Quirino’s Panagdadapun Competition: Celebrating 25 Years
Quirino Province marks one other milestone because it celebrates the twenty fifth version of Panagdadapun Competition, considered one of Cagayan Valley’s sought-after festivities due to its colour, variety and cultural significance.
Actually which means “gathering” or “convergence”, the competition was launched in 1999 to showcase the wealthy cultural heritage of Quirino’s communities in an occasion which matches past the standard 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 mentioned 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 competition reaches its silver 12 months.
He added that the Competition is one of the 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 Honest and the One City, One Product (OTOP) Agro-Industrial and Tourism Honest which promotes the locations, crafts, tradition, delicacies, and native crafts of the six cities in inventive cubicles.
Day 2 may have the Farm Household Day, the Laro ng Lahi which revives indigenous Filipino video games, the Rigodon ball for VIP friends, Job Honest, 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 Match, Bike Enjoyable Journey for Humanity, Panagdadapun Zumba, and the 2nd Quirino Invitational Wakeboarding Competitors, north Luzon’s largest match that includes the nation’s high wakeboarders on the full-course, world-class Quirino Watersports Complicated.
Celebration peaks on Sept. 10 with the Anniversary Program and the Panagdadapun Road Dancing Competitors which is able to put the highlight on the native heritage via the six municipal festivals.
Fringe occasions embrace the launch of the Digital Infrastructure Undertaking, launch of latest home-grown meals merchandise from the Q-Life Heart, colour enjoyable run, Battle of the Bands, and a closing night live performance.
All occasions takes place on the 110-hectare provincial capitol advanced 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 driving group. He mentioned that the occasion achieved its “zero casualty” goal and gave a giant push to their street security advocacy.
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