CAMSUR READY FOR ULTIMATE WAKE CHAMPIONSHIPS

PILI, Camarines Sur -- Known for imprinting a remarkable name in sports tourism industry, Camarines Sur is now again in full preparation for another upcoming sports event to be held at the spacious Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex here from January 18 until January 23.

Dubbed as Ultimate Wake Championship, sports enthusiasts will once again vie for the main title under wake board disciplines including cable contest, boat contest, and System 2.0 Contest. This will be the ultimate leg of the World Wakeboard Association (WWA) to find out who among the wakeboard enthusiasts stands out from the rest of the wakeboarders.

Aside from the sports event, Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte also stated that they will also prepare various forms of entertainment for foreign and local visitors who will surely flocked to CWC for the big occasion.

On the first day of the five-day event, the provincial government has prepared a Casino Royal Party which will feature exciting games, magic trick show, and r card games like poker and black jack.

The following days will also be filled with colorful events like the Comic Strip Party, an open competition for costume lovers who will embody their favorite comic strip characters by mimicking their attires; the Black Light Party which will feature rock bands ; and the Fire and Ice Party on the fourth night featuring pole dancers and other great artists.

The sports event will be culminating with the awarding of prizes for winning players and the formal declaration of the Ultimate Wake Champion on the night of January 23.

The local government of Camarines Sur is expecting a big number of wakeboard enthusiasts coming from 29 countries. Prizes at stake is pegged at $200,000.

The Ultimate Wake Championship is expected to draw a lot of spectators from different parts of the world and is again being envisioned to be one of the biggest wakeboarding events in the country. (LSMacatangay, PIA CamSur)

THANK YOU FOR A FIRE-FREE AND INJURY-FREE HOLIDAYS – BFP SORSOGON

SORSOGON CITY – Chief Inspector Renato Marcial, Sorsogon City fire marshall gives credit to the men and women of the Sorsogon City Fire Department and above all to the cooperation and full support of the community for the safe and peaceful celebrations of Christmas and the New Year.

“Generally, the city of Sorsogon celebrated the holiday season peacefully and safely as far as fire safety is concerned,” Marcial said.

He said that aside from a small fire that the Bureau of Fire Protection Sorsogon City responded to before the year ended, there were no other major fire incidents.

It can be recalled that prior to the yuletide season, the BFP started its fire safety advocacy through a massive fire safety inspection in all establishments in the area to ensure that owners strictly complied with the requirements of the Fire Code of the Philippines.

Said inspection was also part of the preparation for the one-stop-shop that will open this month, so that the building or business owners will have more time to prepare in case deficiencies or other lacking fire safety requirements be found in their respective establishments.

“Also, in order to ensure the safety of the revelers as they welcome the new year, The BFP Sorsogon City conducted the “Oplan Iwas Paputok” campaign which was done through fire truck visibility wherein BFP personnel conducted public addresses reminding them of firecracker hazards,” said Marcial.

The BFP’s efforts proved effective during the height of and after the celebration particularly that no fire incident transpired during the tour of their duty. (BARecebido, PIA/BFP Sorsogon City)

STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT SET IN CATANDUANES

VIRAC, Catanduanes — A strategic planning for power development in Catanduanes is scheduled at the end of January.

The purpose of the planning session is to make the province of Catanduanes an attractive destination for potential investors with an ever dependable supply and reasonable cost of electricity, to tackle issues and concerns related to local power generation and distribution, to discuss burning consumer concerns on refund of meter deposits, and rate reduction.

The session also hopes to gather valuable inputs from workshop representatives of the provincial government of Catanduanes, National Power Corporation (NPC), First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative Inc. (FICELCO), and Sun West Corporation.

Two staffs from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) regional office V will serve as facilitators during the workshop. Participants are the municipal mayors; municipal planning development officers; Sangguninang Panlalawigan (SP) chairmen on appropriations, energy, trade and industry; representatives from the DENR, DTI, DOST, private business, and consumer organizations.

Expected output is to come up with doable action plan and an integrated workable medium-term development plan for the improvement and sustainability of a reliable and low-cost power in Catanduanes. (EA Bagadiong, PIA Catanduanes)