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The temperature is rising for the
biggest event ZaNorteans have all been waiting for Hudyaka ZaNorte Festival 2007 is finally here and is taking off with a blast. On the recently conducted League of the Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) meeting, re-elected governor Rolando E. Yebes urged mayors around ZaNorte to take part on this awaited event that has already become a tradition of his administration.
Yebes solicited to the mayors their commitment to participate in the festival so as to depict a government committed and united in bringing progress and development to the province of ZaNorte. Today, 25 municipalities and two cities are yet again joining this year’s celebration and are setting up booths inside the Hudyaka site. Though it is noticeable that municipal booths are not as grandly decorated as last year but it has remained its main attraction of showcasing various delicacies and distinguished agricultural products of each town participating in the festival. Yebes strongly stressed that the festival is not only intended for merriment as what other festivals are but it is more of a celebration of being unified amidst being diverse in culture and beliefs amongst the people living within the province. Responding to the looming issues and controversies that the festival will not be realized this year, Yebes pointed out that he could not find any reason to scrap out Hudyaka Festival among the yearly activities in the province because the festival has already left indelible marks in the hearts and minds of ZaNorteans. Yebes is certain that the festival will definitely strengthen again economic activities in the province as well as its tourism industry. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
Gov. Yebes grants scholarship to Miss ZaNorte candidates Indeed it’s a very rewarding pleasure for the beautiful damsels who joined in the Miss ZaNorte 2007 pageant, because all of them sure-fired a scholarship courtesy of Gov. Rolando Yebes. This has been publicly disclosed by Provincial Tourism Council (PTC) chairman Atty. Albert “Flint” Concha, Jr. during the Committee meeting of the PTC members.
Concha further stated that the primary reason why this grant is included in the package is because the governor wanted to produce not only a beauty queen with wit and glamour but also with adequate educational qualifications. Each candidate is allowed to choose any course they want to take up at the Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation. A wide array of courses such as midwifery, nursing and information technology are among the choices. There are 14 young women with exuding beauty and exuberance who will vie for this year’s Miss Zanorte. The grand coronation night is slated on the 6th day of June. It can be noted that the provincial government thru the dynamic leadership of governor Lando Yebes has produced more than a hundred scholars from various municipalities thru his educational assistance program which is currently carried over by the Community Development Assistance Unit. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
PTC assures spectacular events The Provincial Tourism Council is all set for the 9-day celebration of Zamboanga del Norte’s 55th founding anniversary through its Hudyaka Festival ’07 which is slated on June 1 to June 9, 2007. Provincial Tourism Council vice-chairman Atty. Flint Concha recently met with the various committees for the festival to make sure of a smooth and worry-free festivity for the people of ZaNorte. The council assured ZaNorteans that activities such as Street Dancing, Miss ZaNorte, nightly cultural shows and other torneys are still in the list of activities. Relative to this, Concha is positive that it will be a festival packed with extraordinary events and will maintain the essence of its being a tourist attraction as it has always been during the past two celebrations of the festivity last 2005 and 2006. He added that this year can be considered as a double celebration for the province since not only will the founding anniversary be celebrated but also the landslide victory of Gov. Rolando E. Yebes who gained an over-all margin of 72,657 votes against his political opponent during the May 2007 elections. Moreover, he pointed out that the second term of Gov. Rolando Yebes proves that the people of ZaNorte still has their trust and confidence to the governor to man the province and make it more progressive in the coming years. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
ZNUC to hold Rockista sa Hudyaka 2007 It is head banging at the Hudyaka site as the Zamboanga del Norte United Correspondents (ZNUC) presents Rockista sa Hudyaka 2007, tonight. Starting at 8 o’clock in the evening 8 local bands in the province will rock and jam in a way of competition, showing off their musical skills to the public tonight. The competition will be the first set of entertainment on the 9-day celebration of Zamboanga del Norte’s 55th founding anniversary and is an activity designed to introduce competent local bands in the province to the country. Moreover, the competition is open only to rockistas aging 18 to 30 years old only. With its mechanics and guidelines, each band should prepare three varieties of songs ranging from Reggae, Rhythm & Blues and Alternative songs.
The first two songs are considered warm up songs while the last one will be the official entry song that will be judged. The champion will receive a cash prize of P10,000 with plaque and certificate; 1st runner-up will receive P7,000 with plaque and certificate; 2nd runner-up will get a sum of P5,000 with plaque and certificate while other non-winning bands will be receiving P500 and certificates of participation. All bands will be judged according to their musical ability which is 40%; stage performance, 30%; interpretation, 20% and 10% for the audience impact. It is worth noting that ZNUC has always been known to promote local talents in the province through its various talent-oriented activities such as the Search for the Singing Star that has developed and introduced budding talented singers. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
Drum Corps competition, an exciting event! Some fifteen band groups from the cities of Dapitan and Dipolog will be clashing their adept performances during the street dancing and showdown competition on June 9 at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex. In stored on that day would be marching bands with their precisely choreographed field drills and colorful uniforms, which will surely be an exciting event worth watching. Marching bands who will be performing are various elementary and secondary students from private and public schools in the two cities. Big prizes await the winners of the said competition. The provincial government will give P30,000 as first prize while 20,000 and 10,000 pesos worth of cash will be given to the 2nd and 3rd placers respectively. The provincial government is makingsure to give way to the aspiring musicians to persevere more through this competition and to discover their instinctive talents. It can be noted that this hop-beating event is the first of its kind in Zanorte. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
3rd Governor’s Cup NATIONAL The 3rd Governors Cup National Invitational Motocross Competition led thousands of spectators swarming at the National High School ground on May 26-27, 2007. Motocross riders showed of their death-terrifying stunts to ZaNorteans during the two day event.
1st day
winners:
Expert-Kimboy Pineda of Tagum. (Abante Zanorte Gazette, The Official Chronicler of Hudyaka ZaNorte 2007, Vol. III No.1)
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