TACLOBAN
CITY, May 23 (PNA) -– Samar’s Tribu Katbalaugan will perform in the 118th
Independence Day Celebration at Quirino Grandstand on June 12.
Catbalogan
City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan said they accepted the invitation to perform in the
significant event from the Department of Tourism.
Tribu
Katbalaugan of Catbalogan City, the provincial capitol will perform in the
event along with five other festivals in the country.
Mayor Uy-Tan
said that they are fortunate to be chosen to represent Eastern Visayas for the
118th Independence Day celebration.
“This is a
great opportunity to once again showcase the talents of our people and our
city’s festival after our back-to-back win during the Aliwan Festival last
month,” Uy-Tan told PNA.
The city
will be sending 100 dancers. They will start their practice for their new dance
routine.
A
representative from the DOT main office will also visit their city to check the
progress of their preparations for the national event.
“This
participation reinforces our efforts to promote our local culture and coincides
with this year’s Quadricentennial celebration of Catbalogan as the cabecera or
capital of whole island of Samar,” she added.
This year’s
commemoration is anchored on the theme “Pagkakaisa, Pagaambagan, Pagsulong.”
This is President Benigno C. Aquino’s last Independence Day celebration as the
country’s chief executive.
Other
regions that will present their cultural festivals are Cordillera Autonomous
Region (Upland Culture), Region 2 (Agri-Eco, Bambati Festival of Isabela),
Region 5 (Nature, Lapay Bantigue Festival, Masbate), Region 10 (Cultural
Community, Manobo, Bukidnon), and Region 12 (Muslim, Sharif Kabunsuan, Cotabato
City).
Each
festival contingent will showcase their dance routine for only five minutes,
divided into progressive dance parade and theatrical cultural performance.
FFC/SQM/RTA/EGR
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