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Relief Map of Mindanao and Saint James,
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After two eventful months in Dapitan City where the
Local Government Unit facilitated the First Tourism Stakeholders Consultation
for 2016, hosted a workshop for the Pension Houses and Hotel Operators re:
Incentivizing Labor Law Compliance and other Labor Laws, Brainstorming for the
World Art Camp Olympiad, participating in the consultative forum hosted by
NEDA, brainstorming with DOT National and Regional Officials for the drafting
of the 2017-2022 National Tourism Development Plan, Launching of Dapitan's
Digital Tourism Program which was given by Smart Communications as a grant and
is the first in Mindanao, holding of the 2016 Kagang Festival and Acceptance of
Dapitan City as a an awardee in the 2015 National Legislative Award during the
holding of the Councilors League in Iloilo City among others, Dapitan City will
again be celebrating Lent preserving the old traditions and mores showing the
religious opulence of its people.
Dapitanons from all over the country would usually
come home just to immerse itself in the old Dapitan tradition where
processions, visita iglesia, station of the cross and seven last words may still be witnessed with ardor.
The fasting in itself is still on with some
modifications. It may be just "binignit" for Good Friday but the
serving is so generous, not to mention the numerous ingredients which to my
mind would even surpass the most popular halohalo in the country. Black
Saturday is also an awaited day for the blessing of water, candles, new bibles,
rosary and all other things that aid in the manifestation of religious faith.
Easter Sunday which is called "tagbo" in
the vernacular is an equally crowd drawer.
Following thereafter is the 6-Day 2016 Sun Fun and
Rock n Roll celebration kick off with the City Tourism Office as host which
venue is the entire stretch of Sunset Boulevard where a short program will be
held followed by a Drums Exhibition, Regatta, Pole Boxing and a cultural show
in the evening.
Another huge crowd is being expected in this
celebration just like the usual scores of attendance during the past years.
Engr. Silvan Hamoy is the main facilitator of these events, of course with the
full support of the City Tourism Staff and the Pamilya Mas Pachada Dapitan led
by Mayor Rosalina G. Jalosjos, Vice Mayor Ruben Cad and the City Councilors
with Mr. Wilberth Magallanes.
Day 2 is on April 1 intended for the Information
Dissemination of the pressing concerns which the youth is facing. A symposium
will be held and to talk about the evils of addictive drugs is the Regional Director
of PDEA in Region X, a TV celebrity himself the popular RD Wilkins M.
Villanueva.
Day 3 is on April 5 with a Tree Planting and Sports
Fest featuring "Mga Larong Pinoy."
Days 4 to 6 are slated for a Youth Leadership
Training which will be facilitated by CSWD on April 6 to 8.
Dapitan City is indeed worth visiting because there
are just a lot of things to do there. For more information about the Shrine
City of the Philippines, please download "Dapitan Guide App" from
google either for android or IOS Smartphones free of charge.
Apple Marie A. Agolong, the City Tourism Officer
said that the two important events aside from the usual annual activities ot
Dapitan City worth waiting and joining are the 36th National Folk Dance
Workshop on May 23-27, 2016 and the International World Arts Camp Olympiad
which will going to be participated in by 25 countries. Tentative date will be in
the last week of October for a National Mural Competition and in the first week
of November for the World Arts Camp Olympiad itself. The fun and continuous
education never stop,
In Dapitan, its a whole year full of activities. Be
there when it happens and join the fun..
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