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.

CALUBIAN FIESTA CELEBRATION'S OPENING SALVO

Last August 6, 2012 marked the onset of a week-long annual fiesta celebration of the Municipality of Calubian. The activity was started with a blessing coming from one of the Priest assigned in the Parish, then followed by a parade around town. The parade was participated in by the different agencies involved who supported this annual event. Contingents were accompanied with their own Drum and Lyre corp backed up with different floats which carried their Miss Lubi-lubi and Matron candidates.

There were also several awards for the different contigents who joined the parade. Judged as the most colorful contingent due to their very colorful props and masks was the CNHS group who also won the best float award. The DEPED South won the most behave award. The Opening Salvo activities had set the tones of Calubianons to its full fiesta mode. The following were the line of activities for the fiesta celebration; Aug 6 - 6:00 AM - Opening Salvo 1:00 PM - Last Canvassing for Most Popular Matron 7:00 PM - Championship- Basketball Tournament Aug. 7- 7:00 AM - Walk for a Cause 8:00 PM - Bingo Socials and Miss Gay Aug. 8- 8:00 PM - Calubian Hym Competition Aug. 9- 8:00 PM - Talentadong Calubianon/Bingo Social Aug. 10-8:00 PM - Nights of All Nights and Presentation of Binibining Lubi- lubi Candidates 2012 Aug. 11-8:00 AM - Opening of Agri-Fair 8:00 PM - ABC/SK Night Aug. 12 -8:00PM - Talents Night for Binibining Lubi-lubi Aug. 13 -8:00PM - Concert at the Bay featuring Icot Idols and Local Talents Aug. 14 -8:00PM - Binibining Lubi-lubi Beauty Pageant Aug. 15 -1:00PM - Lubi-lubi festival Grand Parade and Showdown 8:00PM - Benefit Dance and Coronation of Most Popular Matron Aug. 16 -4:00AM - DIANA 1:00PM - Band Showdown 8:00PM - Balik Lungsod and Balik Calubian Nite Aug. 17 -8:00PM - Rayhak

Improvements in Calubian- by Leo Dumon

(The following article was published in West Leyte Weekly Express in its January 16-22, 2012 issue. Pictures are supplemented by the administrator.)

Good things are happening in Calubian, that sleepy municipality in north-western Leyte isolated from the rest of the island by a poor road network. Despite this drawback, the local government unit (LGU) through the able leadership of Mayor Doroteo Palconit is working hard to bring progress to this 4th class town.(Photo shown is Mr Dignos, Mun. Agriculturist, one of the awardee, giving the award was Hon. Palconit assisted by Judge Melchor from Mun. Circuit Trial Court)

For one, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) stamped the LGU with the Seal of Good Housekeeping, making it a recipient of P10.7 million which will be spent for the town's priority projects including the improvement of its water system.

Mayor Palconit is also improving the LGU's services like the opening of a customers' lounge in the town hall to help clients finish their transactions as soon as possible so they no longer have to come back. He is also looking for an information technology provider to computerize their services in compliance with the DILG's directive.(Photo shown are all the LGU Calubian awardee headed by Hon Doroteo Palconit who received the Seal of Good Housekeeping).

Mayor Palconit thanks other government officials for helping his town like Gov. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla who pledged a farm-to-market road project and 3rd Dist. Rep. Andres Salvacion who promised to repair their gymnasium and build a building for the Liga ng mga Barangay.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION-Another First in Calubian History

Christmas is over as we celebrated the Feast of the Three Kings. But as the season passed by, Calubianons will never forget the experienced brought about by season as every sector, government and private entities had joined hand in hand to make the celebration a memorable as it is. Influenced by ideas spearheaded by the Local Chief Executive Hon. Dodong Palconit to mobilize all the sectors to come up with a plan for a better and colorful Christmas celebration. The lighting of the streets of the entire Metro Calubian and the extravagant decorations of the Municipal plaza and the Municipal Ground at the Veloso hill has made the occasion very special, and perhaps another first during Mayor Palconit's administration. Calubianons, young and old, were very excited as the switching of Christmas lights were done simultaneously in all areas last November 29, 2011. After the switching ceremony, the enthusiasts were very eager to see the lights in all the venues. It was really a great and memorable expereince for Calubianons to see such christmas decorations.

LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL

Lubi-lubi festival is considered a trademark festival for the town of Calubian. It is also considered one among the important activities during the annual fiesta celebration of the town. Dancers are usually being decorated with different parts of coconut tree such as cocoshell crafts, cocoleaves, midribs and others.


For the past years, the festival had been challenged for its existence. Last year, it was revived as the new administration took over the reign of the municipal government. However, the newly concluded fiesta was very critical for the festival to almost just die in its natural death. It was because many of the towns who signifies its intention to join the festival had incurred much expenditures in joining the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals sponsored by the Provincial Government. With only two contingent, the festival was pushed through just to sustain its survival. The LGU of Calubian has expressed its heartfelt gratitude to the Naval State University delegation for its strong support to make the festival sustaining.