DAPITAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, July 18 (PNA) -- The local government through the
City Tourism Office has lined up several activities marking the celebration of
the Kinabayo Festival.
The
highlight of the festival is the feast day of Saint James the Greater, this
city’s patron saint, on July 25.
City
Tourism Officer Apple Marie Agolong told the Philippines News Agency that the
festival kicked off on Saturday with a parade followed by the opening program
at 7:00 p.m. at the city plaza.
The 11
lovely candidates for the search for Miss Dapitan City 2016 were presented
during the opening program. The coronation night will be on Saturday.
Motorcyclists
from Visayas and Mindanao saw action during the Invitational Drag Race
Competition on Sunday that attracted huge crowd. It was held at the Dapitan
Aquamarine Park (DAMPA).
The
Kinabayo Festival activities are as follows: Hip Hop Dance workshop, Sunday to
Monday; Hip Hop Dance competition, Tuesday; cooking competition dubbed as Taste
of Dapitan, Tuesday; Kinabayo songwriting contest, Wednesday; sports
competitions (street basketball, football, beach volleyball, tennis, and
shooting), Saturday to Sunday.
Agolong
said the Taste of Dapitan cooking competition will showcase the different local
delicacies.
Agolong
said there will be also horse on parade and racing, street dancing, drum and
lyre and drum and bugle competition as well as “Ratsada sa Banda 2016” in the
evening of July 25.
The
Kinabayo Festival is a three-in-one affair combining religious, cultural and
sports events marking the celebration of its Patron Saint James or Señor
Santiago for the locals. (PNA)
BNB/TPGJR/Hirohito
D. Cadion
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