By Claro A. Lanipa
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur – The Apha
First Mining Corporation through its representative Ms. Alona T. Aguilar has
donated one unit ambulance to this municipality recently.
Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. personally received the
ambulance in a turnover ceremony and the blessing during the culmination
program of “Kasadya sa Pasko” Festival 2013 held at the municipal government
quadrangle last Monday.
The ambulance is intended for the Rural Health Unit
(RHU) of this town.
Fr. Rolly Taghap
led the blessing of the vehicle with barangay officials, municipal employees
and local residents in attendance.
“Kasadya sa Pasko” Festival is annual event initiated
by the by the municipal government of Bayog featuring Christmas booths and
Light-a-Tree contest participated in by the different municipal offices,
the 28 barangays of the municipality,
non-government organizations (NGOs) and peoples organizations in the locality.
This year’s Christmas booth contest was won by the
Municipal Economic Enterprise Office (MEEO) led by Pablito A. Matias, MEEO
officer with the prize of P10,000. Second place went to Barangay Poblacion
under Hon. Berly Jote with P5,000 and third place went to Barangay Kahayagan
led by Hon. Felix Elardo with P3,000 cash prize.
Meanwhile, the Light-a-Tree contest, first prize was garnered
by Yellow Team under Councilor Horace Paul Anlap with P10,000 cash prize;
second is Black Team led by Councilor Ronilo
Yamaro with P5,000 and third is Green Team of Councilor Ernesto Yagos with
P3,000. Five consolation prizes of P2,000 each were also given to five other
participating contestants.
The activity was also capped by a grand fireworks
display which was witnessed by thousands of people from the different walks of
life. (FPG/CAL/PIA-9 with reports from Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan, Municipal
Information Officer of Bayog)