Saturday, April 19, 2008 (Philippines)

Newly designated La Union Police Provincial Director Noli Taliño accepts the La Union Police Provincial Office banner from the Police Regional Office (PRO) in Ilocos Region during Tuesday's turnover of command ceremony. (Sun.Star Pangasinan/Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre) DAGUPAN CITY -- The 19-day Bangus Festival 2008 promises to be the biggest Bangus Festival the city will ever have, and the grandest festival in Pangasinan for that matter, in terms of events and corporate sponsors. Bangus Festival opens Wednesday with an exhilarating event (Gilon Gilon ed Baley) that depicts how the city's famous product, Bonuan bangus (milkfish), is harvested from the fishpond and transported to the fish market. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]