THE City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) is planning to use the Kadayawan Festival to feature the need to wear the face mask by making a contest within the holding of the Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan.
The plan, said Regina Rosa Tecson, head of the City Tourism Operations Office, is to award those who will wear the best face mask during the street dancing event.
“Wala po tayong bago na activities maybe yung pinakabago is that naka-mask tayong lahat. For the Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan sinali po natin ang mask as part of the competition of their costume and we will be giving prizes for the best mask in-sync with the costume,” Tecson said.
The office has also proposed for the holding of the face-to-face Pamulak sa Kadayawan, Pitik sa Kadayawan, and Sayaw Kadayawan as it believes these events will draw tourists.
She said the city government and the tribes, as they are central to the festival, have discussed the setting up of a tribal village.The Bantawan Stage located at Magsaysay Park is already finished and ready as a venue for the Bantawan Cultural Shows. Hiyas ng Kadayawan will also be back.
Although the schedule is yet to be announced officially, Tecson said the plan is to hold it on August 15-21.
“We are the first biggest festival in the country which will hold a face-to-face activity,” Tecson said, although she said the budget for the event as well as the participants will be lesser compared with those during the time before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Planadong-planado na po at least ang sa office namin kung ano ang activities. It is just a matter of approval from the Execom [Executive Committee] so that we can go on with the processing of papers para sa ating sponsors,” she said.
