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Search for outstanding women achievers of Pangasinan on

February 26, 2008 - THE Philippine Council of Women, Inc.-Pangasinan Chapter has launched the “Search for Outstanding Women Achievers of Pangasinan” for 2008, a project that aims to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of women in various fields of endeavor.

The announcement was made by Provincial Board Member Alice J. Pulido, PCWL-Pangasinan president, during a recent press briefing in Dagupan City.

The first of its kind to be launched in the province, the search is focused on achievers in community leadership and service, the performing arts (movie, stage, theater), entertainment, social welfare, entrepreneurship, diplomacy, journalism, culture/arts, travel and tourism, agriculture, education. sports and cottage industry.

A nominee, according to Pulido, must be a true-blue Pangasinense who excelled in her own fields of specialization and won honors for the province, either in the national stage or international arena.

Aside from Pulido the officers of the organization are: Irene Libunao, chairperson; Fe Soriano and Marilou Macanlalay, board of directors.

The candidates for the award should be nominated by either a person of respect or a reputable organization.

Nominations, supported by documents showing the candidate’s trailblazing record and biographical sketch, will be submitted to the PCWL-Pangasinan Chapter Secretariat, c/o Sally Navata, Office of SP Member Pulido, Capitol compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan. Navata may be reached at mobile phone 09214716887 or 09209523762.

Source: The Pangasinan Star Online (February 26, 2008 issue)

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Santiago B. Villafania is a Pangasinan poet based in Cavite/Manila, Philippines. Some of his poems have appeared in local and international print and web publications. He advocates for the development, preservation and the revival of Pangasinan as a literary language. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Emilio Aguinaldo College. » more

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Pinabli tan arum ni'ran Anlong (2nd Ed.)

"The publication of Malagilion: Sonnets tan Villanelles by Santiago B. Villafania should be a source of rejoicing for readers of regional literatures. This second book by Pangasinan’s leading poet today is impressive in both form and substance. Villafania has created 300 sonnets and 50 villanelles in his own language that attempt to reflect the primacy of native culture and return the poet to the central stage of social life." – A Boost to Pangasinan Literature from Breaking Signs by Cirilo F. Bautista (Philippine Panorama, 16 Dec. 2007, pp.25-26)

"Sa kanyang pangalawang aklat na Malagilion, nangahas na naman siya (Villafania) na gumimbal sa pamamagitan ng kanyang Sonnets tan Villanelles upang ilibing sa limot ang aking pag-usisa't pag-urirat kung paano na ang panitikang Pangasinan." – Victor Emmanuel Carmelo Nadera, Jr., Tagapangulo, Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas

"Villafania is not only a visionary poet, he is a linguistic philosopher who codifies the origin of language and culture, dissects the myths and the common beliefs of the people against the urban legends, juxtaposes the literary tradition against the modern influences by dialectically infusing them in his poetic revelation of truth." – Poetic Revelation in Language and Culture by Danny C. Sillada (Manila Bulletin, 12 May 2008, pp. F1-F2)

"Sumusunod si Sonny Villafania sa landas na hinawan ng mga manunulat sa Pangasinan na nauna sa kanya. Sa kanyang paglalakbay, hinahawan din niya ang bagong mga landas na maaaring sundin ng susunod na mga manunulat sa wikang Pangasinan. Subalit hindi lamang para sa mga taga-Pangasinan ang kasalukuyang akda. Ito rin ay panawagan sa mga manunulat sa ibang mga wika sa Pilipinas upang patuloy na pagyamanin ang kanilang panitikan at pagsulat. Kung walang mga lokal na panitikan ay hindi magiging posible ang tunay na panitikang pambansa. Kung hindi matatag at malusog ang lokal na mga wika, hindi rin magiging matatag ang wikang pambansa." – Dr. Ricardo Ma. Nolasco, Tagapangulo, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF).

Photos: Book Launching at the Pearl Manila Hotel, 5 Feb. 2008

Palikuer: Say Basa ed Anlong nen Santiago Villafania nen Renato Santillan

“Santiago Villafania’s Balikas ed Caboloan certainly has reinvigorated the anlong tradition of Pangasinan that for a long period of time suffered silence from the hands of writers more attuned to English writing. Characteristically anacbanua, Villafania’s poetry echoes his predecessors and presages a promising era for young writers in Pangasinan.” – Dr. Marot Nelmida-Flores