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Friday, December 30, 2016
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BACOLOD City – Eighteen individuals and groups will be given medals and certificates of excellence on New Year’s Eve for bringing honor to this city.
“A Celebration of Excellence” will be held at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 at the Bacolod City Government Center ground.
The “Excellence” honorees are:
* Manny Montelibano, one of the four artists whose works represented the Philippines in the Venice Biennale along with those of Manuel Conde, Botong Francisco and Tence Ruiz
* David Villanueva of Peacock Fireworks, grand prize winner of the 1st Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia Fireworks Display National Competition
* Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod (CSA-B) Kagayon Dance Troupe and choreographer Georgette Sanchez-Vargas, winner of Sayaw Pinoy National Dance competition, a project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
* Leanna Mishka Cuansing, winner of the Philippine Dance Cup Joy Coronel award given to the most exceptional young female ballet
* Carl Malone Montecido, Tawag ng Tanghalan finalist
* Ismael Java, second and third placer, Ilonggo Poetry; and third placer, Flash Fiction, Peter Solis Nery International Literary Writing Competition
* CSA-B Kanlaon Theatre Guild led by director/scriptwriter Ricardo Salanap Jr., awarded by the National Youth Commission as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations in the Philippines
* Roy Basa of the Negros Occidental High School, awarded by Metrobank Foundation as Most Outstanding Teacher of the Philippines
* Board topnotchers: Ma. Fatima Ofracio, Bacolod City College, ninth placer, Licensure Examination for Teachers – Elementary Level; Julio Zayco, CSA-B, ninth placer, psychometricians’ exam; Karen Pedrera, Riverside College, 10th placer, psychometricians’ exam; Hazel May Tan, CSA-B, ninth placer, Nursing Licensure Exam; Bryan Amiel Brey, University of St. La Salle, 10th placer, Nursing Licensure Exam.
Also to be honored is the mother-and-daughter team of Dr. Edna Fregil, who was awarded Ulirang Guro, a national contest for Filipino teachers; and Sarah Fregil, ninth placer, Licensure Examination for Teachers. They are from La Consolacion College.
Sum-ag National High School and Barangay Granada, MassKara Festival street dance competition winners, and all the barangays that joined the street dance will be honored, too.
Also scheduled is “Salute to the Seniors,” which will launch the “Malipayon nga Kaadlawan, Lolo kag Lola” program, under which senior citizens will receive birthday cakes.
The ordinance on this program was authored by Councilor Dindo Ramos, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on senior citizens and veterans affairs. (Bacolod City PIO/PN)
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