(Thursday, 18th day of September 2014)
ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Office of the City Civil Registrar, this city, immediately acted on the written request of Bishop Elenito Galido, Diocese of Iligan and Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit (Spiritan Sisters) as co-sponsors, through Hon. Celso G. Regencia, City Mayor, 
to document and register the events of birth of Bajau cultural community pre-school children of Purok 4, Tambacan Iligan City. The said children are presently enrolled without birth certificates at Eugenie Caps Day Care Center under the stewardship of Spiritan Sisters, this city.
A Registration Team under the Free Mobile Birth Registration Project was mobilized by the newly-appointed City Civil Registrar, MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS to facilitate the compliance of all requirements for delayed registration of births and to validate the information sheets supplied by the Spiritan Sisters, through actual interview with the informants in their settlement area.
A total of 27 applications were validated. Eleven (11) were born in Iligan City and 16 children were born out-of-town or outside the jurisdiction of Iligan civil registry. Hence only 11 applications were duly acted upon for registration. The rest are still-in-process of documentation for out-of-town reporting.
After registering the Iligan born children a formal Turnover Ceremony was held at the Barangay Tambacan, Iligan City Multi-Purpose Building, last September 16, 2014. This marks the first batch of birth registration of Bajaus in Iligan City which created public awareness among them to register on time, the events of birth of their children at the local civil registry office. They have now acquired the first right to bear a name and nationality and subsequently, avail other basic socio-economic rights and benefits of the government such as protection, education, health, work, travel and to be able to exercise their rights of suffrage upon reaching the voting age.
The ceremony was well attended by representatives of the City Civil Registrar’s Office(CCRO), Philippines Statistics Authority(PSA), National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Diocese of Iligan, Spiritan Sisters and Fathers, Office of the City Mayor and Sangguniang Panglungsod, Barangay and Purok LGU’s of Tambacan and parents of the registrants.
Certificates of Appreciation were presented to all invited guests, speakers and co-sponsors signed by City Civil Registrar, Maria Pura C. Mascariñas and Hon. City Mayor Regencia.(Miguel B. Muñez/CCR)
Search for Little Mr. and Miss Iligan 2014 Talent night
Theron Tyr Tong 4 years old beat 8 candidates in the male category in the search for Little Mr. and Miss Iligan Talent 2014 where he was able achieved Best in talent with his stunning dance number performed while Hesre Denise Padillio 11 years old attained Best in Talent for the female category with her breathtaking ball room dancing trashing 9 candidates.
Herse Denise Padillo also won Best in Cosplay Costume and Sports Attire last September 14 during the jeans, sportswear and cosplay attire competition.
The Search for Little Mr. and Miss Iligan Talent 2014 competition is sponsored by the Soroptimist International of Iligan supported by the City Tourism Office and the Diyandi Festival 2014 ExeCom. The event was held at the City Plaza on September 17, 2014.
Ms. Lorry Gabule past President of the Soroptomist International of Iligan mentioned in her message during the programme that the talent competition and search for Mr. and Miss Iligan 2014 aspires children from ages 4 to 12 to show off their talents with its goal in developing their personality and building self-confidence .
All of the candidates showcased their exceptional talent that made the Board of Judges difficult to choose based on the criteria of the competition. Criteria were based on showmanship, entertainment value, uniqueness and audience impact.
The judges last night are; Mr. Richel Umel a photojournalist of Philippine Inquirer and GMA 7, Ms. Anna Leah Sanson an Art Designer for all events and Proprietor/Manager of Maro’s Cocina, and Ms. Evelyn Erasquin-Rahon a dentist by profession and past President of the Iligan City Dental Chapter.
Ms. Lorry invites all Iliganons and guest to witness the grand finals that will be on September 26, 2014 at Rizal Park, Iligan City at 4 pm to 10 pm. ### Iligan Web
CMO to conduct Barangay Fun Run
The City Mayor’s Office (CMO) will conduct the 1st Mayor Celso G. Regencia DAGAN KA! BARANGAY FUN RUN will be assisted by the Barangay Affair’s Office (BAO) and Iligan City Road Runners Association on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 4:30 a.m. at the Public Plaza.
In the fun run, the starting point and the finish line will be the Public Plaza. For the 10K category, it will start at the Public Plaza and the turning point will the crossing at Barangay San Roque, for the 5K category, the turning point will be the Well Family Care at Franciscan, Tibanga and for the 3K category, the turning point will be PLDT Tower at Tibanga highway.
The Registration Fee is as follows: 10K Php250.00 with Jersey T-shirt, 5K and 3K Php200.00 with Jersey T-shirt.
For more information, call Michael Neri (chairman) at cell phone No. 09069479217 or Paul J. Caburatan (BAO head) at 222-1176/09052689662/09157509297. (Yoshanne C. Alarde/Virgilio C. Garcia/CIO)