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PGMA, PACQUIAO COMING?
It’s now official President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be the keynote speaker and guest of honor at the 49th anniversary celebration of Southern Leyte this July one.
The president’s confirmation was relayed to Governor Damian Mercado by Presidential Assistant for Eastern Visayas Cynthia Nierras during last week’s Provincial Development Council meeting at the RK Kangleon Function House.
The Governor received the call from Nierras confirming President Arroyo’s attendance at 11:30 a.m. last Tuesday.
Mercado who immediately informed the Council members of the development added that President Arroyo would also innaugurate the new Maasin City Wet Market at the reclamation site.
In his radio program aired over DYDM City Mayor Maloney Samaco said the President would also lead the groundbreaking rites for the Gaisano shopping mall which is scheduled to begin construction later this year.
Samaco said they also passed a resolution at the Provincial Development Council meeting inviting the People’s Champion and Best Pound-for-Pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao, to the anniversary bash - but he had not yet confirmed his attendance.
(BY NOEME MONTALBO)
  
ANAHAWAN’s “CITY LIGHTS”
ANAHAWAN— Residents of this pacific town will have a taste of city lighting just like Cebu City’s to brighten their evenings during their fiesta celebration on June 13 and thereafter.
Mayor Roberto Loquinte assured residents that the lighting system would be finished before June 13 so they can better appreciate the town they proudly call home.
Loquinte said 70 special electric street lights would be installed around the publacion from barangay Loon, Tagup-on, Poblacion, and San Vicente.
Each street light, he said, would cost only P15,000; so the entire project would cost them only 105,000 pesos.
Among the fiesta high hights would be street dancing and an inter-barangay basketball tournament. ~ (PIA)
 
PHILIPPINE EAGLES IN SILAGO
Silago - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is spearheading the Philippine Eagle Week on June 5-10.
Ms. Purificacion Daloos, head of the Regional Public Affairs office of DENR 8, said that the agency has tapped the support of the different churches to include in their messages the importance of the Philippine Eagle.
Heightened information, education and communications campaigns shall be conducted in various national high schools province-wide where there are sightings of the Philippine Eagle, Ms. Dalooos further said.
A verification survey on the presence of the Philippine Eagle will be conducted at Mt. Naculod, Silago, Southern Leyte. An intensified surveillance and monitoring of raptor trade in the province will also be conducted.
SOGOD CELEBRATES 156TH ANNIVERSARY
SOGOD TOWN – The Municipality of Sogod which is probably the oldest town in the province will celebrate its 156th anniversary this Wednesday June 10, 2009.
Sogod became a municipality on June 10, 1853 by virtue of a decree signed by then Governor General Antonio de Urbiztondo.
According to Municipal Administrator Martin Lagmay the inter-town basketball will high light the affair and that eleven municipalities and Maasin City have signified their participation in the sport feast.
He said among the other sports activities planned are tennis, speed ball, air soft competition, volley ball and Larong Pinoy.
The second Mayor’s cup speed ball air-soft competition will also highlight the annual anniversary celbration.
He said a Thanksgiving Mass would be held at the Sogod Coliseum at 7:00 o’clock in the morning, and would be followed by a civic–military parade at 8:45.
After the parade, the volleyball championship games would be held, then the Larong Pinoy.
(By ERNA S. GORNE)
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