Leyte hosts 51st
BSP Annual National Meet
By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
March
6, 2007
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte
– The Boy Scouts of the Philippines Leyte Chapter’s hosting of the
51st Boy Scouts of the Philippines Annual National Meeting is seen as
a good move to booster the development of the tourism industry in the
province of Leyte.
Congresswoman Remedios
Petilla who is the Chairperson of the organizing committee for the
affair said that the BSP National Annual Meeting will be held on May
22-25, 2007 at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo, Leyte.
The Annual National
Meeting which is expected to be participated in by the 109 BSP
Councils in the country numbering to about 500 to 800 delegates, is
anchored on the theme “One World, One Promise.”
Congresswoman Petilla
called for the cooperation and support of all the people of Leyte in
order to ensure the success of the National Meeting. She said that the
coming of visitors is favorable to the economy of the locality and
will help boost the development of the local tourism industry.
Considering the
enormous task ahead and with the objective of providing the best to
the forthcoming visitors, Representative Petilla this early, has
called for the first general organizational meeting with all the
proposed committee chairpersons on March 3, 2007 at the
Leyte SMED Center at
the Provincial Capitol Grounds.
Working committees
have been mobilized in order to ensure the smooth organization of all
the activities. The Physical Arrangement, General and Technical
Services Committee is composed of Mr. Antonio Chan, Engr. Nelson D.
Bernardo, and Engr. Robert Lugnasin while the Committee on
Transportation is composed of LTO Director Raul Aguilos and the Leyte
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Committee on
Invitation on hosted activities is composed of by DepEd Director Sol
Matugas and Dr. Aurora Villarente; the Entertainment and Souvenir
Items Committee is headed by Vice Governor Mimietta Bagulaya with
Provincial Agriculturist Loreto Yu and Mr. Edgardo Panares and the
Committee on Logistics is manned by Board Members Lesmes Lumen and
Vangie Esperas.
Other committees
include the Promotion, Publicity and Documentation Committee headed by
PIA Director Olive Tiu, Ms. Francisca Custodio, Mr. Dalmacio Grafil,
and Atty. Leo Giron.; the Security, Emergency and Traffic Committee
composed of the PNP Regional and Provincial Directors; the Committee
on Food Preparations with Mrs. Clotilde Malatbalat and Mr. Louie
Fernandez; the Sales and Trade Fair headed by DTI Director Cynthia
Nierras and the Ways and Means Committee composed Hon. Wilson Uy,
Mayor Roque Tiu and PRC Director Gerry Palabyab.
Also among the
committees formed are the Souvenir Program Committee headed by Mrs.
Aurora Villarente, the Reception Committee headed by Dr. Evelyn
Cruzada, the Committee on Tours and Accommodation headed by DOT
Director Karina Tiopes, the Special Activities and Events Committee
led by Mr. Victorino Castillote and the Secretariat which will be
composed of the BSP Leyte Staff and the staff of the Leyte Tourism and
Investments Promotion Center.