GOL Digest Volume 5

Belated Happy Easter to all Gigaquitnons!

Being a GCC member is a difficult but rewarding experience. It is not easy to do a variety of things but the thought of doing something for the benefit and pride of our beloved Gigaquit inspired us to continue to move forward. The Lenten Season reminds us of the extreme sacrifice that the Lord Jesus has made for the sake of mankind. Though the work of GCC is but a poor comparison, there are similarities in that it also calls for sacrifice in terms of efforts, time and treasure.

Let me cite some concrete examples of what we at GCC are doing . . .

Steve Egay, Gabby Erazo, Eliezer Molina, Randy Tupal

In the above picture taken sometime late January 2008 in Piggy Wiggy Restaurant somewhere in the business district of Makati City, the Education Committee composed of Mr. Eliezer Molina (Head), Mr. Gabby Erazo and Mr. Randy Tupal are discussing the details on how to proceed with the Scholarship project. Other members like Atty. Paul Plaza are also active and attended the other meetings of this committee.

Capt. Mario Recentes, Mr. Buboy Pingal, guest, Ms. Nenefe Jala, Steven Egay & Rey Tupal at the SM Mall of Asia.

On the other hand, the Heritage Committee headed by Capt. Mario Recentes supported by members Nenefe Jala and Rey Tupal are now exploring the possibility of promoting the Gigaquit tourism industry. Sometime in late March of this year, a consultation was made with Mr. Buboy Pingal who was appointed recently as Municipal Tourism officer by the Gigaquit Local Government. One promising project is the promotion of Cuyapnit Cave. You will see more articles regarding this in the future volumes of Gigaquit Online.

Another possible tourism undertaking is our traditional play “Jinawa” which we may promote as “Jinawa Festival” and envisioned to attain the status of Sinulog, Maskara and Ati-atihan Festivals. It is a very ambitious goal but worth trying.

The Head of Heritage Committee Capt. Mario Recentes has prepared a rough draft of the Gigaquit Tourism Master Plan. This is being reviewed and refined and will be shared to you Dear Readers of GOL and to our beloved Gigaquitnons in due course.

Lest I forget, the GCC Media Committee headed by our very artistic Mr. Emil Canda continues to work to bring you with updates regarding Gigaquit and Gigaquitnons around the world. The section on “Message from the Website Team” gives you more details of their activities.

I salute these patriotic Gigaquitnons and hope others will help us in these noble endeavors. Incidentally, we need financial assistance for our various projects and we hope YOU beloved Gigaquitnons will welcome GCC when we knock on your doors.

Mabuhay an mga Gigaquitnons!

Steven A. Egay
GCC President