The Celebrity Hound struck again

This is the nearest that I can get to Acting DOH Secretary Janet Garin - a selfie with her sister-in-law Rep. Sharon Garin. This was after the Closing Ceremony of the 1st National Conference on Agritourism held at the Heritage Hotel.

The Celebrity Hound struck again

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo was in Calbayog today. Mayor Ronald Aquino tendered a small dinner for him to which I was invited (at the last minuet). Anyway, the most important thing for the celebrity hound in me was this picture with the DOST Secretary.

The celebrity hound struck again (with Grace Poe)

Meeting the PAO Chief

As I have reported in an earlier blog post, PAO Chief Persida Acosta was in Calbayog. After a press conference at the Ciriaco Hotel my media colleagues took time to pose for some pix with the PAO Chief. Shown with me and the PAO Chief are (l-r) Ian Baldomaro, Jovan Ramonida and Aimee Catalan.

Tony Meloto in Calbayog

Mr. Tony Meloto is in Calbayog. he was on hand as the main speaker in the Gawad Kalinga Multi-Sectoral Partnership Forum which was held at the Calbayog City Convention Center. Mayor Ronald Aquino joined the the good number of prospective donors as well as barangay folks who were invited to the event.
Here are some pictures I managed to take before the event.

Mr. Meloto with Atty. Eddie Gomez, Dr. Helen Gomez and Ms. Irene Pastrana.

Mr. Meloto with some members of the Calbayog LGU Choir. (l-r) Rosalina Nuevo, Roselle Esponilla, Salome Roleda, Irene Pastrana, Jinjin Cinco, Sarah Soterana and Gil Nuevo.

The celebrity hound struck again

U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas arrived in Calbayog today. He was the Guest of Honor during the Opening Ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2012. 
And when a celebrity or a newsmaker comes to town, expect the celebrity-hound (read: me) to do what he does best, piktyur-piktyur. (Photo by Joel Lagang)

The celebrity hound struck again

Governor Grace Padaca arrived in Calbayog today. After her meeting with the City Officials led by Mayor Ronald Aquino, the celebrity hound (me) made sure he had a picture with Gov. Grace.

Grace Padaca in town for symposium

Governor Grace Padaca, Governor Ed Panlilio and Governor Rosette Lerias will be in Calbayog today. They are the main speakers at the the "Kaya Natin Ito" symposium at Christ the King College and at the Northwest Samar State University (main campus and San Jorge campus).

The celebrity hound struck again

DepEd Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro was in Calbayog today. He was in town as the guest of honor during the 2nd (Calbayog) Education Summit for 2011. I'll be giving you more details about the visit in my forthcoming blog posts. In the meantime, let me give you something which I do on the sidelines when some celebrity or newsmaker is in town: "pa-picture".


ps. In case you're wondering about the background, it's one of the "SAKAY-NA" buses, which is part of the Education Enhancement Program that LGU-Calbayog and DepEd Calbayog is now known for. The same program has been replicated in a good number of LGUs and DepEd Divisions in Region 8 and in some parts of the country.

The celebrity hound struck again

I was in Las Navas earlier today.  I was there to represent the City Mayor during the launching of a joint program of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Don't ask me what happened during the program, I have nothing good to say about the organizers. Anyway, on our way out I (or the celebrity hound) simply had to have picture taken with DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman.

The celebrity hound struck again

I arrived late for the concert earlier tonight. I did manage to catch some nice pieces by the three featured artists namely Baritone Andrew Fernando, Pianist Mary Anne Espina and Flutist Christopher Oracion. If there was something which compensated for my missing some concert highlights, it was the chance to encounter Renato "Nato" Reyes, the Secretary-General of BAYAN. And when a celebrity or a news-maker is close at hand, expect the celebrity hound to do what he does best: piktyur-piktyur!