Segovia Celebrates His 60th Birthday With Love Songs

Oct.10,2011



Segovia Celebrates His 60th Birthday With Love Songs
by Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City,Southern Leyte-City Tourism Officer Royen Kangleon Segovia,Sr. has celebrated his 60th birthday during the recent Saturday at Ampil Function Hall with love songs and surprises.
Invited attendees were mostly his brothers and their respective families,close relatives,friends and some guests.
The EMCEE of the program was his own niece, a registered nurse who works at the provincial hospital. The celebrant's daughter Katherine,now married,rendered a duet love song together with her uncle who works at the COMELEC office. Another pair, the celebrant's niece and nephew, also rendered a duet song .A dance number followed presented by his three grand-daughters. Still another an 80-year-old relative of his from brgy. Maslog,Tomas Oppus who rendered yesterday's popular song “Your Are Always In My Heart”.

The EMCEE also called Katherine,her first cousin, to say something about her father. She revealed to the audience that his celebrant father is thoughtful.”He always bring something for us whenever he comes back from his travel”,she said.”But he is a strict disciplinarian..”

A long slide presentation of the celebrant's pictorial essay has followed. It portrayed his early life as young and handsome guy who participated in several amateur singing contests in various places of which he had won,receiving trophies and cash prizes. Until he reached the stage of finding a beautiful woman whom he married later and begot 5 children. .
The slide presentation taken from the past and old,new and recent pictures of the celebrant were video-taped to make it “uploadable” in the computer for proper arrangements,editing and enhancing with insertion of musical background from the Beatles' “In My Life” covered by another female singer.
At the end of the presentation Segovia expressed his thankfulness to such a beautiful recollection of his past and present life with his family and as a city government’s Tourism Officer.”I'm surprise. They did not tell me about this”,he said. Nonetheless, he has a high percentage of “suspicion” and “perception” that the wonderful pictorial essay was made possible by the collaborative efforts of his own children,some kin,an in-law and his staff at the City Tourism Office.”I'm overwhelmed. I now know that many people have loved me”,he intimated.
Segovia was also thankful for having such beautiful and handsome children and the things he has in life. He was likewise grateful to God that he has reached at this new lease of his life,even though he confessed that at the beginning he did not expect to reach such the longevity of age.”I could not ask for more”,he said.
After his speech he requested all the attendees not to leave but to stay longer to continue rendering songs for such a rare occasional affair. He’s also hopeful that all have enjoyed the foods and drinks and urged them to dance to their hearts' content.
However,some guests who might not have the mood to sing some songs or dance, or that having another things to do at home have preferred to go. Majority of those who decided to remain were Segovia's keith and kin,some friends and his staff. This news writer/news blogger also existed a few minutes later.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)

Congressman Mercado Highlights His 60th Birthday Celebration With Tree Planting

Sept. 10,2011

Congressman Mercado Highlights His 60th Birthday Celebration With Tree Planting
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Less than 2,000 tree seedlings composed of acacia mangium and mahogany were planted in brgy. Gutusan here on the eve of Congressman Roger Mercado’s birthday which was participated in by all barangay officials,city councilors and department heads, some provincial officials led by Vice- Governor Miguel Maamo, 11,heads of line agencies and some capitol employees.
Mercado has likewise sponsored medical-dental mission for senior citizens at the city gymnasium in the morning of his natal day.
The birthday celebrant together with his family,relatives,friends,District office employees and supporters celebrated Mercado’s natal day at Lola Edad Beach Resort in brgy, Ibarra, the same venue during his last year’s birthday.
Unlike his 59th birthday anniversary when there were scheduled presentations of some participants to the various programs, the recent celebration during the 4th week of August 2011 was the reverse.
Those barangays,city and provincial officials or employees who wanted to present or offer songs,orations,dances or sketches would just approached the EMCEE Maria Effie Garvez to inform her of their intention and the floor would be given to them.
Other invited guests also included, among others, some municipal Mayors and Vice- Mayors,some councilors,PNP personnel led by Pepito Pacada of the provincial Police office and Maasin Police led by Hector Flores Enage,some press people. Former Presidential Spokesman for Eastern Visayas and former DPWH Secretary Vic Domingo was also present.
A municipal official from Hinunangan offered 4 Beattle songs to the birthday celebrant-I Saw Her Standing There, Help, I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party and Mr. Moonlight- which he rendered well to the delight of Congressman Mercado and the whole crowd.
Moreover, newcomer City Councilor Romeo Geniston also rendered some English songs and Visayan songs for the celebrant. The singing councilor who is a practicing lawyer has as nice voice.Everytime he is invited to any affair, it’s a common happening that he would be requested to sing before the audience.
The revived Stringbirds band of the 60s has served as the main musical accompaniment to those who wanted to offer songs to the Congressman. The band was the mainstay attraction to music lovers in the 1960s,70s and the 80s.They rendered some songs of the Beattles,Hollies,Herman’s Hermits, Gary Lewis and the Playboys and the Dave Clark Five.
At four in the afternoon, some of the officials, guests and visitors have started leaving the place. While others chose to stay and continue to enjoy the food and drinks until past five.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)

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