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Ms. Pambujan Ma. Reyna Morales (center) together with her court Iyah Gheannie G. Cruz (first runner-up) and Mariel Jazmin (second runner-up)

PAMBUJAN, N. Samar. The municipality of Pambujan, this province, marked its annual town fiesta on June 24, 2014 with different activities participated by municipal employees and officials, barangay officials, students, non-government organizations (NGOs), people’s organizations (POs). Saint John the Baptist is the patron saint of Pambujan town.

On the day of its fiesta, a diana was held around the town proper at 4:00 o’clock in the morning, followed by a civic and military parade around the main streets of the town led by Mayor Lino Balanquit Sr., Vice Mayor, Tirso Tan Jr., and other municipal officials and employees. The parade was also participated by barangay officials coming from the town’s 26 barangays, students and teachers from different schools, different NGOs, and POs, local police and other groups.

The celebration was highlighted by the search for Ms. Pambujan with Ma. Reyna T. Morales getting the crown. Her runner-ups were Iyah Gheannie Cruz and Mariel Jasmin. In his message, Mayor Balanquit expressed gratitude to the people of Pambujan who participated the town fiesta celebration. “Ikinalilipay ko nga an bungto san Pambujan nag salin urog san kaadlawan ni Sr. San Juan, ngan gin papangaro ko san ngatanan nga mga Pambujanun nga magpasalamat san aton Gino-o pinaagi kan Sr. San Juan san iya grasya nga igin hatag sa aton ngan dugang pa nga tambulig para sa aton maupay nga kabubuwason kay ini an importante nga parte san selebrasyon san patron. Salamat san ngatanan nga nag partisipar, salamat san ngatanan nga mga opisyales san barangay, opisyales san bungto, mga empleyado, DepEd, ngan ibaiba nga mga grupo, mga WHD, Senior Citizen, BNS, Barangya Tanuds, PNP ug san iba pa nga nag partisipar san selebrasyon salamat san iyo kooperasyon ngan inaut ko unta nga ini nga aton gin himo pagpadayon tubtub ngadto sa kahasta para mahitul-ed tau g mahibalik ta an dati nga tama nga silibrasyon san kafiestahan ngan hinaut ta unta nga magin susgaranan ini san bug-os nga probinisya nga an selebrasyon san fiesta dida mismo san kaadlawan san patruno,” the mayor said. (TITO TEPACE)