By Alma L. Tingcang
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur - The municipality of Bayog marked its 47th Founding Anniversary yesterday with the 3rd Palad-Palad Festival highlighting the celebration.
Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa said twenty-eight barangays, grouped in 6 clusters, competed after a short program at the municipal quadrangle with Governor Antonio H Cerilles as the guest of honor and speaker, ably represented by Vice Governor Juan Regala.
Palad-Palad is a Subanen term for thanksgiving, as local folks acknowledge the countless blessings bestowed by God upon their fertile land. It is also an apparent portrayal of the unity of its tri-people - the Lumads, Christians and Muslims.
The blessing and inauguration of the ground floor extension of the municipal hall and the Abante Bayog Community Public Address System, timed with the celebration, was officiated by Fr. Rolly Taghap.
Bayog was created into a municipality on May 8, 1967 by virtue of RA 4872 authored by then Representative Vincenzo Sagun of the lone district of Zamboanga del Sur.
Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-9 personnel provided live media coverage to the 47th Araw ng Bayog activities showcasing the myriad activities of the town, the hustle and bustle making the celebration a resounding success.
