Quirino’s Panagdadapun Pageant: Celebrating 25 Years
Quirino Province marks one other milestone because it celebrates the twenty fifth version of Panagdadapun Pageant, certainly one of Cagayan Valley’s sought-after festivities due to its shade, range and cultural significance.
Actually which means “gathering” or “convergence”, the pageant was launched in 1999 to showcase the wealthy cultural heritage of Quirino’s communities in an occasion which fits past the same old pomp and pageantry. It coincides with the provincial founding anniversary when it was carved out from Nueva Vizcaya on Sept. 10, 1971.
With the Covid-19 pandemic, Panagdadapun shifted to digital and streamlined mode for 2 years to maintain the festive spirit. Bodily celebration resumed two years in the past with the launch of its Basket of Happiness rebranding which featured the circuit of tourist-ready spots.
Governor Dakila Carlo Cua stated that the weeklong merry-making will put to the fore as soon as extra Quirino’s ascent within the tourism’s huge league because the pageant reaches its silver 12 months.
He added that the Pageant is the very best time to go to the province and discover its must-visit points of interest such because the 100-foot Ganano Falls and its adjoining cascades in Diffun, the Aglipay Caves and Campsite in Aglipay, Governor’s Rapids in Maddela, and Landingan Viewpoint and Siitan River Park in Nagtipunan.
With the theme “Quirino: Mahusay, Matatag at Nagkakaisa sa Bagong Pilipinas”, festivities kick off on Sept. 6 topbilled by the Arts and Crafts Exhibit Truthful and the One City, One Product (OTOP) Agro-Industrial and Tourism Truthful which promotes the locations, crafts, tradition, delicacies, and native crafts of the six cities in inventive cubicles.
Day 2 could have the Farm Household Day, the Laro ng Lahi which revives indigenous Filipino video games, the Rigodon ball for VIP company, Job Truthful, and a pageant which is able to choose the brand new ambassadresses of tourism and goodwill.
The province flexes its sporty character with the Arnis Invitational Event, Bike Enjoyable Trip for Humanity, Panagdadapun Zumba, and the 2nd Quirino Invitational Wakeboarding Competitors, north Luzon’s greatest match that includes the nation’s high wakeboarders on the full-course, world-class Quirino Watersports Advanced.
Celebration peaks on Sept. 10 with the Anniversary Program and the Panagdadapun Avenue Dancing Competitors which is able to put the highlight on the native heritage by means of the six municipal festivals.
Fringe occasions embody the launch of the Digital Infrastructure Undertaking, launch of latest home-grown meals merchandise from the Q-Life Middle, shade enjoyable run, Battle of the Bands, and a closing night live performance.
All occasions takes place on the 110-hectare provincial capitol complicated in Cabarroguis city, which is dotted by greeneries on the Orchidarium, Tree for Legacy Park, Bamboo Eco-Park, plant nurseries, resort-type hostels, museum and library, and a tree-lined boating lake.
Cua additionally famous that the province resumed final April the Quirino Motorismo, one of many area’s pioneer and largest bike sports activities tourism occasions to lure again the using neighborhood. He stated that the occasion achieved its “zero casualty” goal and gave an enormous push to their highway security advocacy.
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