Fireworks competition to add color to Dinagyang '08
Seventeen participants mostly from Luzon will showcase their best in a fireworks competition to be held at the old airport runway in Mandurriao district as an added attraction to the forthcoming Dinagyang festival.
Mayor Jerry Treñas said the competition would last for at least three hours. The competitors came from as far as Manila, Bohol and Meycauyan. The contestants are members of the Philippine Association of Pyrotechnics and Devices.
Of the 17 contestants only one comes from Arevalo, the fireworks capital of Iloilo City. The rest came from the different parts of the country. The fireworks competition is included in the special events of the Dinagyang because the city is a potential area in terms of fireworks business.
Treñas said, first to be chosen as venue of the fireworks competition was the Drilon Bridge in Jalandoni, City Proper but it was later decided that it would be held at the old airport.
Treñas said the safety and proximity of the venue to the people were considered in choosing the venue. The fireworks competition will be held on the evening of January 26, 2007.
Meanwhile, Trenas is appealing for more financial support from the affluent families and corporations to help in the needs of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI). With the support of all Ilonggos, the financial needs of the foundation will be resolved, he said.