Presscon with Akbayan Party List Rep. Risa Baraquel (gcc)

Akbayan Party List representative Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel answers questions from members of the Zamboanga del Sur-Pagadian City Press Club, Inc. during the press conference held at Sultan Hall, Dao, Pagadian City on January 31, 2013.

Pag-IBIG to sponsor mass wedding on February 14, 2013

Pag-Ibig Fund Office, Pagadian branch officer-in-charge  Engr. Beder F. Morandarte, Jr. announces the agency’s free mass wedding for its members dubbed “I do, I do. Araw ng Pag-Ibig” on February 14, Valentines Day to be held at the City Commercial Center, Pagadian City.  The event which is co-sponsored by the City Government will be attended by 100 couples.

Joint Provincial Security Control Center Coordinating Conference (gcc)

ZamboSur Police Provincial Office officer-in-charge P/Sr. Superintendent Thomas Abellar gestures during the joint provincial security control coordinating conference held at Camp Abelon headquarters, Pagadian City on January 24, 2013. 

Dumalinao election officer Arnold Panuncialman, who represents Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ignacio Baya, answers questions from the representatives of deputized law enforcement agencies of the Comelec for the May 2013 elections.

Municipal election officers of Zamboanga del Sur

55^th Infantry battalion commander Lt. Col. Rommel B. Almaria. 

Dipolog celebrates 17TH autism consciousness week -- Jan. 20-27, 2013 (MAA)

 Motorcade

Hydrotherapy Activity (Galas beach)

Social integration of special children to children in Day Care Center

Artwork Activity

Opening Program

Play Group Therapy and Socialization

Concelebrated Mass (gcc)

Bishop Emmanuel Cabajar of the Diocese of Pagadian presides the concelebrated Mass on the feast day of Sr. Sto. Niño at Wharf area, Pagadian City on June 19, 2013. 

Thousands of Catholic devotees carried icons in different sizes and dressed in colorful costumes to attend the concelebrated Mass held at wharf area on January 19, 2013.

CO FAMILY (L-R) SK federated president Lance Co, Priscilla Ann Co, Mayor Samuel S. Co, and City Tourism Council chairperson Dr. Priscilla Fernandez attend the concelebrated Mass.

Fluvial Procession (gcc)

(Front row, 3^rd from left) Pagadian Bishop Most Rev. Emmanuel Cabajar leads the fluvial procession along the stretch of Yllana Bay in commemoration of the 39^th Annual Parochial Fiesta on January 19, 2013. Hundreds of devotees expressed their faith through prayers, devotion and waving of flowers that manifested their being Catholics and their devotion to blessed image of Sr. Sto. Niño. 

Devotees carrying the images of their beloved patron saint aboard colorful fishing boats.

Philippine Navy’s patrol boat equipped with a machine gun guards hundreds of fishing boats carrying the devotees during the festive fluvial procession held at Yllana Bay.

2013 Pasalamat Festival (gcc)

KAPATAGAN TOPS 2013 PASALAMAT FESTIVAL Kapagatan, Lanao del Norte contingent wins this year’s  Pasalamat festival open-invitational street dancing competition, besting 9 other contingents.  The grand champion received P500,000, while the first runner-up took P350,00, second runner-up received P200,000, third runner-up P100,000 and fourth runner-up received P50,000.00, respectively. 

Wearing colorful costumes, contingents perform in the major streets of Pagadian City during the ‘Pasalamat’, Pagadian’s top festival attraction in honor of Sto. Niño. Ten contingents from public secondary schools and LGUs in Zamboanga del Sur and Lanao del Norte joined the street dancing competition.

Pagadian City mayor Samuel Co (on microphone) hands-over half-million cash prize to municipal tourism officer Johnny Paul Lagura during the awarding ceremony of ‘Pasalamat’ Festival at the city gym on January 20, 2013. While Kapatagan National High School principal Mrs. Letecia Lagura (3^rd from right) receives the plaque of appreciation.

Creatures made of cardboard and pieces of wood are the props of contingents that participated  in the Pasalamat Festival.

Major streets in Pagadian City reverberated with sounds of drum-beatings and shouts of “Viva Señor Sto. Niño” as more than thousands of people took part in the popular festival over the weekend. The festival drew repeated applause and cheers from the audience at the final showdown held at the city gym.

International Tunog-tugan Festival: Dipolog’s Centennial showpiece (MAA)

Maguindanao Kulintang Ensemble (Cotabato City)

Cordillera Music Training and Research Center (Baguio City, Philippines)

Khac Chi Bamboo Music (Vietnam)            

Ensamble Moderu Palu (Sulawesi, Indonesia)          

During the Press Conference for Tunog-Tugan: 1st International Gongs and Bamboo Music Festival with Prof. Felipe De Leon Jr., National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) chairman, Dipolog City Mayor Evelyn T. Uy and PIA-ZN Manager Alfonso T. Ruda