IP Festival 2009 opening salvo today
ROXAS CITY – The Dungog Indigenous People’s Festival 2009 will take off today with a welcome ceremony and interactions among the public officials from both the first and second districts of Capiz.
Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. said earlier that he invited 16 mayors to participate in the said occasion as it is a national event held in Capiz as host province.
Indigenous Peoples (IP) Festival 2009 slated October 2-6 will be held at the Villareal Stadium here.
Provincial Tourism Officer Al Tesoro said that the festival is to uplift the well being of indigenous peoples in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), provincial government and all municipalities of Capiz province.
Dubbed as Dungog IP Festival, Tesoro said that the provincial government will shell out some P2.1 million with the counterpart of NCCA in the amount of P6 million or a total of P8.1 million to cater all expenses of IPs from all over the country who will join the festival and the entire affair.
NCCA Commissioner Domingo Baquilan of the province of Kalinga said that this is the 3rd time the NCCA is holding the festival, the first one was held in Davao City in 2007, the second in Isabela in 2008.
The 5-day schedule of events are as follows: October 2 (day 1), Dungog: IP Festival 2009 welcome ceremonies,Tagbuanay: Interactive demonstrations in IP houses and their way of living; Hinun-anon 1: Forum on eco-cultural tourism and heritage preservation; Pasundayag 1 (cultural performances); Pasundayag II (cultural performace-outreach); and fireworks display;
On October 3 (day 2), Tagbuanay: Interactive demonstrations in IP house and their way of living; Palumbaanay (traditional game exhibition); Hinun-anon (forum on cultural education and livelihood); Pasundayag III (cultural performances); Pandayan (interactive workshops-crafts/performing arts); Pasundayag IV (cultural performances-outreach); Pasundayag V (cultural performances); and Balangaw: Showcase of Visayan performing arts.
On October 4 (day 3) Tagbuanay; Pasundayag VI; Pasundayag VII; On October 5 (day 4) Tagbuanay; EAHA (Interactive workshops-cooking demo); Hinun-anon III forum on cultural diversity; pasundayag VIII; Pandayan; Pasundayag IX and hinugyaw (solidarity night) and on October 6 (day 5) Tagbuanay and Padayon (closing program).