THE newly-elected Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council executive board members, section, and committee heads took oath on Monday, February 6, at the New Capitol Building in Tagbilaran City.
Argeo Melisimo will head the council as the new chairperson, along with co-chairperson Board Member Atty. Jiselle Rae Aumentado Villamor; Secretary Athen Vitor; Treasurer Vida May Tirol de Juan; Auditor Aurelio Salgados; and Executive Director Emerson Pinos.
Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Vice Governor Dionisio Victor Balite administered the oath-taking for the executive board and the new section heads and committee heads of the BACH Council.
The new officers will head the four different sections of the council: Arts section, Heritage section, Cultural Development, and Cultural Governance. The BACH Council oversees cultural and art programs in Bohol that promote education, diversity, humanities, heritage, and preservation.
Here is the list of the newly-elected BACH Council officers: Chairperson: Argeo Melisimo; Co-Chairperson: Board Member Atty. Jiselle Rae Aumentado Villamor; Secretary: Athen Vitor; Treasurer: Vida May Tirol de Juan; Auditor: Aurelio Salgadso; Executive Director: Emerson Pinos.
Arts section head: Sherwin Sapong; Music committee head: Rosalima Abapo; Dance committee head: Nila Itac; Visual Arts/Crafts committee head: Lucell Larawan; Literary Arts committee head: Rene Ponte; Photographic/Videographic Arts committee head: Chester Impang; Media Arts committee head: Angela Crowel; Drama & Theatre committee head: Jerrey David Aguilar.
Heritage section head: Fr. Ted Torralba; Museums committee head: Athena Vitor; Libraries committee head: Nicandro Pagaran; Language committee head: Rosalina Sarabosing; Archives committee head: Maria Vida Aparicio; Monuments & Sites committee head: Architect Nino Guidaben; Historical Studies committee head: Marianito Luspo.
Culture & Development section head: Argeo Melisimo; Culture & Education committee head: Vida de Juan; Eco-Cultural Tourism committee head: Emilia Rosalinda; Cultural Foundations & NGOs committee head: Aurelio Sagados Jr.
Culture & Governance section head: Bonifacio Quirog; Local Cultural Councils committee head: Fiel Angeli Araoarao Gabin; LGUs committee head: Mary Annie Jabines; and Government committee head: Maria Soledad Balistoy. (PiMO/GMC)
