PARADE OF LIGHTS MARKED THE ONSET OF YULETIDE SEASON IN CALUBIAN

PARADE OF LIGHTS Last November 28, 2012, in the evening after the State of the Municipality Address of Hon. Mayor Doroteo N. Palconit, a Parade of Light which was another first conducted in the Municipality of Calubian was witnessed by a very huge crowd making the event a very successful one. The parade was a contest of floats featuring how different agencies conceptualized the celebration of the Yuletide Season. In this event, the Calubian National High School under the leadership of Mrs Nellen Albeos emerged the winner. The following are some of the photo-documentation of the celebration;

STATE OF THE MUNICIPALITY ADDRESS- Another first in Calubian

November 28, 2012 marked another first in the history of the Municipality of Calubian. A State of the Municipality Address or SOMA was delivered by the Local Chief Executive of Calubian, Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit. The SOMA is a sort of a report by the mayor to the people of Calubian giving emphasis to the accomplishments his administration has delivered as well as his aspirations and future projects he ought to undertake for the coming years. Before the formal SOMA, a holy mass was celebrated at the venue which is the Calubian Gymnasium presided by Fr Bedel Mocorro. While the mayor was preparing himself, a short program was conducted lined-up with different presentations such as choral rendition, folk dances and others prepared by the different agencies. The SOMA was formally started with the entrance of the colors carried by the NSU Naval cadets followed by the Pambansang Awit performed by the CLAD Chorale. Then, the department heads of the LGU made their entrance fronting the podium. As everybody were seated, a special session of the Sangguniang Bayan of Calubian was officially opened to give way to Mayor's SOMA. As the mayor entered and walked to the podium, the gym was filled with applause while the audience stand still and eagerly waited the chief executive. "Everybody be seated" as the mayor started his speech.

(The CLAD Chorale sung the Calubian Hym and the Pambansang Awit

(The entrance of the LGU Department Heads)

(The Department Heads)

(The Special Session of the Sangguniang Bayan)

(The SOMA by the mayor)

(The Audience)

CALUBIAN SUPPORTS STRICT REGULATION OF ENDANGERED FLORA AND FAUNA

The Local Government Unit of Calubian through the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist has strictly regulated the catching of endangered species of flora and fauna especially those which are regularly caught by the local fishermen such as but not limited to marine turtle, dolphins, sperm whale and others. Marine turtles locally known as "Pawikan" usually of green and ocassionally of hawksbill species are sometimes caught in the fish corrals of the fishermen from barangays Obispo down to Brgy Nipa of this municipality. This marine turtles were seen and caught feeding around these areas. The following photos has shown the different endangered species caught within the sea waters of Calubian;

NEW PROJECTS BEFORE 2012 FIESTA CELEBRATION

Among the new projects which were intentionally finished before the Annual Town Fiesta Celebration were the Baywalk along the port area and the newly renovated Public Market. I was one of the living witness during the blessing of the Public Market which is nicely made and vendors are properly arranged according to the type of product they are selling. The rotten wooden structures were replaced with angle bars and metal colored roofing to make them much durable than before. The air freely passes through the entire building since it is situated besides the baywalk and the port area that makes marketinng in the new public market a very comfortable one. The following pictures shown portray the story during the official opening of the public market last August 10, one day prior to the opening of the Agri-fair;

Another project which serves as a landmark of Palconit's administration is the baywalk which this year served as the venue for the "Concert at the Bay" featuring local talents and previous winners of Calubian Idols. This activity was held last August 13. Different bands in different ages showed at the Bay and share their talents to Calubianons who enjoyed the night. Another event which was held at the night of August 17th at the Baywalk was the Rayhak, a disco of all ages hosted Mr Kokoy Ricaldo and Mr Dongdong Pacheco. Parlor games were done such as tuba drinking contest and others to make the night more enjoyable and unforgettable.

AGRI-FAIR 2012 LAUNCHED

One of the sector that has been given enormous support by the Municipality's Chief Executive is the agriculture sector. To showcase the agricultural products produced in the municipality, a yearly activity usually done during the annual fiesta celebration has been launched last August 11, 2012.

The annual agri-fair was started with a formal opening ceremonies. Engr Sinforoso Lubiano, the newly designated Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator of the Municipality has led the invocation followed by the singing of the Pambansang Awit. Hon Feluchie Eamiguel Dang-aoen, SB Chairman in Agriculture, Cooperatives and Appropriation has given her opening message that welcomed all the participants of the activity. She even expressed her testimony on the positive effect of the program to the farmers in her neighborhood and its neighboring barangays. Mr. Agustin Dignos, the Municipal Agriculturist at the same time Chairman of the Committee on Agri-fair introduced the participants of the Agri-fair comprising of six different clusters plus the two institutions, CNHS and TESDA.

One of the innovations of the activity this year was the giving of awards to the best performing farmers in the municipality. The following were the awardees; Mr. Vicente Lao of Brgy Labtic as Top Grosser for Vegetable-2010, Mr Jeffrey Arrofo of Brgy Bunacan, Top Grosser for Vegetable-2011; Mr. Rolando Ecalla of Sitio Kabicolan of Brgy Villanueva-Most Sustaining Farmer for Vegetable for the South District while Mr Dionisio Orbeta was awarded the same award for the North District. The following received awards as Best Performing Farmer for Rice and Vegetable for the South and North District, respectively were Mr Norberto Dillo of Brgy Tagharigue and Mr Arnelio Arsenio of Brgy Villalon. Hon Doroteo N. Palconit, the Municipal Mayor assisted by Mr Dignos, the two SB members, Hon. Dang-aoen and Hon Ruiz as well as heads of the different clusters awarded the Plaque of Recognition to the awardee. The mayor had also delivered his inspirational message to the group. After the ribbon was cut that signifies that the Agri-fair was formally opened, the visitors started in roaming around the different booths and grabbed whatever products they wanted to buy. Businessmen had also taken advantage of the very low prices of the displayed products since they were coming directly from the farmers.