2017 ULIRANG MANDALEÑO AWARDS

Mayor Menchie Abalos (9th from left) and Vice-Mayor Anthony Suva (8th from left) pose together with this year’s Ulirang Mandaleño awardees (left to right) Piolo Jose Pascual (Arts and Culture) represented by his brother Pocholo Jose, Mariano Que (Business) represented by his daughter Vivian and his grandson, Robert Rivera (Community Service), Oscar Arceo (Person with Disability), Nancy Carvajal (Jounalism), Elvira Bautista (Education), Judge Carlos Valenzuela (Government Service) and Johnedel Cardel (Sports). Special Awards were also given to Msgr. Daniel Sta. Maria, Norberto Arcangel, Loida Nuñez and to the owners of the long-existing businesses Aling Tonang’s and Adelina’s Ham. Ulirang Mandaleño Award is given by the city government to its outstanding citizens who have shown exemplary performance in their respective fields or have contributed to the development of the city.