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Boholanos celebrate today, July 22, 2014, the 160th Foundation Day. The provincial officials and the representatives from the different sectors of the community holds the commemorative program honoring Boholano heroes who fought for the freedom not only of the province, but also of the country.
Framed paintings of Sikatuna, Tamblot, Salazar, Dagohoy and Garcia were ceremonially installed on their place of honor near the stage.
Vice Governor Concepcion O. Lim, M.D., welcomed the guests that included dignitaries from China led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, representatives of various local government units and the private sector.
The Bohol Children’s Choir rendered a medley of Boholano folk songs.
The Loboc Children’s Choir singing crowd favorite Boholano folk songs.
1st Congressional District-Bohol Representative Rene L. Relampagos delivered an inspiring message highlighting the achievements of our Boholano heros.
1st Congressional District-Bohol Representative Rene L. Relampagos delivering his message to Boholanos.
Provincial Administrator of Bohol, Mr. Alfonso R. Damalerio II, introduced the guest speaker, President and CEO of PLDT Mr. Napoleon L. Nazareno.
Nazareno, a Boholano himself, formally launched the Php700M fiber optic network in Bohol, a 300 km of fiber optic running from Cebu to Misamis Oriental. This fiber optic network connects Bohol to the PLDT nationwide digital fiber optic network.
Nareno, together with provincial and city officials, as well as PLDT and SMART executives, launched Bohol’s Fiber Optic Network connecting the province to PLDT’s domestic fiber optic network.
PLDT executives and Boholano provincial officials symbolically turns on the fiber optic network of Bohol connecting the province to Cebu and Misamis Oriental and to PLDT’s domestic fiber optic network.
Gov. Edgar Chatto awards the Governor’s Award to the oldest living public official Pedro Samuya. The “Father of Bohol’s Tourism Development” was awarded to Atty. Anos J. Fonacier who was represented by his son. The award for Business/Enterprise was given to Mr. Richard T. Uy, the Chairman of FCB.
Recipients of the Governor’s Award pose with the provincial and city officials.
Gov. Edgar M. Chatto delivered his commemorative message and highlighted the Boholano’s resilience amidst calamity, emphasizing how the Boholanos positively worked together to recover from the October 15, 2013 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Bohol and damaging major infrastructure. The governor also mentioned the various initiatives of the province for the development for Bohol. He cheered the Boholanos with the recently quoted call to action “Padayon Bohol, Padayon Pilipinas”.
Gov. Chatto delivers his commemorative message.
Yeng Cartajenas-Arellano sang the traditional song “Sa Kabukiran” which was well applauded by the crowd.
Yeng Arellano did her rendition of traditional Boholano song “Sa Kabukiran”
Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell L. Yap II introduced the guest speaker, His Excellency Zhao Jianhua.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Zhao Jianhua delivered his message to the Boholanos. The ambassador mentioned that the Chocolate Hills and the Loboc River and of course the province itself, is popular among Chines people. He also extended his condolences to those who lost friends and relatives during the October 13, 2015 earthquake. And then he congratulated the Boholanos for their resilience after the disaster last year and the progress so far.
The ambassador is optimistic that more Chinese tourists will go to Bohol in the near future. He also expects that more projects in agriculture will be implemented by China and Bohol. He also mentioned that the Chinese government will continue to support the sisterhood relationship between Bohol and a province in China.