ART EXHIBIT.Art enthusiasts visit the booth of young Pangasinan artists at the exhibit of their works like paintings at the provincial capitol compound in Lingayen, Pangasinan during the Pista'y Dayat celebration.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS.These students from Mapandan, Pangasinan dances as they showcase the town's Pandan Festival druing the presentation of Pangasinan Festivals which highlights the 2006 Pista'y Dayat(sea festival) celebration in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Also taking part in the street dance exhibition were the students in Calasiao(Puto Festival), San Carlos City(Mango Bamboo Festival), Anda(Binongey Festival), Alaminos City(Longaniza Festival), Manaoag(Galicayo Festival), Lingayen(Pista'y Dayat), and Balungao(Goat Festival).CESAR S. RAMIREZ

BONE OF CONTENTION.Participants to the fastest bangus(milkfish) deboner as they debone the fish as fast as they can during the Bangus Rodeo. The rodeo is part of Dagupan City's Bangus Festival 2006.

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THREE KILOMETER BARBECUE GRILL.Pangasinan Gov. Victor Agbayani(right) with Pangasinan Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Dionisio Villar lights the grill at the start of the grilling of pork barbecue and others at the three-kilometer grills in Alcala, Pangasinan. Mayor Manuel Collado said they hope to land in the Guinness World Records.Thousands of local residents, visitors and balikbayans attended the said activity.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

BARBECUE GRILL.This man join thousands of residents, visitors, and balikbayans in Alcala, Pangasinan during the three-kilometer grill activity along the main road in the town. The town hopes to make it to the Guinness World Records.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

COOKING WITH PANDAN.This lady prepares a roast chicken sangre during the Hapag-Pandan cooking competition in Mapandan, Pangasinan. The contest is part of the week-long 4th Pandan Festival.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

PANDAN WINE.This man pour pandan wine at a glass as they participate in the Hapag-Pandan competition, a highlight of the 4th Pandan Festival in Mapandan, Pangasinan. Below photo shows two bottles of wine made with pandan essence.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

STREET DANCERS. These are students from the various schools in Mapandan, Pangasinan as they show their dancing skills as an added attratction during the Hapag-Pandan cooking competition for the 4th Pandan Festival in the town last April 6. They will join the street-dance competition scheduled on April 8.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

TALABA FESTIVAL.Thousands of residents in Alaminos City, Pangasinan are seen busy grilling talaba(oysters) at the 500-meter grills lined-up along the main road in the city early this month(March 2006) during their 2nd Talaba Festival. The festival coincides with the the city fiesta and the Hundred Islands Global Homecoming.CESAR S. RAMIREZ

This man grills Malaga February 2, 2006 as part of Binmaley, Pangasinan’s first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival.CESAR RAMIREZ

DINNER FOR A CAUSE. These people feasts on sugpo and malaga for a 500-peso per plate dinner February 2, 2006 at the auditorium in Binmaley, Pangasinan as they celebrate the first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival.CESAR RAMIREZ

SUGPO AND MALAGA FEST.This dancers garb in sugpo-shaped costumes with other cultural dancers entertains the residents and visitors in Binmaley, Pangasinan at the dinner-for-a-cause during the town’s first-ever Sugpo and Malaga Festival last February 2,2006.CESAR RAMIREZ

TALONG FESTIVAL.These High School students in Villasis, Pangasinan are all garb in colorful costumes as they join the street dance contest of the first-ever Talong Festival in the town last January 11, 2006. The town also grilled three tons of eggplants in a 500-meter grill lined-up along the MacArthur Highway in Poblacion.CESAR RAMIREZ