Bangus Festival Rodeo launched in Dagupan City

01/09

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Participants show their milkfish weighing 12.95 kilos as their bid for the Heaviest Bangus category.

02/09

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A regular size milkfish has been dwarfed after it is placed beside the entries for the Heaviest Bangus.

03/09

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Participants show their milkfish bids for the Heaviest Bangus and Prettiest Bangus category.

04/09

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A contestant in the Fastest Bangus Eater can't wait to start munching his grilled milkfish.

05/09

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A participant in the Fastest Bangus Eater stunned the crowd as he finished his grilled milkfish in less than 2 minutes.

06/09

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A contestant being watched by a mamoth crowd shows his speed and precision in the Fastest Bangus Classifier contest.

07/09

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A lady contestant in the Fastest Bangus Deboner contest races to finish deboning three milkfish.

08/09

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A child holds in awe the winner in the Heaviest Bangus Category.

09/09

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Dagupan City mayor Benjamin S. Lim shows a ready to munch gesture at the giant bangus with the winners of Fastest Bangus Eater. With them is Councilor Marc Brian Lim, the 2012 Bangus Festival Executive Chairman.

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A contest for the longest, heaviest, and prettiest milkfish was held as part of the annual Bangus festival. Competitions included the fastest milkfish eater, faster milkfish deboner, and fastest milkfish classifier.

The winners during the Bangus Rodeo held at the Dagupan City Plaza on 26 April 2012:

Fastest Bangus Eater:

Joel Seran - Lomboy, Dagupan City 1:18 minutes
Edgar Grado - Lomboy, Dagupan City 1:21 minutes
Mario Serrano - Lomboy, Dagupan City 1:22 minutes

Fastest Bangus Classifier:

Melecio Melendez - Pugaro, Dagupan City 2:23 minutes with demerits
Ryan Doria - Calamiong, Dagupan City 2:33 minutes with demerits
Johny Sendayen - Bolosan, Dagupan City 2:35 minutes with demerits

Fastest Bangus Deboner:

Elvira Llena - Binmaley, Pang. - 1:11 minutes
Huv Tendenilla - Arellano, Dagupan City - 1:15 minutes
Marlyn Mateo - Binmaley, Pang. - 1:40 minutes

Heaviest Bangus:

Rene Landingin - Sabangan, Dagupan City 12. 95 kgs.
Ramil Junatas - Pugaro, Dagupan City 11.37 kgs.
Isagani Peronce - Sabangan, Dagupan City 11.22 kgs.

Longest Bangus:

Sandrill Bryan Caneng - Pantal, Dagupan City 83.5 cm
Christian Ayi Villacorta - Longos, Dagupan City 82.1 cm
Rey Manangan - Bonuan, Dagupan City 82.0 cm

Pretiest Bangus:

Armand Caguioa - Binmaley, Pang.
Alvin Caguioa - Binmaley, Pang.
Rene Melendez - Binmaley, Pang.