Pangasinense students in UP give back to home province

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/411483696582/pangasinense-students-in-up-give-back-to-home-province
• Thursday, January 12, 2017

By VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO (JNPD/VHS/PIA-1,Pangasinan)

DAGUPAN CITY (PIA) – The University of the Philippines Subol Society (UPSS), the premier organization of Pangasinan students in UP, hosted the "Padunungan 2017", an academic and literary contest which showcases the talents of Pangasinense students.

Mary Angeline Cabal, UPSS President for Diliman Campus, said the annual activity that started in 1977, aims to give back to their home province and to showcase the greatness of Pangasinan to elementary and high school students.

“We wish to instill to the students and the youth the love for the Pangasinan language and culture through various avenues,” Cabal told the Philippine information Agency.

Elementary students from various schools in the province competed in poem recital in Pangasinan, poem writing, poster making, folk dance, essay writing, singing, and quiz show contests.

High school students, on the other hand, competed in the same areas with the addition of a mixed campus scheme for the quiz show.

This year, 33 elementary schools and 40 secondary schools sent their representatives in the various contest categories which revolved on the theme “Dynamics: Highlighting Competence in the Midst of Social Change”.

UPSS, which also has a president from the UP Baguio campus, also undertakes environmental protection activities like tree planting in various municipalities.