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| Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino |
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| Sison Auditorium |
The Second ASNA Awards Night
and Grand Ball, held at the Sison Auditorium, is one of the
highlights of the 431st Agew na Pangasinan. The award is the highest
recognition given to outstanding Pangasinenses who have excelled, over a
lifetime, in their respective fields of endeavor, who have established a
reputation that cuts them above the others and, for this reason, have brought
pride and honor to the province and to the country at large through their selfless
dedication to their profession or vocation. Asna is the old
Pangasinense word for asin (salt) from which the name of the province
was derived. Seven Pangasinenses were to be so honored.
The 2011 ASNA Awardees are
former senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani (sister of former Pres. Fidel V.
Ramos) for foreign service; Ms. Alma M. Quintans-Kern (a
granddaughter of Don Daniel B. Maramba) for international community leadership;
Mr. Marcelo M. Casillan, Jr. for community service, Ms. Joyce E.
Bernal for arts and culture (film); and retired Lt.-Gen. Arturo B.
Ortiz for humanitarian and military leadership.
The Balitok (a
Pangasinense word meaning "gold" or "treasure")
Award, a special category for the truly outstanding sons of the province,
was conferred to former 5-time House Speaker Jose C. De Venecia,
Jr. for Global Leadership and National Artist Salvador
Bernal for Theater Design.
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| ASNA Awardees (L-R), Ms. Alma M. Quintans-Kern, Ms. Joyce E. Bernal, Lt.-Gen. Arturo B. Ortiz, Sen. Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Mr. Marcelo M. Casillan, Jr. and former House Speaker Jose de Venecia |
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