Aklan to mark 62nd anniversary

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

The province of Aklan is celebrating its 62^nd anniversary as an independent province this April. The Aklan Day on April 25 is a special non-working holiday by virtue of Republic Act No. 1414 signed by then President Ramon Magsaysay on April 25, 1956.

Congressman Godofredo 'Goding' Peralta Ramos recognized as the 'Father of Aklan' was instrumental for the approval of the law separating Aklan as a distinct province from Capiz in 1950s. 

PHOTO BOY RYAN ZABAL

All is set for the activities on April 25 as thousands of Aklanons will commemorate the founding anniversary with a thanksgiving mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral at 6:30 a.m. followed by a civic-military parade at 7:30 a.m. from Kalibo Pastrana Park to Goding Ramos Park.

Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores and Aklan Vice Governor Reynaldo Quimpo will also lead the commemorative program at Gov. Augusto B. Legaspi Sports and Cultural Center. A concert of music icon Joey Ayala and fireworks display at Goding Ramos Park will be held also on the same day.

The Job Fair 2018: Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan, Consumer Awareness Seminar on Organic Agriculture and Basic Consumer Rights and BOI One Window Network Capacity Building Training will be conducted on April 26.

The celebration will be wrapped with a fisheries forum, employees’ night, awarding of best float and booth in Goding Ramos Park, modern dance competition in ABL Sports Complex on April 27 and cacao processing on April 28.

Other activities of the month-long celebration are artificial reef project deployment in Mabilo Kalibo, Camanci Norte Numancia, Aslum, Bugtong Bato and San Isidro Ibajay; inauguration of Green House; launching of Aklan BalinkBayan website; Tsibugan sa Kapitolyo; Opening and Fashion Show of Aklan Pina Fiber 2018; Aklan Festival Showcase; legislative quiz bee; Governor’s Cup 2018; dog show and awarding of outstanding taxpayer and recognition of outstanding municipal treasurer 2017.

This year’s theme is “Aklan: Sustaining our Gains through Innovative Development.”

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