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Saturday, January 14, 2006
Arroyo to grace Kalibo Ati-atihan fest
KALIBO, Aklan -- This year's Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-atihan Festival will be made more memorable and significant with the visit of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 14 to grace the celebration and push her development agenda for the benefit of Aklanons.
The Ati-Atihan Festival is one of the country's premier religious and cultural festivals that attract thousands of devotees and tourist every third weekend of the year.
The world-famous Boracay Island is also found in Aklan, situated off the coast of Malay town.
During her visit, the President will inaugurate a new five-classroom school building of Aklan National High School for Arts and Trades (ANHSAT) in Andagao, Kalibo, distribute land titles, give out Philhealth cards for Aklan's indigent families, and distribute books.
The five classrooms at ANHSAT were constructed from January 2005 to October 2005 with a total budget cost of P1, 697,000 sourced from the 2002 and 2003 Regular School Building Program, according to Richard Flores, the school principal.
The 132 land titles will be given to 91 beneficiaries covering some 29.9483 hectares located in ten Aklan towns.
The land titles were processed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through RA 9176, the extension of free patent grants over agricultural areas.
Quirico Caynap, one of the beneficiaries from Dungon East in Numancia town, will receive the land titles from the President in behalf of his co-patentees.
DENR Regional Executive Director Julian Amador will assist the President in the distribution of land titles.
Arroyo will also distribute some 5,000 Philhealth ID Cards for indigent families from all municipalities of Aklan except Tangalan and New Washington, as indigent health cards for these towns were already released, said J'Roel del Rosario, Officer-In-Charge of Philhealth-Aklan Service Office.
The President will also distribute textbooks brought along from Manila to ANHSAT students.
The inauguration and distribution activities will be held at the ANHSAT school grounds.
Other activities of the President during her stay includes a visit to the Kalibo Cathedral for the traditional "Paeapak" and meeting with Aklan Bishop Romeo Lazo and clergy and a dialogue with Aklan's officials led by congressman Florencio T. Miraflores, governor Carlito Marquez and mayors of Aklans' 17 towns.
Education is the theme of the President's visit in Aklan Saturday. (VGVillanueva/PIA)
(January 14, 2006 issue)
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