An exciting weekend – Sto. Niño and airport opening
There are a lot of competing festivities ongoing in
Kabankalan City Mayor Pedro Zayco, for example, has been on television since last week, inviting Negrenses and other
Also competing for attention is the time-honored Ati-Atihan of Kalibo, Aklan – actually the first of a series of Sto. Niño festivities for the province. But nothing could beat the electrifying lure of Kalibo’s street dancing where anyone who feels like it can join and dance to his heart’s delight.
There is the other competing spectacle –
There will also be
Cabinet Secretaries Hermogenes Ebdane of Public Works and Highways, Leandro Mendoza of DOTC, Ronaldo Puno of DILG, and Bayani Fernando of MMDA will also grace the occasion.
More important, 12 city mayors, who belong to the League of Cities of the
I originally planned to attend the Dinagyang. I had attended only two Dinagyangs and wanted to be updated on the latest choreographic trends of the competing tribes.
But I found myself marooned in
Vice President Noli de Castro will be the principal guest with presidential son, Rep. Mikey Arroyo (Pampanga), also expected to be present.
This bears watching. The Air Transportation Office earlier had claimed that everything was already in place for the airport to become fully operational.
Well, for the matter, the three airlines which used to land in the
And all flights – inbound and outbound – will start early tomorrow morning.
Navigational equipment have been installed in the new airport. And the personnel of the airlines have put up their respective offices in the new site in Bagtic,
But there are still kinks to be ironed out. Bacolodnons and Negrenses are asking – who are the shuttle bus operators who were granted permits by the LTFRB? And where are the buses going to be stationed for the commuters? And how much is the fare to and from the new airport?
The same with cab fares. How much is the authorized rate? Of course, one can always insist on metered rates. But what if the cab drivers insist that they charge double because they may have no passengers on their return trip to
These were questions that hounded
Silay City Mayor Jose Montelibano claims that the lighting of
And then, there is the petition by a group of
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia remains optimistic that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will act on it, particularly with PAL’s top honcho Lucio Tan joining the group.
All is set for the inauguration. Vamos a ver.
75th diocesan anniversary
Then there is tomorrow the commemoration of the death anniversary of Ilonggo national hero Graciano Lopez Jaena. That was originally been set for the local fiesta, Jan. 19. But
Then, there is also the celebration of the diamond anniversary of the Bacolod Diocese. This will kick off Saturday with the opening of the San Sebastian Cathedral’s doors by Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra. The
This actually follows the tradition of the opening of the Holy See in
Jan. 20, Sunday, will also be the fiesta of
Thus, there just are too many affairs to attend in Negros Occidental for me to be able to extricate myself for other events elsewhere even if they are as alluring as those which I had mentioned as Negrense affairs.
More important, as a surviving member of the pioneer class of the
Ciao!
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