| Pinyasan Festival Official Website Launched by Camille S. Heimbrod With additional reporting by PJ Punla |
| The conference also marked the launching of the official website of the 17th Pinyasan Festival, located online at http://pinyasan.com/. The official website will be filled with information on the history of the Pinyasan Festival, news, event schedules, photos and more. Ms. Bing Pimentel, a celebrity and a Daet resident, hosted the event. Mayor Sarion and Congresswoman Vinzons-Chato gave a brief background and invited all the guests to take part in the celebration of the Pinyasan Festival. Vicky Pimentel, owner of Cucina Victoria at the Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, poses with the Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Municipality of Daet for the use of her restaurant as the venue of the press conference for the Pinyasan Festival. As the guests were enjoying their freshly-made pineapple shakes, Congresswoman Vinzons-Chato promised that everyone attending the Pinyasan Festival will get to taste the most unique local products of Daet, many made from its famous pineapples. Several VIPs attended to show their support for the festival, such as Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay and former PBA hotshot playmaker Atoy Co. |