALCALA -- A different kind of reunion will take place during the town fiesta here by the last week of April.
"This is the once-in-a-lifetime reunion of all living fiesta queens of Alcala from pre-war to last year, which would make the coming town fiesta even more memorable," fiesta organizers said.
Precy Quevedo, chairperson of the committee, said she has contacted 20 former fiesta queens who signified their intention to attend the reunion to spark fond memories of yesteryears.
Of those contacted are two reigned fiesta queens of Alcala during the pre-war. They are Apolonia Espiritu in 1933 and Remedios Fronda in 1935.
All the fiesta beauties before Espiritu reigned as queen during her time already joined their Creator.
Interestingly, the only times that the town did not hold its fiesta were in 1942 when young men of the town went to war as part of the US Armed Forces in the Far East and in 1973 when town elders scrapped the fiesta because of the declaration of Martial Law the year before.
Others joining the reunion are Purita Bacolor who was crowned fiesta queen in 1948; Aurora Quiambao in 1952; Aida Bacolor, 1958; Daisy Terrado, 1965; Letty Gasmen, 1966; Louella Dauz, 1967; Evangeline Espejo, 1972; Maritess Peregrino, 1980; Blesa Sumaling, 1981; Teofista Bisarra, 1991; Richealyn Tadeo, 1997; Marife Catubay, 1998; Carol Lorenzo, 2000; Niña Ricca Quevedo, 2001; Myrlene Rosquita, 2002; Ma. Luisa Ramos, 2003; Andromeda Manaois, 2004; and Vanessa Jane Versosa, 2005.
Alcala Mayor Manuel Collado said the once-in-a-lifetime reunion of town fiesta queen was timed for the grand homecoming of overseas Alcala residents where many former fiesta beauties now belong. (Pangasinan Star/Sunnex)
(April 6, 2006 issue)
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