CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2016 - Pangasinan Rankings

Provinces - 70 Entries  

Rank  Rank     Score Town Classification Province
2016       2015

 1            6 35.67                                            Rizal
 2            9 31.80 Cavite
 3            4 30.86 S. Cotabato
 4  16 29.77 Laguna
 5 11 29.50 N. Cotabato
 6          21 29.32 Sultan Kudarat
 7          13 28.31 Bataan
 8           -   27.89 Aklan
 9          20 27.84 Batangas
 10        12 27.42 La Union
 11        36 27.32 Ilocos Sur
 12        14 26.98 Ilocos Norte
 13        46 26.82 Misamis Oc.
 14         2 26.61 Misamis Or.
 15        22 26.59 Davao del Norte
 16        32 26.54 Bukidnon
 17        68 26.41 Samar
 18        25 26.13 Camarines Sur
 19        30 26.10 Albay
 20        33 26.07 Marinduque
 28        34 25.26 Pangasinan


(Independent) Component Cities - 110 Entries  
Rank  Rank     Score City Classification Province
2016       2015 

1           1 55.18 Naga       ICC Camarines Sur
2           2 48.33 San Fernando CC Pampanga
3          15 47.77 Legazpi CC Albay
4           5 46.37 Bacoor CC        Cavite
5           4 45.83 Cotabato ICC        Cotabato
6           6 45.50 Antipolo CC       Rizal
7          51 45.28 Ilagan CC       Isabela
8           3 44.93 Imus CC        Cavite
9           8 44.19 Tagum CC       Davao del Norte
10        48 42.73 San Pedro CC        Laguna
11        12 41.86 Koronadal CC S. Cotabato
12        10 41.69 Batangas CC       Batangas
13        11 41.41 Calamba CC       Laguna
14        42 41.27 Cabuyao CC       Laguna
15        19 41.20 Dagupan ICC Pangasinan
16        14 41.02 Kidapawan CC N. Cotabato
17         9 40.97 San Fernando      CC La Union
18        61 40.77 Santiago ICC       Isabela
19        13 40.49 Lipa CC       Batangas
20        47 40.48 Sorsogon CC       Sorsogon
43        31 34.34 Urdaneta CC       Pangasinan
55        45 32.59 Alaminos             CC       Pangasinan
104      96 25.60 San Carlos          CC       Pangasinan


1st and 2nd Class Municipalities - 490 Entries

 Rank      Rank     Score    City        Classification    Province
2016       2015
 
1 19 45.03 Cainta First Class Rizal
2 3 43.06 Taytay       First Class Rizal
3 1 41.79 Gen. Trias First Class Cavite
4 15 40.58 Malay First Class Aklan
5 9 38.08 Midsayap First Class N. Cotabato
6 6 37.63 Angono First Class Rizal
7 2 36.82 Sta. Maria      First Class Bulacan
8 10 36.51 Polomolok First Class S. Cotabato
9 102 36.07 Rodriguez First Class Rizal
10 12 36.04 Isulan First Class Sultan Kudarat
11         45 35.72 Binangonan First Class Rizal
12         28 34.04 San Mateo     First Class Rizal
13         11 33.45 Carmona First Class Cavite
14         26 33.43 La Trinidad First Class Benguet
15         83 33.30 Marilao First Class Bulacan
16         34 33.01 Silang First Class Cavite
17         14 32.91 Daet First Class Cam. Norte
18         57 32.75 Candelaria      First Class Quezon
19         36 32.34 Tanay First Class Rizal
20         24 32.33 Agoo First Class La Union
26         48 31.42 Calasiao First Class Pangasinan
38         35 30.22 Mangaldan First Class Pangasinan
44       109 29.70 Rosales First Class Pangasinan
61       110 28.87 Binalonan First Class Pangasinan
71       367 28.46 Lingayen First Class Pangasinan
102     154 27.19 Villasis First Class Pangasinan
116     239 26.80 Pozorrubio First Class Pangasinan
124     395 26.59 Bayambang First Class Pangasinan
141     200 26.26 San Fabian First Class Pangasinan
156     172 25.82 San Nicolas     First Class Pangasinan
168     155 25.49 Santa Barbara   First Class Pangasinan
183     121 25.13 Umingan First Class Pangasinan
234     347 23.81 Bani Second Class Pangasinan
291     201 22.36 Binmaley First Class Pangasinan
325     312 21.40 Malasiqui First Class Pangasinan
329     361 21.31 Mangatarem First Class Pangasinan
373     266 19.76 Bugallon Second Class Pangasinan
374     288 19.75 Bolinao First Class Pangasinan
375 -   19.45 Asingan Second Class Pangasinan
395     360 18.72 San Manuel   First Class Pangasinan
398     353 18.61 Sual First Class Pangasinan
405     410 18.38 Manaoag First Class Pangasinan


 520 Entries -  3rd to 6th Class Municipalities

Rank      Rank     Score    City             Classification    Province
2016       2015

 1           3 36.97 Infanta       Third Class Quezon
 2           2 35.98 Baler Third Class Aurora
 3         48 35.94 Calamba         Fourth Class Misamis Oc.
 4           7 35.11 Pagsanjan Third Class Laguna
 5           6 35.04 Jimenez Third Class Misamis Oc.
 6           1 34.47 Mambajao Third Class Camiguin
 7         58 34.42 Tayug Third Class Pangasinan
 8         12 33.85 Cabatuan        Third Class Isabela
 9         31 33.76 Bacarra Third Class Ilocos Norte
 10       13 33.61 Cordova Third Class Cebu
 11       10 33.30 Tigaon Third Class Cam. Sur
 12        5 33.17 Abucay Third Class Bataan
 13       30 33.16 San Simon Third Class       Pampanga
 14       23 32.62 Kolambugan Fourth Class Lanao D. N.
 15       20 32.44 Pasuquin Third Class Ilocos Norte
 16       90 32.28 Sinait Third Class Ilocos Sur
 17      388 32.24 Alaminos Third Class Laguna
 18        14         32.21 Paoay Fourth Class Ilocos Norte
 19      329 32.20 Calape Third Class Bohol
 20        95 32.05 Tublay Fifth Class Benguet
 43        38 29.40 Dasol Third Class Pangasinan
 55        79 28.99 Sta. Maria       Fourth Class Pangasinan
 60        42 28.75 Laoac Fourth Class Pangasinan
 195    180 25.60 Basista Fourth Class Pangasinan
 204    130 25.43 Natividad Fourth Class Pangasinan
 281 -   23.95 Santo Tomas    Fourth Class Pangasinan
 306    395 23.52 Bautista Fourth Class Pangasinan
 417      -   21.39 Aguilar Third Class Pangasinan
 429 -   21.07 Sison               Third Class Pangasinan

Source:    http://www.competitive.org.ph/cmcindex/pages/rankings/index.php

Chris Cornell at the End of the Highway

Christopher John Boyle, July 20, 1964 - May 17, 2017

Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 17, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. He was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood.

Cornell was known for his role as one of the architects of the 1990s grunge movement, for his extensive catalog as a songwriter and for his near four octave vocal range as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. He released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015) and the live album Songbook (2011). Cornell received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his song "The Keeper" which appeared in the film Machine Gun Preacher and co-wrote and performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), "You Know My Name". The last solo release prior to his death was the charity single "The Promise", written for the ending credits for the film of the same name. He was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World, ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader, 9th in the list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and 12th in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music".

Cornell was born on July 20, 1964 and raised in Seattle, Washington, and attended Christ the King Catholic elementary school, and Shorewood High School. His parents are Ed Boyle (a pharmacist) and Karen Cornell (an accountant). He has five siblings: older brothers Peter and Patrick, and younger sisters Katy, Suzy, and Maggie. Peter, Katy and Suzy all performed in the band Inflatable Soule in the 1990s. Peter was the lead vocalist for the New York-based rock band Black Market Radio and released a new solo album, Champion, in 2014. Katy performs as lead vocalist for the Seattle band Into the Cold.

Cornell spent a two-year period between the ages of nine and eleven solidly listening to The Beatles after finding a large collection of Beatles records abandoned in the basement of a neighbor's house. Cornell was a loner; however, he was able to deal with his anxiety around other people through rock music. During his teenage years, Chris spiralled into severe depression, dropped out of school and almost never left the house during his state of depression. Before becoming a successful musician, he worked at a seafood wholesaler and was a sous-chef at a restaurant named Ray's Boathouse.

In the early 1980s, Cornell was a member of a cover band called The Shemps that performed around Seattle. The Shemps also featured bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Following Yamamoto's departure from The Shemps, the band recruited guitarist Kim Thayil as its new guitarist. Cornell and Yamamoto stayed in contact, and after The Shemps broke up, Cornell and Yamamoto started jamming together, eventually bringing in Thayil to join them.

Cornell's songwriting often features non-standard chord progressions and melodies that do not conform with one diatonic scale. A prominent example is "Black Hole Sun", which not only involves many kinds of open chords and several key changes in short sequences, but also unique melody phrases with large-interval jumps.

A recurrent characteristic is the usage of major-only chord sequences (Sweet Euphoria, Pretty Noose), which also leads to more subtle key changes.

While a most intensive concentration of Cornell's songwriting style can still be found on the Euphoria Morning album, later works, with Audioslave or on the later solo albums, tend to be more conventional, only sometimes containing short but inventive interlude parts (e.g. Like a Stone, Disappearing Act, No Such Thing).

Cornell had a multi-octave range. He was a baritone with an ability to sing extremely high in the tenor range, as well as in the lower register of a baritone voice. He showcased this in various songs, most notably the studio and the demo versions of "Beyond the Wheel", where he can be heard spanning three octaves. He also experimented with various different vocal styles, ranging from light falsetto to brutal screams and chants. In addition to singing rock and metal mainly with Soundgarden and Audioslave, Cornell sang the blues, neo soul and stripped-down acoustic numbers.

Cornell released five solo albums. Soundgarden produced six albums, five EPs and two greatest hits compilations. He released three albums with Audioslave and one album with Temple of the Dog. Despite this large discography he only released one retrospective compilation which was given a limited release. Cornell also produced an album for Screaming Trees and had his music featured on one mixtape.

Cornell was first married to Susan Silver, the manager of Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. They had a daughter, Lillian Jean, born in June 2000. He and Silver divorced in 2004. In December 2008, Cornell reported via his official website that he had finally won back his collection of 15 guitars after a four-year court battle with Silver.

His second marriage was to Vicky Karayiannis, a Paris-based American publicist of Greek heritage. The couple had a daughter together, Toni, born in September 2004, and a son, Christopher Nicholas, born in December 2005. Cornell converted to the Greek Orthodox Church through her influence.

When asked how Cornell beat all his addictions he stated, "It was a long period of coming to the realization that this way (sober) is better. Going through rehab, honestly, did help ... it got me away from just the daily drudgery of depression and either trying to not drink or do drugs or doing them and you know, they give you such a simple message that any idiot can get and it's just over and over, but the bottom line is really, and this is the part that is scary for everyone, the individual kinda has to want it ... not kinda, you have to want it and to not do that crap anymore or you will never stop and it will just kill you."

In a 2011 interview, Cornell said the major change with the reformed Soundgarden is a lack of alcohol: "The biggest difference I noticed ... and we haven't even really talked about it: There are no bottles of Jack Daniel's around or beers. And we never talked about ... it's just not there."

On May 17, 2017, Cornell was found dead in his room at the MGM Grand in Detroit after performing at a show with Soundgarden at the Fox Theatre. The death was determined to be a suicide by hanging. He was 52 years old. Footage of his final concert was posted to YouTube.

Copied from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cornell

Dagupan City Bangus Festival

                                                                       

                                                                                

BANGUS FESTIVAL

Bangus Festival is an annual festivity in Dagupan City, Pangasinan that kicks off every month of April. It celebrates the province's Bonuan bangus, which is renowned for its unique taste.

Bangus Festival, first celebrated in 2002, was the brainchild of former mayor Benjamin S. Lim, who wished to emphasize the local bangus industry and promote Dagupan as the Bangus Capital of the World. Initially a part of the thanksgiving festival Pista'y Dayat, Bangus Festival developed into a two-week socio-economic program of activities that highlights the city's top produce.

The festival commences with the lighting of 1,000 barbecue grills lined up to cook thousands of bangus, which stretches up to two kilometers. This also serves as a competition for hundreds of cooks, whose dishes are not only judged by the grilling but through whipping up the tastiest and most creative way of serving bangus. The contest was eventually called “'101 Ways to Cook Bangus” and won for the city a recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest barbecue in 2003.

Aside from the grilling challenge, the festivity showcases a bangus eating contest, a search for the biggest and heaviest bangus, the Gilon-gilon dancing festival, the Pigar-pigar festival, the Halo-halo festival, and the Bangusan street party, where several local and Manila-based bands perform along Jose R. De Venecia Expressway Extension.

Copied from: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Bangus_Festival

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The Biggest Street Party in the Philippines!

Dagupan City's Bangus Festival 2017 was a big success! Bangusan Street Party was held on April 30, 2017 at the De Venecia Extension Highway.

Photo Credit: Dagupan City Tourism Office