In MARIBOJOC town in the province of Bohol. Chairman Ambeth R. Ocampo, of the National Historical Institute lauded the effective church-and-state relations of parish vicars and the municipal government headed by Mayor Leoncio Evasco, Jr. during the recent unveiling of the historical marker and declaration of the Punta Cruz Watchtower as a National Landmark at the Punta Cruz Watchtower Complex, Punta Cruz, this town.
“The joint efforts of church authorities and the local government unit resulted to this successful launching of this project,” the NHI Chairman Ocampo stressed. Earlier, Bishop Leonardo Medroso expressed the Church’s gratitude for this laudable project. The diocesan head accepted earlier the historical marker of the Sta. Cruz Parish Church, also known as the San Vicente Ferrer Shrine Church after the Eucharistic celebration officiated by Fr. Efren Dolauta, Fr. Johnson Ente and Fr. Oriel Echavia.
Jesuit Fr. Rene Javellana of the Society of Jesus explained the historical significance of the Punta Kruz Watchtower while Executive Director Cecille Guidote Alvarez expressed her appreciation of the place which she have often heard before but it’s only now have she personally have seen and felt the beauty of the historical spot. Alvarez represented Chair Wilma Labrador of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. In the unveiling ceremony, Mayor Evasco welcomed guests and audience in behalf of the municipality while Punta Cruz punong barangay Faustino de la Cerna welcomed them in behalf of his barangay. Later, Evasco read Sangguniang Bayan Resolutions expressing thanks and appreciation to Chairman Ocampo. A l5-minute presentation billed “Tawag sa Lantawan” that earned kudos at their Intramuros performance recently highlighted the affair.