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CARSON -- Dan E. Nino, the founding president of Assn. of Mangatarem Overseas Residents (AMOR) of Southern California, won the presidency of Pangasinan Brotherhood-USA in a tightly contested election at the Carson Civic Center in this city.
Nino, former chairman of the Board of PB-USA and current parliamentarian bested Sonny De Leon of Basista, 85-79, in an electoral college-type of election wherein only members of the Council of Presidents of this biggest Fil-Am umbrella organization in the United States comprising 48 towns and cities of the province of Pangasinan and the current top five officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and board chairman) of each town association were eligible to vote.
De Leon, a retired postal worker is also the immediate past president of Pangasinan Association of Greater Long Beach and current Board chairman of PB-USA.
Nino, a sales tax collector with the California State Board of Equalization and a freelance writer was considered the frontrunner because of his 26 years of uninterrupted membership with Pangasinan Brotherhood. However, his supporters were surprised by the strong showing of De Leon who had eight years involvement with this community organization.
In an emotional speech, Nino thanked his supporters and pledged to institute reforms and carry out his advocacies and programs. He also thanked God for all the blessings that he has received through the years of his involvement as a community leader and media man. "I won’t be here without His blessings. I will be your healing president," he said in a choking acceptance speech.
In his campaign flyer, he said, "Let us not forget our roots. Our strong cultural heritage and family ties back home are deep-rooted and will always remain with us even in a distant land."
During the campaign, Nino unveiled his two-year plans that caught attention from the voting delegates, among them to register Pangasinan Brotherhood-USA as a 501 (C) (3) with the Internal Revenue Service so all donations to PB-USA can be a tax-write off, to revive Scholarship Program to college-bound students of Pangasinensi descent, to revive Summer Mini-Olympics as a vehicle to promote fellowship and physical fitness among the Pangasinensi old guards and the youths, to reach out to inactive members and lure them back to the fold, to print a directory booklet of the Council of Presidents, past and current officers of PB-USA and to create electronic mail group where members of PB-USA can communicate on-line among them.
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