If there are govern-ment institutions which had shown full support to the programs and activities of the local media in Aklan, it is the Office of the Vice Governor and the Sang-guniang Panlalawigan (SP) of the Province of Aklan.
As soon as she assumed office as Vice Governor and Presiding Officer of the SP, Calizo, recognizing the indispensable role of the Aklan media to the task of provincial development, urged various media organizations in the province to unite and work together for the establishment of a media welfare fund to take care of the needs of local media practitioners in times of emergencies and distress.
Calizo offered her personal services to help source out funds through fund raising activities to institutionalize said media welfare fund. She is aware of the meager income earned by many media persons from their profession.
Since the SP, through its programs, projects, and activities, is the most active beat being covered by local media, media people assigned in covering sessions, committee hearings, and related activities of the institution decided to organize themselves into the Aklan Sangguniang Pan-lalawigan Press Corps for close coordination and cooperation. This is headed by Mr. Arnel Arrieta of Boracay Radyo.
To help provide respite from their tight and hectic schedules, the practicing local media people organized the Vice Governor Gabrielle V. Calizo Aklan Media Bowling Cup, now on its second year. This year’s edition of the bowling tournament was just concluded. The competition was timed on the 53rd Anniversary celebration of Aklan Province. The tournament was facilitated through the Aklan Media Forum, the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc., Aklan Chapter, the Aklan Press Club, Inc., the Aklan Police and Defense Press Corps, Aklan Sang-guniang Panlalawigan Press Corps and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas, Aklan Chapter.
Boy Ryan Zabal of the Manila Bulletin served as the tournament director of the Vice Governor Gabrielle V. Calizo Aklan Media Bowling Cup.
Every Christmas season, Vice Governor and the Sangguniang Panlala-wigan used to fete local media practitioners to the annual Christmas Party where the SP staff, the honorable SP members and all local media practitioners and their families join in the celebration. /MP
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