Mayor invites ‘kababayans’ in Canada to visit Villasis

Monday, July 6, 2009
Sun.Star Network Online (http://www.sunstar.com.ph)

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada -- Mayor Nonato Abrenica of Villasis, Pangasinan, urged natives of his town who are working in Canada to see for themselves the many improvements of the town that every one of them can be proud of.

Abrenica spoke on July 1, 2009, before his town mates at the Memories of Japan Restaurant at Don Mills Avenue in Toronto as he came to invite them during the forthcoming town fiesta in honor of the town's Patron Saint, San Antonio de Padua.

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Abrenica, who is on his last term as Villasis Mayor, said the construction of the new public market is now completed and P25 million was spent for it which is a part of the P40 million loan that was lent by the Philippine National Bank.

He said the P40 million was already paid by the Municipal Government in full.

He said the balance of the total amount is now being used for the construction of the Public Auditorium and the roofing is now being completed, which will be ready for use in January 2010 for the town fiesta.

Abrenica, who was introduced by Cristy Pe Benito, president of the Annak Ti Villasis of Canada, pointed out that the municipal building now looks elegantly because of the edifice’s new color, which is yellow.

He lauded the three candidates of Ms. Villasis 2010, which include Ms. Reynalda Lagleyva-Ramos presenting Canada, Ms. Violeta Madayag-Menor of France, and Ms. Nelpha Velasco-Vejano of Australia, for their participation in the contest. The proceeds of the project will go to a worthy cause.

Aside from the officers of Annak Ti Villasis of Canada, those who welcomed Mayor Abrenica were Quintin Palisoc, the incumbent president of the Pangasinan Association of Canada (Paca) and his wife Emily; Willie Rapanan, the incumbent president and immediate past president of Paca, and his wife Precy; Julio Sison, president of the Binalonan Association of Canada, and his wife Lan. (Jojo Taduran)