1st
Agbunan Festival highlights
San Isidro 40th foundation day
SAN
ISIDRO-In commemoration of the town's 40th Foundation Day celebration, local officials
here launched the 1st Agbunan Festival.
Agbunan
is the town's old name prior to the coming of the image of Saint Isidore, the
town's patron saint.
The
municipality of San Isidro was created on June 21, 1969 by virtue of Republic
Act 5662 which the late president Ferdinand Marcos signed into law.
The
town was formed with most of its barangays from Catigbian, while the rest of them
were from the municipalities of Antequera, Calape and Tubigon.
| | | Pedro
Samuya, a teacher by profession, was the town's founder and the 1st elected mayor.
At the age of 101, he was still able to participate in the foundation day events
anchored on the theme "Agbunan-Tinubdan sa Lungsoranong kahiusahan ug kalambuan."
The
activities included a street-dancing and showdown where the contingent from barangay
Cabanugan emerged winner in category B and the San Isidro Central Elementary School
did it in category A. | Hundreds
of San Isidrohanon and visitors flocked the streets and in the Central Elementary
School grounds to watch the competition.
There
were also showcases of organic farm products from the different barangays of the
town.
The
municipal government, headed by Mayor Apolinar Gumanid Jr., joined hand with barangay
officials, DepEd-San Isidro officials to initiate the big event and made it with
the assistance of the provincial government, Second District Rep. Roberto Cajes
and First District Rep. Edgar Chatto. | 
