CRANE-Caramoan

Eight Days of Grandeur, Eight days of Joy

Defying financial odds, the Caramoan Residents Association in Naga City and its Environs (CRANE) hosted from May 1 to 8, 2007 what could be the most flamboyant celebrations in Caramoan, Camarines Sur intended to entertain homecoming Caramoanons from Metro Manila and other parts of the country and abroad. On these three pages are pictorials of the entire week-long pompous celebrations.

Balik Caramoan 2007 was made possible through the following:

Major Sponsors
1. The Provincial Government of Camarines Sur - through Governor L-Ray Villafuerte
2. The Department of Tourism - through Secretary Joseph Ace Durano and Regional Director Maria Ong Ravanilla
3. The Municipal Government of Caramoan
4. San Miguel Corporation Beer Division

Sponsor
5. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

Opening of the cultural, historical and agricultural exhibits with Fr. Rodolfo Sales, Caramoan parish priest.

Caramoan LGU float

Tawog High School float

Street dancers from various barangays

The parade contingent of the United High School, first and only private school in Caramoan from where most Caramoanon professionals graduated.

The CRANE choir also led by Ms. Amy Borebor (standing 6th from right, second row) with some of the Outstanding Caramoanon awardees during the Fellowship Night.

Participants in the much applauded cultural competitions held under the supervision of the indefatigable Ms. Amelia Babilonia-Borebor

Boat races at Gota bay drew over a hundred enthusiastic participants from coastal barangays.

Other sports events included chess, beach volleyball, group volleyball, basketball, billiards, marathon and even kite flying.

FIREWORKS fit for national celebrations lit up the Caramoan sky on May 7, 2007 as one of the highlights of the BALIK CARAMOAN 2007 festivities.

Miss Caramoan 2007
Ms. Norify Teoxon Tendenilla (center), Miss Caramoan 2007, is flanked by (from left) Ms. Ricca Virtus Corporal, first runner-up; Ms. Allaine Joy Valencia, second runner-up; Ms. Abegail Recto Cantos, third runner-up; and Ms. Reina Bonete, fourth runner-up.

Miss Summer Gota Queen 2007
Ms. Claire Perfecto of Minalabac, Camarines Sur (third from left) was crowned at Gota Beach as Miss Summer Gota Queen while first runner-up was Ms. Charmaine Floresca of Libmanan, Camarines Sur and Ms. Maria Rowena Betito from Naga City was second runner-up. With the beauties in photo are CRANE president and Mrs. Dominador Alarkon, Jr. while at left is renowned artist Pancho Piano, one of the judges.

Artists Pancho Piano, Harry Torres, Ernie Patricio (all seated, from right) and Domeng Labordo (standing center) did on-the-spot paintings of sails of small outrigger boats.