Governor Mercado To Grant Posthumous Award To Yoyoy Villame
By Quirico M. Gorpido, Jr.
Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Governor Damian Gaviola Mercado in behalf of the provincial government of Southern Leyte and in coordination with the office of Southern Leyte Tourism, Investment and Promotion Center shall be granting posthumous award to the late popular Boholano singer Yoyoy Villame.He died of cardiac arrest according to his attending physician on May 18,2007 in Las Piñas City, Laguna where he was a councilor.
The singer’s very first song the Magellan Song, that became a hit in the Visayas and Mindanao areas and even in Luzon, which made mention of Limasawa Island, was recognized by the provincial government thru the incumbent Governor, “ in relation to the discovery of the Philippines and its Christianization”.
The granting of the posthumous award is one of the highlights which “mark the nation on the 490th Anniversary of the First Catholic Mass on March 31, 2011 in Limasawa Island, Philippines and in Asia”.
Our reliable source said that the aforesaid celebration is also “the launching of the 10th countdown to 500 years commemoration of the First Catholic Mass that coincides with the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines’ observance of the Decade of Evangelization”
Lilian Villame Austria, the daughter of the late singer Yoyoy Villame, whose real name is Roman Tesorio Villame, Sr., will be representing her father in receiving the latter’s award.
Austria who is living in brgy. Sta.Cruz, Calape, Province of Bohol was informed several days ago concerning this new development thru a letter.
Villame’s daughter has responded and confirmed, via a text message to Provincial Tourism Officer Nedgar V. Garvez, the invitation to come to Southern Leyte, which was sent four days after she received the letter.
The representative to the awardee,it was learned, might also be bringing with her close kin to Limasawa Island.
Except for composing adaptation songs, whose lyrics were written in the Cebuano language, but tunes were derived from original English songs, Yoyoy Villame, who has possessed a uniquely squeaky voice, has also produced original compositions like the lively personification of the ocean fishes and other places in the country, including humorous songs of love and marriage, together with his duets with another Cebuano popular singer Max Surban, which also tickles the senses among its listeners.
On the other hand, Archbishop Rev. Jose Palma, who was an erstwhile Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Palo in Leyte Province, and now the incumbent Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cebu, replacing Cardinal Vidal who has retired, shall be the main celebrant of the Anniversary Mass.
Other activities during the anniversary program which shall start at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 nn on the abovementioned date are the following: 1) Prayer: Rev. Ronald Lago, Parish Priest-First Mass, Holy Cross; Right Rev. Vic A. Esclamado,Diocesan Bishop,Biliran-Leyte-Samar-IFI; Pastor Nonito Adobas-United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
2)Pambansang Awit-Limasawa Choir; 3)Awit Sa Southern Leyte-Limasawa Choir; 4) Welcome Message-Limasawa Mayor Melchor P. Petracorta; 5)Messages: Provincial Governor Damian Mercado, Congressman Roger Mercado and Bishop Precioso D. Cantillas,SDB,DD; 6)Posthumous Award to Roman “Yoyoy” T. Villame,Sr.,to be represented by his daughter Lilian; 7) Introduction of Guest Speaker by Governor Mercado; 8)Keynote Speech-no confirmation yet for the Guest of Honor as of March 24,2011.Usually,the keynote speaker’s confirmation of accepting the invitation of such event will be disclosed, as it was happening in the previous years,4 to 3 days before the date of the aforesaid anniversary; 9) Launching of the logo and jingle making contest; 10)Sinugdan presentation.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)
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