Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. fulfills a long-time dream to promote Angeleño-made products to the world through the 27th Fiesta in America held on August 17 and 18, 2024 at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, USA.
Around 500 people visited the Angeles City booth during the two-day trade fair, where they availed of various products brought by the Angeles City delegation that includes Kape Angeleño, the locally-grown coffee from Barangay Sapangbato, and t-shirts with ‘kulitan’ design, the ancient writing script of the Kapampangans.
Chief Adviser IC Calaguas and Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel traveled to New Jersey on their personal capacity to lead the official delegation from Angeles City, composed of Angeles City Economic Development Officer Irish Llego, Gender and Development Officer Mina Cabiles, Angeles City Tourism Officer-in-Charge Anneleen Sugui, and Chief Technical Writer Sharmaine Gonzales.
“When we come home to the Philippines, we will be sure to visit Angeles City,” said Vincent Medina, one of the emcees of the event.
Medina received a ‘Lungsod ning Angeles’ tote bag that contains Kape Angeleño coffee beans, a ‘kulitan’ shirt, and a copy of the Dateline Magazine ‘One Town, One Product’ (OTOP) Special Issue.
According to Medina, his wife has not come home to the Philippines since 1987.
The Fiesta in America is an annual celebration of Filipino products organized by the Fiesta in America Inc. founded by Fernando Mendez in 1997.
