Butuan celebrates Universal Children’s Month
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) -- Preschoolers from
different barangays in this city, together with their teachers and parents,
gathered and performed mass demonstrations as the Universal Children’s Month
celebration kicked off today at the Guingona Park here.
As an opening activity of the program, children
paid tribute to the senior citizens by offering them flowers.
Today's activity for the children’s month
celebration is also in time with the conduct of the free medical mission for
senior citizens, held at the same venue, as part of the month-long celebration
for the Elderly Filipino Week from October 1-6, 2012.
Angelita Amista of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga congratulated the city government of
Butuan led by City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. for winning the Regional Search
for the Child-Friendly City in the Highly-Urbanized City Category. The local
government of Butuan is also an entry for the national level.
Also, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr.
said that children should be loved and valued. He also appreciated the efforts
of senior citizens who contributed much in nation-building.
Meanwhile, Butuan City Social Welfare and
Development Officer Aldeberan Mordeno thanked all the participating preschools
in Butuan and hoped that the number of enrolled preschoolers this year will
increase by next year.
The Universal Children's Month celebration is
anchored on the theme "Bright Child ay Siguraduhin. Responsableng
Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin (Ensure Bright Child. Adopt Responsible
Journalism)."
The United Nations has declared the month of
October of every year as the Universal Children’s Month, and through
Presidential Proclamation No. 267 dated September 30, 1993, the Philippine
government observes October of every year as the National Children’s Month.
(RER/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Pangulong Aquino mitambong sa
premiere showing sa bag-ong nauli nga 1950 film 'Genghis Khan' ni Manuel Conde
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) - Gitambongan ni
Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III niadtong Sabado sa gabii ang pormal nga showing
sa bag-ong nauli nga gipasidunggang Filipino film “Genghis Khan” ni Manuel
Conde didto sa Cinema One sa SM Mall of Asia, Roxas Boulevard.
Ang Film Development Council of the Philippines
(FDCP), National Film Archive of the Philippines (NFAP), uban ang La Biennale
di Venezia maoy nanguna sa restorasyon ug pagpabalik sa maong pelikula dinhi sa
Pilipinas. Parte sa Venice Film Festival nga ubos sa buhatan sa FDCP, ang
gitukod aron maoy mo kolekta ug mokonserbar sa mga audiovisual materials isip
parte sa historical ug cultural heritage sa nasod.
Ang Genghis Khan, nga napasalida sa mga sinehan
sa Pilipinasniadtong pang 60 anyos na ang milabay, ug dugay ng gikonsiderar nga
nawala human nga usa ka kopya niini ang bag-ohay pa lamang nga nakaplagan didto
sa Venice film vaults.Pagkahuman sa restorasyon niini, ang maong pelikula
gipasalida gilayon atol sa Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee (ASAC) sa
Venice Film Festival.
Ang maong low-budget nga pelikula gihimo didto
sa bukid sa Angono Rizal. Ang kinatibuk-ang estorya sa maong pelikula
mahitungod sa adbintyur sa usa ka Mongolian leader nga si Genghis Khan sa wala
pa kini moasumir sa iyang trono.
Lakip sa nagtrabaho aron mahimo ang maong
pelikula uban kang Conde mao si Angono painter Carlos “Botong” Francisco, isip
production designer, nga nahimong National Artist for visual arts dinhi sa
Pilipinas.
Si Manuel Urbano, nga gigamit ang screen name
nga Manuel Conde, natawo didto sa Daet, Camarines Norte niadtong Oktubre 15,
1915. Atol sa panahon isip prodyuser, actor ug director, siya nakahimo og mga
classic films sama sa Juan Tamad series (1947), Vende Cristo (1948), Prinsipe
Paris (1949), Krus na Kawayan (1956), Siete Infantes de Lara (1950), Molave
(1961) ug Genghis Khan (1950). (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
