Wednesday, 19 August 2009

“Star Ka Sa Cadiz” launching on Sept 5

Mayor Salvador G. Escalante Jr. is launching the first-ever “Star Ka Sa Cadiz 2010” on September 5, 2009 at the Don Bernardo L. Benedicto Community Center in Cadiz City, with the aim of making Cadiz the most vibrant City of the north.

“Star Ka Sa Cadiz” is a citywide search for local singing and dancing stars that will make Cadiz shine above. It is a weekly cultural and information presentation whose grand finals will coincide with the celebration of the annual Dinagsa Festival on January 30, 2010.

Contest categories include singing, hip-hop dance and name-a-song. Singing contest is open to all amateur singers residing in Cadiz City whose ages range from 15 to 35 years old; hip-hop dance is open to all groups of 5 to 8 members of 13 to 25 years old; and, the name-a-song is open to all residents of 15 to 35 years old.

Weekly and monthly winners of each category will receive P300, while the non-winners will get a consolation prize of P100 each. A talent scout will be given a cash incentive of P100 for every qualified entry/ contestant he tendered.

On the grand finals, the first placers for singing and name-a-song contests will romp away P3000 each; while the second and third placers will obtain P2000 and P1000 each respectively.

Hip-hop dance showdown, however, will take P5000, P3000 and P2000 for first, second and third placers, respectively.

For details, interested party may contact the City Information Office through telephone number 4931-142 or email at cadizinformation@yahoo.com, or log on to www.cadizinformation.blogspot.com./*

Friday, 14 August 2009

Dutch studes visit Cadiz Mayor

Fourteen Dutch high school students and teachers will stay overnight with the local fishermen in Cadiz City on July 27.

This was according to Marius Hechanova, ANAK Negros Chairman and Dutch tour coordinator, during their courtesy call on Mayor Salvador G. Escalante Jr. He cited that Cadiz is famous for its fishing industry.

ANAK Negros is a non-governmental organization (NGO) who is facilitating the Holland nationals’ visit to the country.

Hechanova also said that the young people wish to experience the life of fisherfolks in Cadiz. “These 12 students and two teachers will sleep and eat with them in a coastal barangay of Banquerohan”, he added.

Businessman Samson Yap has arranged the one-night settlement set up for the foreigners. Barangay Banquerohan is an urban coastal barangay and 3 kilometers away from the City Proper.

Senior Tourism Operations Officer Juanily Pedrosa also conducted a brief orientation on Cadiz City and the tourist destinations where they could relax and enjoy the beauty of the City, including beaches and resorts, at the Cadiz Tourism Information Center. T

he visiting Dutch students are: Merel Anne van Rooijen, Maud Johanna Leonarda Beekmans, Lynn Eline Nooijen, Eline Margaretha van Geijtenbeek, Jasper Franciscus Maria Machielsen, Lisanne de Vaan, Ellen Henrica Maria van Geel, Lobke Johannes Sels,

Yannick Hans Maas, Diederick Jan Borren, Guy Alexander Polman, Isabel de Bruijn and their accompanying teachers, Petrus Antonius Maria van Schijndel and Maria Catharina van Loon./*