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BRIDGES AND HILLS
Fr. Ivo Velasquez
Commission on Culture and Heritage
Archdiocese of Palo

I just came from a visit to the Palo Municipal Hall this afternoon to make some inquiries concerning the plan to replace the Guinhagdan Cross with a taller, different structure.

One fruit of my visit was that it CONFIRMED the existence of such plans.

But the along to the answers to my questions, and the conversations that I had with the people involved (which were open and cordial) starting with the municipal engineer, was that with such plans, dialogue is still POSSIBLE. Because this is what they were: PLANS, proposals. Let's hope that they may still be modified through much needed discussions and dialogue.

It makes us glad that such issue has generated a lot of interest among the public. But we need to remind ourselves that our cause will be better served if we focus on ISSUES, and not on personalities. Though it may be fought as well in the political arena, we need to see that this issue goes beyond that which is merely political. We will go through this by foregoing our political differences, and work all together as a people who love Palo and its heritage.

Therefore let us be LEVEL-HEADED, OBJECTIVE, RESPECTFUL, and VIGILANT while working out our concern for the preservation of our heritage. In DIALOGUE with our officials, we can together hope to do what's right for us all and for our cultural heritage.

I am making this post to show that initial, tentative steps are being made so as to address the issue. Clarifications and a lot of listening and action will be needed.

Working things out together, between our officials and the townspeople, is how we may be able to cross bridges and conquer hills, in the endeavor of preserving our cultural heritage and guiding our beloved Palo on the road to progress.