By LIWAY M. YPARRAGUIRRE

MIND and body competitions.

After the PD (P/SSupt. Isagani Nerez) Marathon, there’s the PNP On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest held at the police provincial headquarters in Lingayen.

It was a face-off between Pangasinan I and Pangasinan II Schools Division (I wonder why they did not include the four City Schools Divisions). Dr. Marisol Mamaradlo of Pangasinan I said that the last time the two schools division competed against each other in poster making contest was five years ago.

The theme was “Healthy Lifestyle para sa Magandang Kinabukasan.

Champion was Camella Ann Macayan of Villasis I Central School while Engel Joy Isla of Pozorrubio Central I School and Mark Daniel Avila of Anda Central School were first and second runners-up respectively.

Col Nerez said they are planning to organize chess and scrabble competitions to keep the school children busy even during the raining season.

Meanwhile, the PD Cyling Cup will be held fourth week of August. So all interested cyclists may inquire at the Pangasinan Police command for details.
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Last Saturday and Sunday, young chess players from Pangasinan and the neighboring provinces flocked to the atrium of CSI The City Mall for the Northern Luzon leg of the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships.

The top three winners in the Juniors (20 years old and below) and Kiddies (14 years old and below) will advance to the grand finals scheduled on October 20 and 21 in Manila.

Aside from them being qualified to the finals, Leg champion in the Juniors Division will receive P5,000 and a trophy while the first and second runners-up will receive P4,000 and P3,000 respectively plus a trophy. Third and fourth runners-up will receive P2,000 and P1,000.

In the Kiddies Division, the Leg champion, first and second runners-up will receive P4,000, P3,000 and P2,000 respectively and a trophy each. The third and fourth runners-up, on the other hand, will receive P1,000 and P500 in that order.

Special awards are up for the Youngest Player, to the Top Youngest Player (8 years old and below), and to the Top Female Player.

The awarding ceremonies will be held Sunday evening with Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez as special guest.
Thanks to Adel Domingo and Junjay Jimenez for being very accommodating when I asked for information about the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships.
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I learned from Engr. Sammy Revita that the Rosales Common Terminal will be inaugurated on August 1 with Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as special guest.

Speaking about chess, young chess wiz Samantha Glo Revita will pay the President a courtesy call on that day.
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The 14th House of Representatives has convened. Now we have seven congressmen in Pangsinan, to include BONO Partylist Representative Robert Raymund “Eskimo” Estrella Jr.
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Next to watch out for is the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled on October 29. Before that, though, is the election of officers of the Pangasinan Councilors League.

Personal. Happy birthday to kumare Ilet (of Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan) who refuses to divulge her age; to my nephew John Matthew “Richard” Mananta.