After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the provincial capitol grounds was once again filled with lively and jovial vibes as the traditional Singkaban Festival was celebrated on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Governor Daniel Fernando, in his message, thanked God Almighty as the Bulakenyos celebrated the event dubbed the \u201cmother of all the fiestas\u201d.<\/p>\n
He invited all Bulakenyos as well as local and international tourists to come and witness the weeklong celebration of the festival that will center on the rich arts and culture of the province\u2019s 21 towns and three cities.<\/p>\n
\u201cNgunit bukod dito, atin ring ipagbubunyi ang matatag na kaugalian ng ating lahi na maging sa pandemya ay hindi nagpagapi (Aside from this, let us celebrate the strong character of our race that even the pandemic cannot defeat),\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, who would have been the special guest, was represented by DOT Assistant Secretary Ferdinand \u201cKokoy\u201d Jumapao.<\/p>\n
Jumapao thanked Bulakenyos for inviting him to witness and join the opening of the grand celebration of the province\u2019s rich culture and history.<\/p>\n
The opening celebration was highlighted by a float parade that showcased the localities\u2019 products, traditions, arts and tourist destinations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the \u201cBulacan Festival Costume Expo\u201d was opened, with ensembles depicting Bulakenyo heroes, patriots, national artists, and personalities put on display at the Robinsons Place Malolos until Sept. 15.<\/p>\n
The Hiyas ng Bulacan Brass Band will serenade visitors and spectators at the \u201cKonsierto ng Hiyas ng Bulacan” at the Bulacan Capitol Mini Forest.<\/p>\n
Likewise, participants of the \u201cSingkaban ng Bayan: Arc Making Competition\u201d will display their entries in front of their respective municipal or city government halls or building from Sept. 8-15. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando invited all local and foreign tourists to physically celebrate the province’s festival after being on hiatus for two years due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-travel"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=225890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/225889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=225890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=225890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=225890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}