Talisay City confers ‘Garbo sa Talisaynon’
As a way of celebrating Talisay City's 16th Charter Day, the city gave recognition yesterday to individuals and establishments that have contributed to the good name of the city.
There were five individuals given recognition as Garbo sa Talisaynon 2017 for the pride they have given Talisay City, while ten establishments were awarded as highest taxpayers in the city and another five businesses were recognized for employing the most number of Talisaynons.
The awardees were Ofelia Hermosa, the current Division Superintendent of Bayawan City Negros Oriental, for excelling in the field of education; Humildad Daclan, the trainer of Talisay Rondalla since 1990, for culture and arts; Engineer Oscar Tabada, the current Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Director of Visayas, for service to the government.
Two known athletes, boxer Kit Ceron Garves and basketball player Roger Ray Pogoy also received the same award.
Garves was the representative of the Philippines in a boxing tournament held at Tampere, Finland last October 21-23, 2016. Before representing the country, he won gold medals in PalarongPambansa, PLDT-Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines tournament, Philippine Youth Games (BatangPinoy), and Philippine National Games (PNG).
Pogoy was part of the team that represented the Philippines during the FIBA Asia Challenge Cup last Sept. 9 to 18, 2016 in Tehran, Iran.
The ten highest taxpaying establishments are Cebu Southland Commercial Complex Inc., Dynasty Management and Development Corp., Ricor Mills Corp., Wilcon Depot Inc., Shurline Corporation (Atlantic Hardware), First Pacific Fortune Comm. Corp (Gaisano Capital SRP), Crown Communities Inc., Freemont Foods Inc. (JollibeeTabunok), Geo-Transport & Construction Inc., and Limchua Development Corp.
CASA Cebuana Incorporada, Cebu Suntech Manufacturing Corp., Cebu Southland Commercial Complex Inc., First Cebu Artcraft Corp, and Vermedes Inc.were awarded as businesses with the most number of Talisaynon employees based on 2015 records.
Gulllas, in his message to his constituents, said that they have to take pride in what they have achieved and accomplished.
Also part of the Charter Day celebrations were a coastal cleanup conducted by the city in BarangayTanke and a one-day local job fair held at the City Hall.