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VOL. 3 | NO. 1 January 1-8, 2015
Siquijor provl prosecutor hails Enrique Villanueva town as vibrant place to live by Rizalie Anding Calibo SIQUIJOR, Jan 2 (PIA)--From once a sleepy town, Enrique Villanueva has now progressed to become a vibrant place to live, hails Provincial Prosecutor Jose Imaculado Palmitos in his Keynote Speech during the town’s 90th anniversary on New Year’s day. The town is small but is filled with men and women of dignity and ability who
have served well our people and have given pride to this municipality, Palmitos said recounting some of the past and present leaders starting with the long-timeago Provincial Governors Marcial Pal-ing, Eulogio Omictin Jr., whose ascendant was from the town, and Gov. Ben P. Aquino. The town, Palmitos said, has continued to grow and progress despite its limitations citing the emergence of stores
Provincial Prosecutor Jim Palmitos (photo above) in a Keynote speech during the 90th Anniversary of Enrique Villanueva and Municipal Mayor Gerold Pal-ing (below) showing the biggest “puso” or rice wrapped in coconut leaves in the ‘salo-salo sa lapyahan’ following the program.
and other businesses that were seldom found before even in its market place. Admittedly, he said, Talingting (Enrique Villanueva) may be economically small but if we go around the municipality, here we can find the “most elegant, most beautiful, most expensive state-of-the art residential houses.” He also cited, among others, the town’s famous attractions like the Tulapos Fish Sanctuary, covering 14 hectares of beaches, mangroves and coral reefs that is home to abundant species of fish, corals and other underwater marine life. There is the beautiful church and the beautiful boulevard fronting the local government unit, the Pamukad Festival during its yearly festivities, the “Supas Bisaya” (native bread) and its beach resorts that are only needing further advertisement for tourist to come, Palmitos cited. The provincial prosecutor, however said that what is more important is not only for the town to progress economically but for it to remain peaceful, just and filled with love and dignity. Expounding the theme, “Transcending the times through its humble beginnings,” Palmitos traced the brief history of Talingting (Enrique Villanueva), being once a barangay of Larena town named from the fish species only found in its seas and the presence of seabirds in shores which were also known as “Talingtingon.” The smallest of the six municipalities in Siquijor province, particularly in terms of population and area, Talingting was organized into a municipality and was officially changed to Enrique Villanueva to honor the late Governor Enrique Villanueva of Negros Oriental who was instrumental in creating the municipality on January 1, 1925. As in the rest of the province, fishing is a major industry in Enrique Villanueva and is known among islanders for its giant bobos (fishtraps) where the Pamukad Festival is derived from. Pamukad Festival as a way of expressing greatness, joy and thanksgiving of the bountiful catch of fish, is held a couple of days before July 16 every year to highlight the town’s fiesta celebration. (mbcn/RAC/PIA7-Siquijor)