REMAI ALEJADO
Provincial Press Bureau
The town of Margosatubig secures the grand prize of the AHC-LGU Booth Décor contest in the recently concluded “Pasko Nato 2008.”
The AHC-LGU Booth Décor contest is a Christmas-themed contest of municipal and city booths at the Agri-tourism and Heritage Complex.
It is one of the major events of the Zambosur Christmas Festival 2008 sponsored by Smart Communication, San Miguel Corp. and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Dressing up their booth, Margosatubig fused an indigenous blend of three wise clad in Subanen, Muslim and Christian attires adoring a Filipino-themed nativity.
Mayor George Minor received their P50,000 prize and a special edition trophy during the culmination and awarding ceremony last Jan. 2.
The mayor, who speaks fluent Chavacano, said that their decorated booth has been preserved and taken cared of for the whole length of judging, which ran from Dec. 12 up to Jan. 2.
This prize, added the mayor, is their third. During the Megayon 2007, they won the “Most Artistic Booth” and in the succeeding year, they won third and “Best in Tourism Showcase.”
Dimataling, a consistent winner in the past booth contests, came next to Margosatubig as Mayor Haniel Baya received the P30,000 cash and trophy. Lapuyan is third with P20,000 prize and trophy.
Congressman Victor Yu, assisted by board members Felicidad Funtanilla, Eriberto Sumalinog and Allan Godoy, awarded the prizes to the winners.
For his part, Provincial Tourism Officer Anthony Frederick Padayhag thanked the support from the different committees and participating agencies and sectors for the Christmas Festival’s success.
In the Barangay Dao Christmas Lantern contest, Purok Mahayahay came first, followed by Militar and then Fatima.
In the AHC Christmas Arch contests, the winners were in this order: QUALCI 3, QUALCI 6 and QUALCI 5, all under the Zambosur DepEd division.
In the Light-A-Tree competition entered by the campuses of JH Cerilles State College, the Vincenzo Sagun campus bested other 16 campuses, followed by the main campus in Mati, San Miguel and Pagadian campus, third place.
In the AHC Christmas Symbols contest, winners were in this order: Cluster 3 Area 7, Cluster 6 Area 5, and Cluster 5 Area 2.
The Zambosur Women’s Recycling Movement Organization took the first prize in the AHC Belen contest, followed by Zamsureco-I then Zambosur Cooperative Bank in third place.