Friday, April 25, 2008

Kapehan Tackles Aklan Day


Resource persons during the “Kapehan Sa Aklan” are shown in the above picture who are (l to r) Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino, Dr. Reinalda I. Magdaluyo, Engr. Roger M. Esto, and former Mayor of Numancia Ernesto I. Templonuevo.

“Kapehan Sa Aklan” discussed the Aklan Day Celebration in its weekly tri-media program held in the morning of Saturday, April 19. The Kapehan is a joint project of Aklan Press Club, Publishers Association of the Philippines and the Aklan Media Forum.
This is held every Saturday at 7:00 to 9:00 o’clock in the morning at Kusina Restaurant, Kalibo, Aklan. The discussion is open to the public for their participation. The result of the discussion is published in the newspapers. It is also recorded and played in radio stations and cable television in Kalibo.
Kapehan envisions to highlight for discussions some important and relevant concerns that hasten or impeded development and progress in Aklan.
For the last four Saturdays, topics like the Kalibo Airport Improvement, Rice, Electricity and Aklan Day Celebration were the subjects discussed. Last week, we invited Mr. Chito Peralta and Mr. Paterno Ibarreta, general manager and chairman, Board of Directors, Akelco respectively.
However, they were not available on April 12. Another invitation was given them for the April 19 Kapehan. But they were not able to attend too. Their presence will provide the answer on the 2004 Amended EPPA between Akelco and Global Business Power Corporation which many believed is onerous and most disadvantageous to the consumer members. They will also be requested to inform the public what is this “Application for General Tariff Adjustments” believed without the prior imprimatur of the Akelco Board. But they have failed Kapehan with their presence.
On Saturday, the Kapehan Council will try to have Sec. Arthur Yap of the Department of Agriculture to discuss with him the global food shortage and specifically rice shortage in the Philippines. /MP

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