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Altars created and arranged in honor of St. Joseph, the Worker are placed in different strategic areas (clockwise): at the Bohol-Panglao International Airport, BQ Mall, Brgy. Manga Border, and the City Hall lobby. Contributed photo
Private stakeholders join SAULOG 2021
Saulog Tagbilaran 2021 may be celebrated virtually, but the devotion of the Tagbilaranons can still be showcased physically.
The St. Joseph the Worker Altar is now up in Tagbilaran City. Various business establishments committed to support the annual fiesta celebration by setting up an altar in different strategic locations.
In honor of St. Joseph the Worker, ten (10) altars are being set up. This is the initiative of the City Government, which implements the project in partnership with private sector institutions.
The City Government led by City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II is ever grateful to the following: Du Ek Sam for the altar that was set up at the entrance to the City Hall Building; to AH Shoppers Mart Inc. for the altar set up at the arrival area of the Bohol Panglao International Airport; to the City General Services Office for the altar set up at the lobby of the City Hall; Bohol Florists and Events Stylist Association – BoFESA for the altar at the Integrated Bus Terminal; RC Lucky Graphics / Seafront Grill and Restaurant for the altar in Brgy. Manga Border, Gail Construction and Supply for the altar in Brgy. San Isidro – Corella Border; and Casas Development Corporation for the altar in front of the Bohol Cultural Center; and BQ Mall, Alturas Group of Corporation, and Lite Port Center for having installed an altar in each of the establishments.
These symbols of devotion aim to remind the Tagbilaranons that even in the midst of the pandemic, faith still holds the power to change the course of future.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II (left) and Tagbilaran City’s First Lady Jane Yap (right) personally awarded the P10,000 cash prize to the Saulog Tagbilaran Visual Arts Painting Competition champion, David John Vitor (center). Contributed photo
Organizers bare Saulog Visual Arts Painting tilt winner
Organizers bared the winner of the Saulog Visual Arts Painting competition following the successful staging of the said tilt, the City Media Bureau in a report said.
The first prize winner Dave John Vitor received P10,000, second prize winner Menjie Marie Mendoza received P7,000, and the third prize winner Mark Virgel Daohog received P5,000. Consolation prizes worth P2,000 were also given to each of the non-winning participants.
For its 7th year, the Saulog Visual Arts Painting Competition chose to adapt to the times with the theme “Strengthening Tagbilaranon’s Culture of Resilience through the Arts in the Midst of the COVID-19 Challenge”.
The City LGU believes that Art is a medium where one can channel his/her frustrations and anxieties.
For those who are quarantined or in a lockdown, Art can be a source of comfort especially for people who are struggling with loneliness and isolation.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II also shared that Art has a sort of therapeutic elements.
“Art can be an outlet for suppressed emotions; this competition is an avenue to express their anxieties and worries in the midst of this health crisis. It could also be a way to express their hopes and aspirations in the future. The theme aims to elicit positive emotions which could inspire hope and joy in these trying times”, Yap said.
The painting process of each contestant was filmed at their respective homes and the video was sent online. Both the video and the finished painting were scrutinized by the judges.
The painting created by Victor Kim won the prize for the most number of shares, while Amatheia Kintanar‘s painting won the prize in the most number of likes. Each of them received P5,000 as cash prize.