Mahal kong mga Kababayan;

Malugod po kayong inaanyayahan na maging bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Agawan Festival (Kapistahan ni San Isidro Labrador) sa Mayo 14 at 15, 2008 bilang pasasalamat sa masaganang ani at sa iba pang mga biyayang ipinagkaloob ng Maykapal sa ating Bayan.

Ating ipagdiwang ngayong taong ito ang Agawan Festival nang payak subalit puno ng kasayahan, pagkakaisa at pagbibigayan. Atin muling buhayin ang diwa ng bayanihan sa ating mga puso. At ating muling pag-alabin ang likas na pagmamahal sa ating pinagmulan, sa ating kasaysayan at sa ating pamanang-yaman.

Isa pong karangalan sa inyong lingkod, kasama ang mga bumubuo ng multi-sectoral na Comite de Festejos at ng Sangguniang Bayan, na kayo ay mapaghandugan ng mga programa at Gawain na nag-uugay sa mga kwento ng ating buhay mula sa kabundukan, kapatagan, at karagatan.

Arya! Sariaya!

Boyet V. Masilang
Punong Bayan

Download Agawan Festival '08 Program

The Sariaya Tourism Council (STC) launched its Lenten production “SANTO KRISTO: ISANG SENAKULO” via a small gathering at the Dona Concha Subdivision residence of STC Treasurer Ma. Teresa Cuello-Baligod on the evening of February , 2008. Present on the occasion were the members of the STC Dramatic Guild and five new recruits from the St. Francis High School, as well as Senakulo Director Mr. Federico Ceribo, Sariaya Institute Teacher Ms. Jenny Salumbides, Designer Christopher Quejano, Make up artist Janice Martinez, together with STC representatives Brgy. 6 Councilor JR de Gracia, Mrs. Baligod herself and Mr. Eric J. Dedace. They talked about the necessary preparations for the forthcoming street play to be staged in selected town thoroughfares on Holy Wednesday, March 19, 2008, a regular feature of the Sariaya Lenten season scene ever since it started in 2006.

In reality, the preparations started even earlier, in the afternoon of January 11, 2008, when Mrs. Baligod, Mr. Dedace, Mr. Quejano and his assistant drove for the Cuello Family Compound at Sitio Loob, Barangay Bignay I, where the Senakulo costumes are being kept. They did an inventory and sorted out which of them need to be repaired and altered to suit the production requirements. These costumes were then brought to the Quejano Boutique for the purpose.

Sariaya Tourism Council (STC) Auditor Mr. Teody de la Pena led the thanksgiving prayers for all the good things that contributed to the pleasant holding of the nine - day Nativity – oriented festival, particularly the more inclement weather conditions which did not characterize the Paskuhan of the previous two years. The singing of the Lupang Hinirang followed led by STC Dramatic Guild member Ms. Jo Anne Almendrala. Program emcee Mr. Rik Sumague welcomed everybody who came to witness the conclusion of the festival before reintroducing the contestants and their respective Belen entries. He then gave a short talk about the Sariayahins’ “Tambayan” online… the SARIAYA.net website and its portal, and introduced its youthful Web Master, Mr. Jubert Reyes. Mr. Reyes kindly donated enlarged photos of each Belen entry for the awarding ceremonies, which he took on the night of December 17, 2007.