COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, October 20, 2014-----The province has
garnered six (6) Pearl Awards during the 15th Annual Convention of the
Association of the Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) held at L’
Fisher Pavillion, Bacolod City on October 2-6, 2014.
The awards received in a ceremony on October 4 were given by the
Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Association of Tourism Officers of
the Philippines. DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez was represented by Senior
Officer of the Tourism Promotions Board Mr. Dominggo Ramon C. Enerio
–III.
These awards according to Provincial Tourism Officer Christine Dompor
include being the 1st Runner-up Winner on “Best Tourism Month
Celebration- Provincial Level Category,” Montevista’s “Diwanag Festival”
as the 1st Runner-Up Winner on “Best in Cultural Festival- Municipal
Level Category,” “Most Outstanding Tourism Officer of the Philippines”
2nd Runner Winner in the person of Mr. Rodel Bautista of Maco.
Included
also in the Top 5 Awardees are the 6th Summer Beach Feast of ComVal
held at its coastal municipalities- Maco, Mabini, and Pantukan under the
“Sports and Wellness Province Category,” the 1st Cross Country Mountain
Bike Competition of Montevista under the “Sports and Wellness Municipal
Level Category,” and the Kaimonan Festival of Maco under the “Cultural
Festival Municipal Level Category.”
In a ceremony at the Capitol, before the presence of the province’s
officials, heads and employees, the Plaque of Awards were formally
turned-over by Ms. Dompor to Governor Arturo T. Uy and Provincial
Administrator Virgilia S. Allones. (grace almedilla, ids-comval)
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