The document summarizes the 164th founding anniversary celebration of Inopacan, Leyte. It provides an overview of the program which includes an invocation, national anthem, flag raising ceremony, welcome message from the vice mayor, releasing of 164 anniversary balloons, and a band exhibition featuring performances from local high schools. The event acknowledges and welcomes various government officials who are in attendance to help commemorate the town's history and culture.

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164TH
FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
[12-06-2016]
Please settle down now coz we are about to start our program.
Introduction:
Remembering the past and origin of our history is a worthwhile
task in order to renew and embrace our culture, heritage, tradition,
resources and its people.
It gives us a sense of pride and awareness of what we
are. Celebrating founding anniversary is a reminder of our glorious
past, for it brings to mind the rich culture, beauty, potential and
wonders of our beloved town.
In about 16th
and 17th
centuries – the period when the Malay Mohammedan warriors started
attacking the Western Coasts of Leyte because of piracy, there surfaced the stories about the dragon-
sized snake and a legendaryhero named Inong which borne out the name Inopacan
A long time ago, write-ups of Jesuit Missionaries identified Inopacan as Canamocan, and during
this period, Moro pirates have already began attacking the Western Coasts of Leyte, but were unable to
penetrate the area due to a dragon-sized Snake, which protected the town folks of Canamocan.
After a while, the snake had vanished. Either it died a natural death or disappeared from its
dwelling was not as clearly told as the story.
Because of the snake’s disappearance from Canamocan, the Moros recommenced attacking the
village for the same intentions; but then again they were suppressed by another defender and
protector from the village – this time, from a man named “Inong”.
Inong’s braveryled the pirates to again retreat their fast moving vessels away from the shores.
And because of this, the village was then referred to and called as Inopacan to honor the ethno-epic
hero of Canamocan.

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Nerbel: Good morningpartner!
Reg: Good morning to you too, partner !
-A pleasant morning to one and all.
-This is Nerbel Sosmena.
-and I’m Rigino Macunay, Jr.
We are delighted to be the toastmasters for today.
-To our dynamic municipal mayor, Hon. Silvestre Lumarda
-To his active vice mayor, Hon. Rogelio Pua, Jr. and the SB
members
-The ever responsible PNP headed
by______________________________
-To the national, provincial and municipal LGU employees
-To the depEd family both elem. And secondary headed by
Mrs. Aquilina
N. Mercado
- religious group
-retirees/senior citizens community
-the business sector
-Barangay LGU,
-students, friends, visitors, ladies and gentlemen……….
Once again, good morning….and …. welcome to the 164th
Inopacan Founding Anniversary!!
I-II. INVOCATION & NATIONAL ANTHEM.
To begin our auspicious occasion, may I now call
in our parish priest, Rev. Fr. Eufemio Gohetia for
the invocation…

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……And please remain standing for the singing of
the Philippine National Anthem led by the Inopacan
National High School band.
December 6 has finally come!
I know all of you are excited for this day to
come.
Happy, Happy anniversary everyone!
III. FLAG RAISING CEREMONIES.
` -At this juncture, we will have flag raising ceremony
starting starting with the raising of the municipal colors.
Requesting the (MLGU representatives)_______________
to be at the respective area.
The municipal colors will be raised after our go signal.
Ready….get…set…go……….There you have it ladies and
gentlemen…
Up next is the raising of barangay colors. Requesting all
the (barangay captains)__________________ to be at their
respective area. Please wait for our go signal. So, let’s
begin…Ready,,,get,,,set,,,go,,
There you have it ladies and gentlemen, 20 barangay
colors representing 20 different barangays but united by one
common goal—and that is the upliftment of our municipality.
IV. Welcome Messsage.

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To formally welcome us all in this auspicious and most significant
event of the year., we are pleased to have our very own municipal vice
mayor, Hon. Rogelio D. Pua, Jr. for his welcome message,,,,,,,,,a welcome
message by Hon. Rogelio D. Pua, Jr.
………Thank you Hon. Rogelio for the warm words of welcome…..
V. Ceremonial Releasing of the 164 Anniversary Balloons.
. And now let us proceed with the ceremonial releasing of the 164
anniversary balloons by all participating sectors.
Let’s wait for a while until all the balloons are distributed.
I think we are now ready to release the balloons.
Let’s have a countdown altogether.
At the count of 5,,4,,3,,2,,1,,,release…..
Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen the 164 balloons that represent 164 years of
bitter-sweet memories with our hometown. We must be proud because even
up to this day Inopacan has remained chaotic-free and has been getting
better and better every year…..With the peace and order, and the tangible
projects we have, we can say that we are led by an exceptional leader.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Once again,,,happy anniversary…
VI. Band Exhibition.
And now ladies and gentlemen, we have now come to the most
awaited part of today’s celebration.---the Band exhibition.
-BEHOLD
-BE MESMERIZED
-PREPARE YOURSELF

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….as the different secondary schools perform to entertain us….
……….but before that,,, I would like to request everyone to provide
enough space for them…
1… First in our list is Conalum National High School Band…
……That was awesome CNHS!!! Thank you for that
performance….
2. ….Second in our list is
_______________________Requesting___________________________.
...Let us give it up for______________________.
……Great job guys!!!!. Thank you for that performance….
3. ….Third in our list
is_______________________Requesting__________________________
_....Let us give it up for______________________.
……That was incredible!!!!. Thank you for that performance….
4. ….Fourth in our list is
_________________________Requesting_________________________
__....Let us give it up for______________________.
……Ladies and gentlemen our 4th
performer____________!!!.
Thank you for that performance….
5. ….The last but definitely not the least to perform we have
_______________________Requesting___________________________.
...Let us give it up for______________________.
……Great job guys!!!!. Thank you for that performance….
And That ends our program today…See you all again next
year…

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*This has been your toastmaster, Nerbel
Sosmena
And RiginoT. macunay, Jr.
Sayin’ When there is unity, there is always
victory!

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Ladies and gentlemen, (((We would like to acknowledge the arrival/presence of our))))
………
……very dynamic Congressman Hon. Jose Carlos “Boying” L. Cari
………our ever active Board members, Hon. Florante A. Cayunda Jr., and Hon. Emmanuel
L. Gacis….
……….Our generous governor: Hon., Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla
……….our active Vice Governor….Hon. Carlo P. Loreto
………..our amiable mayor, Hon. Silvestre Lumarda and
………..our very supportive vice mayor, Hon. Jojo Pua, Jr
…………To our equally active and productive SB
members,_______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
………..our IFI Tahud Parish priest….Rev. Fr. Aldwin Baldiable.
Thank you so much! We are honored to have you all this evening!

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