9In commemoration of the 150th year birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Municipal Tourism Council of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo is having an ongoing exhibit featuring the life, works and loves of our national hero. “We came up with the exhibit as our own little way of participating in the nationwide celebration and to show the Santa Barbaranhons' humble way of honouring Rizal” says Irene Magallon, Municipal Tourism officer. Photo from Hon. Demy Sonza's Facebook account A simple ceremony, attended by town officials and employees led by Vice Mayor Rema Somo, representatives from the academe, historian Eugene Jamerlan and the media, opened the exhibit weeks ago. Guest of Honor and Board Member Demy Sonza led the ribbon cutting ceremony at t he 2nd lev el of the Sta. Barbara Centennial Museum that unveiled the Rizaliana exhibit. CONNECTION “We put Rizal on a pedestal that we possibly cannot connect with him because he is a hero” informs Ms. Maricon Paguntalan, in-house tour guid...
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