Beautiful Birthday Bash

What do Celevel Ranoco Butler, Mellanie Wallace & Vanessa Aumentado have in common? Aside from being Miss Bohol titleholders, all three have forged a close friendship with Your Roving Eye and Tita Baja Gallentes, Garcia Hernandez mayor who both share the same birthday on February 12. 

BEAUTIES & THE BEST. With Miss Bohol titleholders Mellanie, 

Celevel & Vanessa with top designer EJ Relampagos

The three ladies were joined by dear friends Aya Montero & Deo Guden of Alona Tropical Beach Resort, Amorita Resort’s Noel Barrameda, businesswoman Shiela Sy, top Boholano designer EJ Relampagos in cooking up a surprise birthday bash at Bohol Bee Farm.

Celevel, Noel, Tita, Vanessa, EJ & Shiela prepare to surprise Bohol’s Roving Eye

All dear friends took time off from their hectic schedules to cheer up and surprise Your Roving Eye and gorgeous Tita with a no frills gathering. 

L-R: Shiela, Deo, Celevel, Tita, Raul, Vanessa, EJ, Mellanie & Noel

A spread of scrumptious dishes, drinks and a night of karaoke singing, ballroom dancing with Apple Bernal & Thirdy Kapirig. 

TWIN CELEBRATION: Raul Gatal & Mayor Tita Baja Gallentes

With three Miss Bohol winners, a designer, a pageant emcee and lovers of beauty & charm all gathered under one roof, naturally, the chit chat eventually became a nostalgic recollection of pageant memories. 

 With hotelier Deo Guden & designer EJ Relampagos

 THREE’S  A CROWD: Raul, Panglao Councilor Aya Montero & EJ

Cheers for enduring beauty & lasting friendship!

And Your Roving Eye Shares His Natal Day with Mayor Tita

Your Roving Eye was pleasantly surprised to find out that he shares the same birthday (Feb 12) with beautiful and hardworking Garcia- Hernandez Mayor Tita B. Gallentes. May you have the best there is on your very special day Mayor Tita!

With good friend Mayor Tita Gallentes

Just last year, the Municipality of Garcia-Hernandez under the leadership of Mayor Tita marked another milestone as it was conferred with an award as the 2nd Most Improved LGUin the 2017 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) during the 5th Regional Competitiveness Summit and Awards Ceremony held on August 16, 2017 at the Reception Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. 

We share so many things in common including our birthdays!

Under the category of 3rd to 6th Class Municipalities, the Municipality of Garcia-Hernandez jumps from rank 702 in 2016 to rank 94 in 2017 making it second most improved LGU among all the municipalities in this category.

Mayor  Gallentes, MLGOO Ismael Igcalinos & Mun. Treasurer Mrs. Serina Cadenas

Mayor Tita on centerstage for the award

Mayor Tita Baja- Gallentes, along with MLGOO Ismael Vincent Igcalinos and Mrs.Serina Cadenas, Municipal Treasurer, was present during the ceremony to receive the award on behalf of the LGU.   

Cheers and more power!

Hudyaka sa Panglao 2017 Highlights

This year’s Hudyaka sa Panglao Festival exceeded almost everyone’s expectations. From the nightly carnival rides & varied entertainment fare that brought excitement & glee to the townsfolk down to the many invitations from friends in this tropical paradise.

  Ed & Cely Chongbian with Fiel Gabin

  Marianito Luspo & Val Sandiego

Buffet tables groaned with delectable fiesta fare and of course, the obligatory selfies and beso beso. Beyond the pomp and pageantry, the festival which fused music and colors into one joyous activity was the Panglaoanon devotees’ way of paying homage and thanksgiving to their patron saint for blessings received through his intercession, by way of celebration.  

Your Roving Eye, Mike Quintia & wife Nikki join Cong. Aris Aumentado,
Nekolai Montero- Cerna & hubby Liplip Cerna

As Panglao progressed through the years from a humble and sleepy fishing and farming community into a bustling ecotourism community, the festival answers the need for the town to showcase its way of life & rich cultural heritage to the visitors and tourists who flocked to Bohol tourism’s crowning jewel.

 PANGLAO PRIDE: Catherine Tabaniag & Marissa Cloma

 The highways and the side streets leading to the town plaza and along the parade route were closed to traffic. Panglaonanons, revelers and visitors alike had to brave the heat and glare of the sun just to witness and participate in the merrymaking.

All ten barangays of Panglao sent dance contingents and competed for prizes and bragging rights in both street dance competition and the focal/ ritual competition. Ricky Ballesteros, Sinulog Foundation, Inc. Executive Director, was the chair of the judges for "Hudyaka sa Panglao" 2017 street dancing competition and Marianito Luspo for the focal/ ritual competition.

 Thousands jampacked the town plaza for Hudyaka 2017

 Your Roving Eye with Garcia Hernandez Mayor Tita Gallentes

Panglao has so much to be thankful for. After harvesting a bounty of  awards for Best Municipal Police unit, Panglao won  recently the Third Most Competitive award among 1,500 local government units in the country, under the 3rd-6th class municipality category, in this year's Annual Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) by the National Competitiveness Council.

 Mayor Montero received the award during the 5th Annual Regional Competitiveness Summit two weeks ago at the PICC in Manila.

 WOMAN EMPOWERMENT: Fiel Gabin with Mayor Tita & Panglao Mayor Nila Montero

Vice Mayor Pedro Fuertes confirmed the award conferred on the Panglao LGU, adding that the town was also named among the top 20 finalists in the search for Galing Pook Awards 2017. The LGU's entry program was “A Purok-Based Approach in Basic Education Reforms/Turo-Turismo: Strengthening Partnership and Industry Linkage for Effective K-12 Implementation.”