Miss Charlene Jane R. Harrow

        Eleven candidates representing different high schools in the city vied for the crown and the prestige of being this year's Miss Teen Tourism-Dipolog.

        This year's candidates were from the Zamboanga del Norte National High School,Saint Mary's Academy, Dipolog Community School, Galas National High School, the Andres Bonifacio College, Saint Vincent's College, the Dipolog City Institute of Technology, the Dipolog Medical Center-Science High School, Sicayab National High School, Punta National High School and Gulayon Integrated School.

The ZNNHS Parade Band

   Dressed in flamboyant costumes and showing off dexterous movements with their instruments, the school bands paraded from downtown Rizal Avenue through to Quezon Avenue and Gen. Luna Street and culminated at the Dipolog Boulevard where the final showdown took place.

        The City of Dipolog added another feather in its cap when it was recently cited as one of the “Best Performing Cities” in the country by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

        This development was confirmed by City Mayor Evelyn T. Uy herself after personally receiving the award last June 4, 2008 at the Grand Ballroom Intercontinental Manila in Makati City.
        From among ninety (90) cities all over the country that were evaluated by AIM, only three cities in the entire Mindanao were acclaimed “Most Competitive” among small-sized cities.
        Aside from Dipolog City, the two other cities cited were Tagum City of Davao Province and Surigao City.