Mendoza who is now 99 years, six months, and 12 days old was born on December 6, 1908. He retired as cashier at Pantranco Bus Company. Rufina Mendoza-Peralth, the seventh of his nine children, accompanied him during the awarding ceremony.
Ferrer, on the other hand, was born at 8 a.m. last Friday at the Region 1 Medical Center here. Her parents are Marvin, a seaman, and Elizarda.
Aside from the cash gift, the baby girl received goods and free immunization.
The mass and simple program held at the city plaza were led by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez.
Guest speaker was Dr. Perla Legaspi, one of the 10 outstanding Dagupeños given recognition in last year's Agew na Dagupan (Dagupan Day). She heads the College of Public Administration of the University of the Philippines.
The 61st Agew na Dagupan was a special non-working holiday by virtue of Presidential Proclamation 1532 signed last week for and in behalf of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
Meanwhile, a blood-letting project was held at the Senior Citizen's Park beside the city plaza.
The city's chartering was authored by the late House Speaker Eugenio Perez, a native of San Carlos City.
The municipality of Dagupan became a city by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 170 signed by the late President Manuel Roxas on June 20, 1947.
The municipal mayor then was Alipio Fernandez Sr., father of the current Dagupan mayor, while the vice mayor was Dr. Ricardo Villamil. Members of the Municipal Council were Felipe Tanopo, Toribio Quisoming, Marcelino Villamil, Fabian Calimlim, Liberato Ll. Reyna and Rodolfo de Venecia.
Dagupan is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan.
Its name was derived from the Pangasinan word pandaragupan, which means meeting place.
To this date, the city continues to be the center of trade and commerce and education in Pangasinan.
