AKTIBIDADES sa CAPIZtahan! 2008

Panglakaton sa Paghiliusa (Caravan/Walk)
Panglakaton sa Paghiliusa is a solidarity caravan and walk involving the participation of the various municipal governments and City Government of Roxas in order to demonstrate the unity of Capizenos, bound as they are together by a common set of values and beliefs and aspiration for progress.
Led by the provincial government, the province-wide event serves as the kick-off activity for the celebration. Contingents from the First District will converge in Panitan while those from the Second District will meet together in Ivisan before the final caravan/walk to Roxas City.
The delegations will be led by their respective municipal government officials.

Patubas (Blessing & Inauguration of Projects)
The occasion will serve as an opportunity to showcase some of the development projects (infrastructure/social/governance) implemented by the provincial government for the benefit of the people in consonance with the over-arching thrust of the administration of Governor Victor A. Tanco, Sr. embodies in the slogan, “Pag-ulikid: Labi sa Tanan ang Tawo.”
The activity is akin to a farm harvest, that is, reaping the fruit of the land that would be of benefit to the people, Patubas is a harvest of new projects completed by the provincial government.
The projects to be blessed and inaugurated include the following:

Misa Pasalamat
It is a Thanksgiving Mass for the blessings bestowed upon the Capizeños, especially for the creation of the civil or provincial government, as well as harvest of development projects.
The special religious ceremony will be participated in by provincial, city and municipal government officials and employees.
The historic and magnificent Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral in Roxas City will be the venue of the thanksgiving mass.

Bunggad/Bungad
Bunggad is an activity that will signal the formal start of the celebration. There will be a flag raising ceremony and an opening program at the Provincial Capitol Building.

Fiesta Capizeño
After the Bunggad, Provincial, city and municipal officials will lead their respective delegations in a solidarity caravan with non-government organizations to the Capiz Gymnasium where a get-together dubbed Fiesta Capizeño will be held.
The get-together was conceived to have a fiesta-like atmosphere in keeping with the spirit of the foundation anniversary celebration.

Municipal delegations are expected to bring along with them their respective native delicacies to be shared with other delegations at the Fiesta Capizeño even as they would also have the opportunity to partake of the others’ food concoctions.

Halad sang Bombo
Local radio station DYOW Bombo Radyo of Bombo Radyo Philippines is staging a special show featuring talented personalities from the entertainment world and from the radio network’s own pool of talents.
This is the said media organization’s way of adding life and color to the celebration as part of its commitment in public service.

Dungog Capiznon
It is an interactive exhibit designed to showcase the rich history of each town and Roxas City through historical documents, artifacts, pictures and heritage objects.
Appropriately enough, the exhibit will be held April ll – l5 at the Ang Panubli-on Museum of Roxas City, which is a repository of Capiz’s noble, glorious and colorful past.

Tukib Abilidad (Tourism Olympics)
It is a friendly competition among local government units in the province on major facets of the tourism industry, which is an emerging investment sector in the province.
The contest categories are Tour Guiding, Tour Packaging, Feature Writing, Poster Making, and Quiz Bee on History and Culture of Capiz.

Panglugayawon (Heritage Tour)
Although, already an ongoing activities in the province and city, tours to major local tourist destinations and attractions have lately become a popular fare in Capiz, in view of the emphasis given by the provincial government on tourism.
Recently, the Capiz Halaran Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Roxas City Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry sponsored a day-tour of tourism sites in the towns of Panay, Sigma and Ivisan to see for themselves their treasure trove of historical sites and edifices, natural wonders, unique products and cultural heritage in line with their thrust on tourism development and promotion.
Given the rich and colorful past of the province, the celebration would be an opportune time to awaken among Capizeños the desire to discover these treasures and let others also know and appreciate them.
For four days, April l2 – l5, participants of this activity will be taken on a journey to savor Capiz’s wealth of wonders including centuries-old churches,. Mangroves, beaches, gardens, mountain sceneries, waterfalls, caves, historical sites and monuments, hospitable people, unique products, indigenous culture, and seafood.

Hinampang 2008
In order to further spark excitement during the celebration, a Chess competition (Dusô: Capiz – Aklan Goodwill Chess Tournament) will be held April l3 inside a mall in the city to gather chess talents and choose the cream of the cop among them.
A number of Capiznons have already made outstanding achievements in this kind of sports.

Amba Capiznon
This grand concert will feature chorale groups from schools and churches who will be asked to perform Kapisnon folk songs and compositions of Capiznons, musical treasures that now have become part of Capiz’s history and cultural heritage.

Pag-ulikid
It is a series of Outreach Programs to be undertaken by the provincial; government to give life to the vow of the Tanco administration to prioritize the welfare of the people above all else.
It will consist of a one-day Farmers’ Day, Surgical/Dental Mission, Senior Citizens, Vaccination, Passporting Service and Blood-Letting. These are activities that are deemed valuable by the provincial government especially in delivering vital services to the people. The passporting service and farmer’s day will be held April l4 – l5.
This will be complemented by non-government organizations that have also pledged to support the celebration by conducting their own outreach project activities.

Manoling
Manoling is a theatre production on the life of President Manuel A. Roxas, who was the last President of the Philippine Commonwealth and the First President of the Philippine Republic.
Roxas is Capiz,s most illustrious son for giving considerable honor and prestige to the Capiznons during his incumbency as Chief Executive of the Republic of the Philippines.

Paghanduraw
April l5, which is the foundation day of Capiz, also marks the death anniversary of President Manuel A. Roxas.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared this day as a special holiday throughout the province in honor of a great man who had done great deeds for his country and brought pride and honor to his fellow Capiznons.
To mark the occasion, a wreath-laying ceremony and program will be held at the President Roxas Monument at the heart of the city plaza. A thanksgiving mass at the metropolitan cathedral will usher in the activity.

Hugyaw Capiz!
It will consist of a fireworks competition and showcase of local musical groups and contemporary bands that will be held on the final day of the celebration to serve as a fitting exclamation point to the activities of the l07th Capiz Foundation Day Celebration.
Several fireworks manufacturers from different places in the country have signified their intention to join the competition with substantial prizes for the top winners or those who will be adjudged as having the most colorful, unique and entertaining fireworks displays.
The finale will also be an opportunity by which Capiznons would be able to discover and witness the musical talents of home-grown bands as they perform original compositions and present their own cover versions of songs made by other groups.

Produkto Kapisnon
Through One Town – One Product (OTOP), local chief executives of every city and municipality take the lead in identifying, developing, and promoting a specific product or service which has competitive advantage. The program supports MSMEs to manufacture, offer, and market distinctive products or services through the use of indigenous raw materials and local skills and talents.
The establishment of the proposed OTOP Corner at the Balay Kapisnon here will provide venue for the international and local tourists, Small and Medium Enterprise, private sector and Local Government Units to better appreciate and promote advocacy for the OTOP program of the province of Capiz.
The Provincial Government of Capiz and Panitan town will display cutfoliage; Roxas City and municipalities of Panay, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Pilar and Sapian will showcase fresh/processed seafood likes dried fish, bangus, crabs and green mussel; Coco-based products for the towns of Ivisan and Mambusao; Nito for Maayon, Sigma will exhibit muscovado sugar, Dao will show bags and garments, metalcraft for the municipality of Cuartero, goat for Dumarao, Dumalg will reveal their eco-tourism, Tapaz will show signs of their fancy rice, and Jamindan for their best abaca.

(Philippine Information Agency – Capiz/Governor’s Press Bureau)