Museo It Akean to Complete List of Outstanding Aklanons

The Museo It Akean aims to complete its listing of outstanding Aklanons awarded by the Aklan provincial government. Sumra C. Dela Cruz, museum curator of Museo It Akean, announced recently.
Notwithstanding the initiatives of Museo It Akean to complete the list and the earnest call from certain organizations and persons to submit their listings, Museo It Akean had still incomplete list, Rojo revealed. So far, Museo It Akean has the following names in its list:

1979 Awardees

· Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes - For Religion
· Cardinal Jaime Sin - For Religion
· Pastor Martelino (1896-1945) - For Heroic Military Service
· Roman A. Dela Cruz - For Literature
· Beverly Mijares - For Performing Arts
· Leonora Q. Mabasa - For Cottage Industry
· Godofredo P. Ramos (1911-1977)- For Government Service
· Simeon Mobo Reyes (1873-1951)- For Government Service
· Jose Ma. Hontiveros (1889-1954) - For Government Service
· Victorino Mapa (1855-1927) - For Government Service
· Ciriaco H. Tirol - For Government Service
· Redentor P. Motus - For Government Service
· Romualdo C. Quimpo (1899-1978)- For Government & Public Service
· Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon (1894-1970)- For Government & Public Service
· Caridad Mijares Concepcion (1870-1957)- For Government & Public Service
· Alejandro S. Melchor (1900-1947)- For Government & Public Service
· Bartolome L. Venus, Jr. - For Government & Public Service
· Florencio M. Garcia - For Government & Public Service

2005 Awardees

· Atty. Allen Salas Quimpo - For Government Service
· Atty. Ronquillo Cunanan Tolentino - For Journalism
· Susima Dela Cruz - For Traditional Crafts
· Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Talaoc - For Religion
· Atty. Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot - For Foreign Service
· Lt. General Emmanuel Teodosio - For Soldiery
· Col. Nemesio Patron Neron - For Soldiery/LawEnforcement/ Government Service
· Manolita Q. Acevedo - For Public Service
· Mayor Herodutos Abayon Ramos - For Invention/Business/Industry
· Brenda Lorenzo Dimayuga - For Business and Industry

2006 Awardees

· Velizarus Ilarina Dela Cruz - For Literacy and Visual Arts
· Lesley Simple Mobo - For fine Arts (Fashion Design)
· Francisco Flores Rovero - For Fine Arts (Painting)
· Dr. Emmet Legaspi Custodio - For Medicine
· Augusto Conanan Tolentino - For Broadcast Journalism
· Atty. Alonzo Reyes Tinagan - For Foreign Service
· Atty. Plaridel Masagnay Morania - For Government Career
· Juan Punzalan Dayang - For National Journalism
· Dr. Ambrosio Romano Villorente - For Community Journalism
· Judge Tomas Retorico Romaquin - For Law
· Col. Efren Ricaforte Zaide - For Business Industry
· Carmen Salas Quimpo - For Education
· Assemblyman Jose Timtiman Tumbokon- For Public Service
· Dr. Kenneth Eulalio Yerro III - For Information Technology

Records of the Museo It Akean also show the following outstanding Aklanons:

· Gov. Carlito S. Marquez - For Science and Technology
· Dr. Reynalda I. Magdaluyo - For Education
· Capt. Gil M. Mijares - For Heroic Military Service
· Gregorio I. Pastrana - For Public Service
· Emiliano B. Acevedo (1875-1936) - For Public Service
· Jesus M. Jizmundo (1908-1945) - For Soldiery
· Beato A. Dela Cruz - For Education
· Leopoldo A. Dela Cruz - For Literature
· India Dela Cruz-Legaspi - For Fine Arts

Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino, Aklan vice-governor and chair of the Museo it Aklan’s historical committee, said that "the listing should be completed soonest as tourists, researchers and students have seen it convenient to look at Aklan’s rich historical and cultural heritage through the Museo It Akean".
Museo It Akean curator Sumra Dela Cruz Rojo said that the public is earnestly requested to supply the museum – a project of the Arch. Gabriel M. Reyes Memorial Foundation – with the names of outstanding Aklanons awardees in addition to the awardees the Museo It Akean had received and confirmed as mentioned above. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com