Space Week Celebration

Following the success of the Space Week Celebration here last Oct. 3 to 6 that marked the 50th year of man's conquest of outer space, a plan is afoot to hold the national Astronomy Celebration in Dagupan City sometime in February next year.

City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez who co-hosted the Space Week Celebration along with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Fernandez-owned CSI Group of Companies, revealed that they are now discussing to bring the Astronomy Week celebration in Dagupan early next year.

Incorporated with the 2nd Dagupan Children's Congress, the Space Week Celebration marked the first historic foray of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into outer space.

Fernandez said that DOST is again negotiating to bring the Astronomy Week celebration after being encouraged by the huge participation of some 18,000 students from Dagupan, Baguio and Tarlac in the last Space Week celebration.

She said if the project pushes through, the Astronomy Week will feature an outdoor Space Camp to be joined by student participants who want to learn more about the science of astronomy.

Fernandez took the opportunity to thank the public and private schools, parents and teachers in Dagupan for making students and pupils participate in the last 2nd Children's Congress and Space Week Celebration that showcased robotics technology for the first time.

At the same time, she took the opportunity to announce the holding of the Sari-Sari Store Fair at her family-owned CSI Stadia from October 27 to 31 as livelihood and entrepreneurship activity for people of Dagupan, Pangasinan and Region 1.

The fair, to be joined by big suppliers from Manila as exhibitors, will also offer big discounts in the purchases of sari-sari store owners and buyers, especially workers in the government and private sectors.