An old “pugon” inside a brick and concrete chamber at the back of a 75-year-old bakery in Dagupan City has withstood the test of time, narrowly surviving a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 and widespread flooding in 2009. | yzsoteloINQ /PDI
Its bread and other products are baked using the same family recipe used over the years. The pan de sal, its bestseller, is still packed in brown paper bags.
The family rented the building, which was later demolished by the owner, so the family transferred to the property that Isabelo bought. “My siblings have other interests, and I could not manage more than one store. Besides, this bakery is able to provide for my needs,” Seen says. According to Seen, the bakery’s history dates back to the time when her father and his six Chinese friends arrived in Dagupan from China after World War II, escaping from that country’s oppressive regime.
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