LC Jail to mount charity concert

THE ILOCOS TIMES
September 12-18, 2011

BY DOMINIC B. DELA CRUZ

STAFF REPORTER

FOR THE first time in the history of Laoag and even in the entire Region I, the Laoag City Jail Inmates Choir and Dance Troup will be having its first ever charity concert this September.

City jail warden J/Sr. Insp. Roque Constantino Sison said that the concert was conceptualized by the Holy Spirit Academy of Laoag Batch 86 headed by ABC President and Sangguniang Panlungsod ex-officio member Chevylle V. Fariñas. Sison related that Ms Fariñas and her group conceptualized the concert after the charity program they conducted last July dubbed “Reaching Out: A Post Father’s Day Celebration.” During the said event, the Laoag City Jail Choir serenaded the guests with several songs. The performance spurred Ms Fariñas and her group to mount a charity concert for the choir.

The concert will showcase the different talents of inmates, who are all busy practicing as of press time. Sison recounted that he welcomed the idea since he believes that this will further boost the inmates’ morale and with the proceeds will go to the city jail wherein a separate female cell has been proposed. Relative to this, the city jail launched its Laoag City Jail Choir and Dance Troupe as part of the inmates’ recreational activities.

Ms Fariñas said the inmates also deserve to be given attention despite of what happened to them. She added that with this charity concert, the inmates will be able to show their talents and at the same time help them through the proceeds.

CVF donates keyboard to LCJ Choir

ABC President Hon. Chevylle V. Fariñas donated a keyboard to the LCJ Choir purposely for the upcoming charity concert which is sponsored by the Holy Spirit Academy of Laoag Batch 1986 in cooperation with the Laoag City Government.

The keyboard will be helpful for the choir especially during their rehearsals for the upcoming charity concert, future performances, for their regular practices and during conduct of religious services.

LCJ to hold its first ever concert

Published in the official website of the Laoag City Government.

The Laoag City Jail Inmates’ Choir featuring the LCJ Dance Troupe will be having its first ever charity concert this month.

          

Since the assumption of J/SINSP ROQUE CONSTANTINO A SISON III as warden of Laoag City Jail, he has been initiating various projects and programs for the transformation and development of the city jail. He initially addressed the problem on security and total renovation of various facilities inside the jail and upon completion of the vertical elevation of the whole existing perimeter wall of the jail, his focus now is the inmates’ welfare and development.

The warden has envisioned Laoag City Jail as a temporary home not just a plain jail facility for the inmates during their incarceration. He wanted to create a homey atmosphere inside the jail and at the same time provide humane safekeeping and development of inmates.  In doing so, he has launched the LCJ Choir and LCJ Dance Troupe as part of the inmates’ recreational activities. The choir and the dancers perform during special occasions and to various government and non-government organizations including BJMP officials and other personalities during their visits to the jail. The dancers rehearse whenever there are programs or activities conducted inside the jail while the choir regularly rehearse to serve during the conduct of religious activities every Friday and Saturday. But in preparation for the upcoming charity concert, both the choir and the dancers have been on intensive practice as early as August.

It was during a charity program for the inmates dubbed as Reaching Out: A Post Father’s Day Celebration last July hosted by ABC President Hon. Chevylle V. Fariñas together with her batch mates at the Holy Spirit Academy of Laoag Batch 1986 when the charity concert was conceptualized. The LCJ Choir serenaded the guests with several songs during the said program and it seemed that Fariñas was inspired by the choir’s performance that she immediately convened her batch mates and talked about the possibility of having a concert inside the jail that will showcase the talents of the inmates. The warden welcomed the idea because he believes that this will further boost the morale of the inmates and the proceeds will definitely benefit the jail especially now that the construction of a separate female cell is underway.

The charity concert will be the first ever conducted in all of BJMP Region 1 and Laoag City Jail under Warden Sison will hold the honor in making history once again for this very significant activity for the inmates.