Mayor Emma Chan still wore the strong whiff and finger smudges not of perfume, but burnt wood ash from the fire that spelled finish to the Gabaldon building of our Pozorrubio Central School memories when she talked to the community (prominent local residents and Balikbayan) who were the judges, event sponsors, donors and spectators of the event of that day, the Street Dancing Competition of the 140th Founding and Town Fiesta. It was after a late 4 o’clock lunch which she was supposed to host but which she was not able to attend to at the 3rd Floor of the Executive Building. She had rushed to the school instead, with former Mayor Art, son Councilor Kelvin, and the Pozorrubio fire truck.   

(First of Three Parts)

Article Entry # 03 by Biaza, entitled 'A Tangent Course in the Realm of Change' won the First Place Award in the First Pozorrubio Essay/Expository Writing Contest sponsored by SPA Batch 64 Alumni Organization and Quesada eTechnologies. The author's real name is Dra. Blesilda dela Rosa-Salvador, one of the awardees of the Ten Outstanding Filipino Physicians 2008 and an anchor of ABS-CBN's 'Ang Inyong Lingkod, Dra Bless' DZMM program. She is the wife of Dr. Raul Salvador.