Charter Day Awardees
The City Government of Tagbilaran wants to give credit where it is due. Last July 1, in celebration of the Bohol Charter Day. Mayor Dan Neri Lim recognized Tagbilaranons for their distinctive contributions to the city. Together with Vice-Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso and the members of the 10th Sangguniang Panglungsod, department heads, employees, barangay officials, city-based national agencies and guests. Mayor Lim honored those people who made the city strong, the awards were not limited to distinguished or learned people but included those ordinary folks who have been honest and hardworking. Those people who put others first instead of themselves.
The Mother of the Year award were given to Dolores Yap and Nazaria Matig-a Bantilan for their loving, patient and selfless ways in nurturing highly successful children who became business pillars in the city. The Father of the Year Award was given to Ong Guat for his pioneering spirit of building a business empire while successfully raising hardworking and highly competitive children in the field of business, trade and industry.
The Distinguished Plaque of Recognition was mostly given to entrepreneurs who took risks and invested in Tagbilaran. They were Ricardo Lim Brito, Ko Sum Beng, Juan L. Apostol, Frederick Ong and Marlito Uy. They were cited for their contributions to the city in terms of employment and revenues.
Plaques of Recognition were given to Faro M. Cabalit for his service to city as President of Liga ng mga Barangay, Kurt Adolph C. Bungabong for passing the 2008 Bar Examinations, Warren Yap, Jr. for topping the 2006 CPA Board Examinations and to Reynaldo R.F. Calimbayan for being the Chief of the City Monitoring Team who is mainly responsible in the peace and order of the city.
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