by Lito DarBAGUIO CITY – The festive mood is back in the City of Pines as the Department of Tourism, in coordination with the City Government of Baguio and the Baguio Centennial Commission, is all set for the fifth staging of the “Wow Philippines Cordillera’s Best” on November 25 -30.
In a Kapihan forum held to launch the scheduled activities for the said event, DOT Regional Director Pura Molintas stressed that this year’s staging of the Wow Philippines Cordillera’s Best would be different from the previous annual staging of the event, as the said festival will be highlighting the city’s centennial celebration.
According to Molintas, instead of the usual one day staging of a grand parade of Cordillera festivals, there will also be a second parade, dubbed as Baguio Centennial festival, which will feature a summary of the City’s festival. Other major activities in the said annual tourism event include indigenous games, ethnomusicology exhibition, and a rice wine competition.
In the same forum, Molintas also confirmed that the city’s tourism is now back on its feet, after it suffered a setback during the onslaught of typhoon Pepeng. Tourist arrivals is already perking up as reported by the city’s various hotels and restaurants. She also stressed the importance of continuously having such tourism activity so as to spur an economic impact to hasten the period of the city’s recovery.
Baguio Centennial Commission and event steering committee chair, Dr. Virgilio Bautista also stressed that there is time to mourn and time to celebrate and what is important now is to show the rest of the country that Baguio is back to normal. With the college students back for the second semester, it is also a way of showcasing or teaching them, the different festival of the different provinces in the region, Bautista added.The scheduled activities for the Wow Philippines Cordillera’s Best 2009 are: Travel, Trade and Tourism Expo (Nov 25 -30); Rice Wine Competition (Provincial/City level o Nov 25 and Regional level on Nov. 29); Delphic Games –Arts and Crafts festival (November 27-30); Grand Parade of Cordillera Festivals and Baguio Centennial Festival (Nov. 28); Cordillera Theatrical Cultural performances (Nov. 28); Baguio’s Contemporary Festivals & Creative Performances Parade (Nov. 29); Indigenous games (Nov.29); Food Festival with Cordillera Fusion (November 28-29); and a centennial tour on Nov 30. ** /PIA
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