by Bernadine Gabawan Astillero
Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur, May 02 (PIA) – The
municipality of Bayog is celebrating its founding anniversary starting May 1 –
8, 2012 featuring the “Palad-Palad Festival.” It is a weeklong celebration,
lined up with various activities with the theme “Basura Atras. Bayog Abante sa
Serbisyo ug Asenso, Abante Bayog.”
As an opening salvo of the
festivity a Street Dancing Competition was conducted on the first day,
participated in by seven clustered barangays of the municipality where the top 3 winners received Php 20,000, 15,000 and 10,000
respectively. An Agro-Industrial Fair will start on May 2, and will end on May
7 featuring Barangay and Farmers Night.
A Talent Search in two
categories (dance and singing) is scheduled on May 2, a night for the
businessmen on May 3, for educators on May 5, for employees of the local
government unit (LGU) and national
government agencies (NGAs) on May 7 and the coronation night of Miss Bayog 2012
on May 7 and Youth Night on May 8.
Expected guests for this
year’s celebration are Second District Representative Aurora Cerilles, Governor
Antonio Cerilles and Vice Governor Juan Regala among others.
Mayor Babasa said, in our
time today we facing various problems and difficulties, disturbances in our
peace and order situation because of the presence of mines in our place. “If
there is mine, there is a problem and calamities,” that may hinder our growth
and development.
With these present
circumstances, Babasa is optimistic that if there is unity among the people and
all sectors in our community we can overcome these challenges. The love of our
family and love of men is the only key to achieve our goals and helping each other in performing our
responsibilities despite of so many challenges in lives.
The Palad-Palad
celebration aims to offer to God our thanksgiving
for all the blessings given to our municipality, our families, and also to offer our prayers and petitions to
the Almighty that He may give us more
strength, good health and abundant blessings, Babasa added.
(BAG/PIO-Bayog/CAL/PIA9)