Some Images from the 2nd Calbayog Tinapa 101 Cookfest

Here are some pictures taken during The 2nd Calbayog Tinapa 101 Cookfest.

This activity was held at the Calbayog City Convention Center last Saturday, October 11, 2014. Aimed at further promoting Calbayog's Tinapa and to encourage local culinary talents, the event was part of the Tourism Week Celebration which was embedded in the 66th Calbayog Charter Day Anniversary.

Mayor Ronald Aquino was on hand to welcome the various contestants and guests to the event which was particpated in by 14 schools and 4 local caterers. Also present were LGU's Department Heads Chat Gonzaga and Ruben Adona.

The Board of Judges included Marvin Martinez Manager of Hacienda Verde of Tacloban, Chef Leo Ebio, Jr. the current Sous Chef of Ciriao Hotel. and renowned Restaurateur Glenda Barretto.

(Some photos courtesy of Mr. Ian Baldomaro)

Mayor Aquino's Charter Day 2012 Message

Mayor Ronaldo Aquino as he delivered his Charter Day Message at the City Hall stage

Mayor Aquino’s Message during the 2012 Charter Day Celebration

Delivered on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the Calbayog City Hall Stage

Theme: “Resptohon, Palangga-on, Alakapahon: Calbayog, Atun Ini!”

Maupay nga adlaw sa atun ngatanan. Happy Birthday Calbayog!

            Tugoti ako niyo pagpasalamat tungod san iyo presensya dinhi sini nga atun selebrasyon. Natu-o ako nga an iyo pag-atendir sini nga aktibidad yana nga adlaw dire tungod kay may guin palusad nga memorandum, kundi tungod kay nakiki-usa kam pagpakita san respeto ngada san atun minahal nga ciudad san Calbayog; nakikiduyog kam pagpalangga ug pag-alakapa san atun hinigugma nga ciudad san Calbayog kanay ika-64 nga ka-adlawan atun yana guin dudum-dom.

            As with the previous charter day celebrations, we have once again gathered here at the city hall stage to pay homage to Calbayog. Ug sugad san pirmi natun guin bubuhat, yana nga aga san atun pagsalin-urog san Adlaw san Calbayog 2012, mapaki-ana na liwat kita: Hain na an Calbayog?

Kun atun pag-iinu-inuhon, itun nga paki-ana matatagan san kumpelto nga batun pina-agi san usa nga State of the City Address. Sugad san guin bubuhat natun san nakalabay nga mga selebrasyon, ini nga tinu-ig nga Charter Day message san Mayor san ciudad baga na liwat an usa nga state of the city address  tungod kay nagigin higayun ini agud igpahibaro sa atun ngatanan an pipira nga mga pitad san lokal nga pan-gubienuhan san Calbayog ngada san kaupayan san bungto. Sugad man kaupod sini an pagpahinumdum nga ini ngatanan nahimo tungod san mga tinu-od nga intensiones o mga larang pagpaka-upay san Calbayog, ug labi na gud tungod san koopersayon o pagka-urosa natun ngatanan kanay mga kasing-kasing a-ada an ungod nga pag-ugop ug inop para san pagpaka-upay pa san atun hinigugma nga ciudad san Calbayog.

Kun hain man yana an sanhi anay Senate President Jose Avelino ug sugad man an sanhi anay Congressman Agripino Escareal, seguro ko nalilipay gadman sira san mga kaupayan nga atun hinay-hinay nga nakakab-at sa Calbayog. Dire pa man kita nakaka-lebel san mga highly-urbanized cities san atun nasud, pero an mga sinyales mao an nagpapakita san potensyal san Calbayog; potensyal nga nahikit-an san mga investors; ug potensyal nga angay panhimulusan ug proteheran natun nga mga Calbayognon.

During our Independence Day celebration last June, akun guin pulong nga usa na liwat nga identity an atun guin dugang para san Calbayog : Calbayog as a city on the rise to progress. Damu nga mga investors an interesado sa Calbayog. Ug base san feasibility study san usa nga banko, an Calbayog daku an potential for economic growth and for investments. Natu-o ako nga usa nga factor sini nga panhitabo mao an kamurayaw sa atun ciudad. Ini tungod san paniguro san atun kapulisan, kaupod na an koopersasyon san mga opiyales san ciudad ug barangay ug labi na kamo nga mga lumulopyo san Calbayog.

Much has been said about malls being constructed in the city.  Akun liwat i-guin kakalipay nga kaupod sini nga mga aktibidad nga nahatag higayun pangempleyo sa mga Calbayognon, ada liwat an maupay nga notisya kaparte san M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibits) tourism. Hinay-hinay nakakatagamtam kita sini nga industriya pina-agi san nagtitika-damu nga mga Regional Conventions and Conferences nga guiin bubuhat dinhi sa Calbayog. Sa luyo nga bahin, an ciudad nag-gahin, ug mag gagahin pa pondo para san mga infrastructure sa atun mga tourist spots. Kaupod na dida an pagpaka-upay san Nijaga Park ug an paghimo san river walk; ug an development san Cardinal Rosales Plaza. Atun guihapon guinbabatun an panginahanglan kaparte san edukasyon pina-agi san atun mga tie-up programs sa DepEd ug iba pa nga mga liburan. Ada an atun cash-for-training-for-work program, sugad man an atun feeding program nga an larang mao an pagpaguti-ay san malnutrition incidence sa Calbayog. Ug yana nga adlaw atun guin launch an bag-o nga mga produkto san Calbayog nga paniningkamuton natun nga ma- sustain ini ug makahatag higayun pangempleyo o livelihood san atun mga igkasi-Calbayognon.

There are many more good things that can be said about Calbayog. The few things that I have enumerated were aimed at giving you an idea as to where Calbayog is going. Dire man umuyon an iba, pero natoo ako nga an Calbayog klaro an guin lalaktan; an Calbayog klaro an tadong nga dalan nga guin lalaktan. Making Calbayog a haven of peace and prosperity has been a dream not only of the city officials but a dream of all of us. And it has been the dream of Senate President Avelino and Congressman Escareal. It has been the dream of the officials before us. We may still be far from fully achieving our goals of a perfect place for every Calbayognon. But as I have just enumerated, slowly but surely we have inched out way to getting near these ideals.

Bisan nanu pa man atun mga kaladnganan, bisan nanu pa man kaupay an atun mga nakab-at, ini ngatanan makakawang kun mawara an kamurayaw sa atun ciudad. Ini ngatanan makakawang kun mawawara an pagka-urosa natun nga mga anak san Calbayog. Padayun kita pagka-urosa. Padayun kita paglarang san kamurayaw ug progreso para sa Calbayog.

Waray ungod nga magre-respeto san Calbayog, waray ungod nga magre-respeto san mga Calbayognon kundi kita manta nga mga anak san Calbayog; waray mag- papalangga sin ungod san ciudad san Calbayog kundi kita manta nga mga anak san Calbayog; waray mag-aalakapa san atun minayoyo nga ciudad san Calbayog kundi kita manta nga mga anak san Calbayog.

Salamat ug maupay nga adlaw sa atun ngatanan!

Adlaw san Calbayog 2012

Mayor Ronaldo Aquino as he delivered his message during this morning's Adlaw san Calbayog celebration.

from the LSDE: Calbayog marks 64th Charter Day today

Tacloban City - Mayor Ronaldo Aquino of Calbayog City will lead in today's celebration of the city's 64th Charter Day. (read more ...)

Mass Wedding at the Calbayog City Sports Center

Kaalinsunod san pag salin-urog san "Adlaw san Calbayog", guin pangunahan kanina ni Mayor Ronaldo Aquino an usa nga Mass Wedding. an nasabi nga aktibidad guin buhat sa Calbayog City Sports Center sa panguna san mga empleyado san Local Civil Registrar nga guin papanuglohan nira Mrs. Fe Queroljico ug ni Mrs. Leonor Aquino.

Tinapa 101 Cookfest

Tabo-an sa Plaza

In observance of the 64th Calbayog Charter Day Celebration, the Taboan sa Bungto opened today at the Julio Cardinal Rosales Plaza. The opening was led by Mayor Ronaldo Aquino. In photo with the City Mayor are CAFC Chair Mike Pedroso, Ramon Talahiban, City Agriculturist Adela Ocenar, Councilor Ver Porlares and Ass't City Agriculturist Guillermo Calderon.

Tourism Quiz Bee for High School studes

Adlaw san Calbayog 2011

Let me share the news report on the 63rd Calbayog Foundation Day Anniversary. It appeared in the October 16, 2011 edition of the Leyte Samar Daily Express.


Please check this link.

St. Camillus health services

In celebration of Adlaw san Calbayog 2011, Camillus Hospital extended free medical services for Calbayognons. The activity was held at the City Hall stage this morning. A good number of walk-in patients availed of the service conducted by some members of the Camillian community led by Fr. James Roa, MI and Dr. Manny Rosales.

Dr. Manny Rosales attending to a walk-in patient

St. Camillus Hospital Director Fr. James Roa, MI, MD attending to a patient.

Adlaw san Calbayog 2011

The tarps are in place to announce the various activities in line with the 63rd Calbayog Foundation Day Celebration which will be dubbed as "Adlaw San Calbayog 2011".


The activities:

• October 9 (Sunday) - Alay Lakad 2011
• October 11 (Tuesday) - Photography Workshop with Ace Photographer Nelson Petilla
• October 12 (Wednesday) - Opening of Agro Fair
• October 13 (Thursday) - Libreng Haircut by the SOS-LGU Calbayog Haircutters Association
• October 14 (Friday) - Parade (2:00 pm) and Repeat Performance of St. Francis the Mirror of Life (7:00 pm)
• October 15 (Saturday) - PD Cab Drivers' Day (7:00 am) LAKUB Performance (7:00 pm)
• October 16 (Sunday) - Thanksgiving Mass (8:00 am), Awarding Ceremony for Susbaranan 2011 capped by "Disko sa Nijaga" (at 7:00 pm)

Happy Birthday Calbayog!

Calbayog City will celebrate her 62nd birthday today. Mayor Reynaldo Uy and the City Officials will lead the various activities slated for the celebration which will have Congressman Mel Senen Sarmiento as the guest of honor.

The official events actually started last Wednesday, October 13, 2010 with the annual Search for Miss Anyag. Last Thursday, October 14, 2010, Mayor Uy, Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino and the city officials joined the members of the Calbayog PD-Cab Drivers’ Association during their annual PD Cab Drivers’ Day celebration.

Yesterday’s events included the Charter Day Parade and the Ismayling, Siday & Kuratsa (ISK) Competitions.

Today’s events will include a Thanksgiving Mass at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. It will be followed by a Flag-Raising ceremony in front of the City Hall, afterwhich Mayor Uy will deliver his Charter Day message.

Two flagship projects of the Tri-District (3-D) Development Program of the City of Calbayog will be launched after the flag-ceremony. These are the Aguit-itan Development Project in Barangay Aguit-itan and the Calbayog City Hospital at Sitio Talahib in Barangay Trinidad.

A Program will also be held at the Calbayog LGU-SOS Family Training Center (CLSFTC), this is the former CKC-Herman Gmeiner Elementary School Campus in Barangay Dagum. A Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Calbayog and SOS Calbayog will be signed by Mayor Uy and Congressman Sarmiento (in his capacity as SOS Calbayog President) to formally put in place the CLFTC which will cater to out-of-school youth, unemployed men and women. It will serve as a venue for trainings for small engine repairs, baking, welding, horticulture, hairdressing, sewing, cosmetology and other TESDA-accredited courses.

The day’s other highlight is the Inauguration of the spanking Calbayog Cultural & Convention Center (CCCC). The inauguration program will include the messages of Congressman Mel Senen Sarmiento, Mayor Reynaldo Uy and Vice Mayor Ronaldo Aquino. Also on hand is the performance of “Pag-Ilawod”, a musicale on Calbayog History. The performance will include the city officials as part of the cast. After Dinner the City will give out SP Resolutions and Plaques of Commendation to special awardees. The employees’ night and awarding of LGU Olympics winners will cap the event.

This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme: “Determinasyon: Dalan ngadto san Dayun nga Kauswagan”

Images from the 61st Charter Day Celebration

Let me give you some pictures from this morning's activities in line with the 61st Charter Day Celebration. I got these photos courtesy of Joel Lagang of the CTIO

The PNP officers and other participants as they stood at attention during the flag-raising ceremony.

The ISKOLARs as they led the singing of "Lupang Hinirang" and "Calbayog".

Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento and URGE-Calbayog President Augusto Magdaraog as they signed the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA). Witnessing the signing are Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino, City Administrator Arnol Trani and City Legal Officer Juan Daguman, Jr.

Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento and Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino (aprtly hidden) as they gave the plaque of commendation and a 25-thousand peso check to Mrs. Lourdes Matan who was on of the national winners of the 2009 Metrobank Search for Outstanding Teachers.

Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento assisted by Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino during the pinning of Calbayog's Proficiency Medallion from the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA).

Mayor Mel Sarmiento as he delivered his Charter Day message.

Officers from the TTMIST ROTC Unit

Boy Scouts of the Philippines Calbayog Chapter

... and that's me co-hosting the program

Happy Birthday Calbayog!

Calbayog City will turn 61 years old today. Mabuhay an Calbayognon!

Sabado Boys Live in Calbayog

Sabado Boys Live in Calbayog

7:00 pm

October 15, 2009

Calbayog City Sports Center

AEGIS Live in Calbayog!

AEGIS goes onstage at 7:00 pm tomorrow night at the Calbayog City Sports Center

The 61st Calbayog Charter Day Celebration opens today

The 61st Calbayog Charter Day Celebration officially opens today.

The Opening Salvo is at 6:00 pm at grounds of the Calbayog City Sports Center.

There will be Fun Center, Agri Fair, Food Booths, Beer Plaza and Tiangge Kiosks in the area.

Streetbeat Party Mix will commence at 8:00 pm with an International DJ and the Strakats and Vostagz Bands.

we are famous (almost)

(This is my second feature in the 'I am famous (almost)' section of my blog. This is open to my blog visitors who happen to have pix with some celebrities or VIPs. You may email it to me at froiray@yahoo.com. Don't forget to mention the details like date, event, etc.)

When Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap came to Calbayog, the celebrity hound not only in me but in some employees of the City Arts and Culture Office went to "work". And by "work" I mean posing for a picture. And here it is.

The Date: October 16, 2008.

The Event: The Closing Ceremonies of the 60th Charter Day Celebration

Secretary Arthur Yap (or SACY) with Mayor Mel Sarmiento (in white), me (in front of SACY) and Allan Arejola. (seated l-r) Jopat Cinco and Analee Balane.

(standing l-r) Naty Mancol-Biliran, Eric Salurio, Delia Delgado-Ramirez, Jinjin Aguilar-Cinco, Sally Labian-Roleda, Josie Dordines-Aurea, Roselle Palermo-Esponilla, Wacky Flores and Jun Salurio.