Panagbenga 2013 Schedule Of Traditional Activities

The major annual festival in Baguio City has been officially declared open last November 5, 2012. Panagbenga 2013, formerly known as the "Baguio Flower Festival" is in its 18th season with the theme "A Blooming Odyssey" is expected to attract thousands of spectators as well as tourists as it did in the past celebrations. Baguio City is now gearing up for the events and the secretariat has released recently the schedule of traditional activities.

Panagbenga is a "Kankanaey" term for “a season of blooming”.

Panagbenga 2013 Major Highlights

Panagbenga Opening Parade	February 1, 2013
Market Encounter	February 1 - March 3, 2013
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom	February 10, 2013
Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio	February 10, 2013
Fluvial Float Parade	February 10, 2013
Grand Street Dancing Parade	February 23, 2013 @ 8:00 AM
Grand Float Parade	February 24, 2013 @ 8:00 AM
Session Road in Bloom	February 25 - March 3, 2013
Pony Boy's Day	March 2, 2013
Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies	March 3, 2013
Grand Fireworks Display	March 3, 2013 @ 7:00 PM

Minor events and activities can be found elsewhere all over Baguio City during the whole month of celebration.

* Tips

• Book early.
• Scout on possible viewing spots before the major events.
• Consider access to the nearest comfort rooms.
• Before going to watch the major events, secure all your belongings, only bring what you need; umbrella, bottled water, camera and so on.
• Park your vehicle on a secure location, better yet, park it on the hotel's parking lot where there is security.
• Do not bring bulky things such as child stroller/carrier and bulky packs during major events.
• Keep a close eye on your children, put identification cards and the like in their pockets and instruct them what to do if in case they get separated.
• Stay away from small exits.
• Bring small bills.
• Keep wallets, cellphones, and other valuables in front pockets, wear clothing with deep pockets.
• Report any untoward incidents to the nearest law enforcement.

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Baguio City Launches Panagbenga 2013

(Photo from Trip Advisor)

By Joseph B Zambrano

BAGUIO CITY –Panagbenga 2013 with the theme,  “A Blooming Odyssey”  promises to be will be a lot more fun and  colorful  and full of  surprises  to delight    the expected  thousands  of  expectators.

During the launching of the  Panagbenga  2013   or the Baguio Flower Festival which is now on its 18th year on February next year,    Mayor Maurico Domogan said  bared that   month-long celebration will start with an opening parade  on February 1, 2013 and the  closing ceremonies  scheduled on March 3, 2013.

The highlights which are the Grand Street Dancing Parade   will be on February 23 and the Grand Float Parade on February 24 featuring indigenous taste and attractive flowers, Domogan said.

Freddie Alquiroz, chairman of the Panagbenga executive committee,  emphasized that next year’s participating floats must be composed of 90 percent flowers so that the crowd will be able to really appreciate  locally grown flowers.

Alquiroz said pointed out that since it will be election year, politicians are prohibited to be part of the street dancing and float parade  and  in distributing campaign materials during the event.

Domogan exclaimed that the preparation of the much awaited event yearly is three months ahead so that everything will be in order.

The Baguio Flower Festival is a government-led community supported event in order to attract visitors in the city.

The Panagbenga  remains the city’s   biggest crowd drawer.  (JBZ PIA-CAR)

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Panagbenga 2012 Update

COMMUNITY-LED EVENTS

DATE	EVENT	VENUE
January 23	Chinese Spring Festival	Bell Church
February 1-March 4	Circus and Entertainment Show by Blue Screen Entertainment	PFVR
February 2 ¤ 9:00 am-4:00 pm	Kid’s Stage Performance	Melvin Jones
February 2-4	The 8th IPMS Baguio Invitational Competition and Exhibit	MPH, Baguio Country Club
February 4 ¤ 8:00 am-5:00 pm	A,B,C,D,… HIV Prevention and Awareness Forum	Baguio Convention Center
February 11	Maryknoll’s Centennial	Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary
February 12 ¤ 10:00 am-12:00 nn	Chili Cookfest	Melvin Jones
February 12 ¤ 5:00-9:00 am	The Power Plus Race	Lake Drive, Burnham Park
February 17-18	Flower Tee	Baguio Country Club
February 18 ¤ 4:00 pm	BPO Night Run	John Hay
February 18 ¤ 8:00 pm	Colt 45 URCC IV-Battlegrounds	Baguio Convention Center
February 18	PMA Alumni Homecoming	PMA Grounds
February 18-19	Panagbenga Airsoft Challenge	Melvin Jones
February 19 ¤ 7:00 am-5:00 pm	Dog Show and Rabies Awareness Program	People’s Park
February 24 ¤ 10:00 am	Inauguration of BGHMC Gardens	Baguio General Hospital Gardens
February 24 ¤ 7:00 pm	Mr. and Ms. Panagbenga Best Bodies 2012	Baguio Convention Center
February 24-26 ¤ 4:00pm-12:00 mn	Panagbenga Concert Party by San Miguel Brewery	Melvin Jones
February 24-26	Panagbenga 2012 Flower Fest Invitational Darts Fest 100K Guaranteed	The Ian Bolinget Billiard & Eatery
February 25 ¤ 3:00 pm	Northern Luzon Tourism Stakeholders Summit with the Tourism Congress of the Philippines	Baguio Country Club
February 25 ¤ 6:00 pm	Mr. Panagbenga 2012 Muscle Showdown	Baguio Convention Center
February 26-28	Auto Show by Speed Limits Auto Club	Baguio Convention Center
February 26 ¤ 5:00 pm	Kapuso Fiesta Mall Show	SM City Baguio
February 27 ¤ 1:00-5:00 pm	Hope for the Flowers Stage Play	Baguio Convention Center
March 1	Free Concert Pop Fiesta Event by iFM	Athletic Bowl
March 2 ¤ 5:00 pm	1st Baguio Ramp Model Competition	Baguio Convention Center
March 2-3	Local Baguio Skateboarders Extreme Sports Competition	Baguio Convention Center
March 2 ¤ 6:00 pm	Campus Radio Bulaklak Rock	Session Road
March 3 ¤ 8:00 am-5:00 pm	Swimathon “Big Splash: Great Lengths for a Great Cause” by the Torpedo Ray Swim Club	Athletic Bowl Swimming Pool Complex
March 3 ¤ 5:00 pm-12:00 am	Handog Pasasalamat ng Bombo Radyo at Star FM sa Panagbenga: Free Concert and Free T-Shirt	Melvin Jones
March 3 ¤ 2:00-5:00 pm	Sail On… the Shindig Tour by Hypernova Productions	Baguio Convention Center
March 3 ¤ 12:00 mn	iFM Kantatour	Igorot Park
March 3	Kapamilya Karavan	Athletic Bowl
March 4 ¤ 6:00-9:00 am	Dog Walk for Peace	Burnham Park to Athletic Bowl
March 4 ¤ 5:00 pm	Little Mr. and Ms. Panagbenga 2012	Baguio Convention Center
March 4 ¤ 6:00 pm-12:00 am	Tambalang Saya sa Panagbenga 2012 Variety Show	Melvin Jones
March 4-5	Panagbenga Shootfest 2012	West Pt. Firing Range, Tuba
March 17-18	10th Panagbenga Open Scrabble Tournament	Golden Pine Hotel

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Panagbenga 2012 Schedule Of Traditional Activities

The major annual festival in Baguio City has been officially declared open last November 14, 2011. Panagbenga 2012, formerly known as the "Baguio Flower Festival" is in its 17th season with the theme "Community Convergence for a Sustainable Tourism Growth" is expected to attract thousands of spectators as well as tourists as it did in the past celebrations. Baguio City is now gearing up for the events and the secretariat has released recently the schedule of traditional activities.

Panagbenga is a "Kankanaey" term for “a season of blooming”.

Panagbenga 2012 Major Highlights

Panagbenga Opening Parade	February 1, 2012
Market Encounter	February 1 - March 4, 2012
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom	February 11, 2012
Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio	February 12, 2012
Fluvial Float Parade	February 12, 2012
Chinese Spring Festival	February 21, 2012
Grand Street Dancing Parade	February 25, 2012
Grand Float Parade	February 26, 2012
Session Road in Bloom	February 27 - March 4, 2012
Pony Boy's Day	March 2, 2012
Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies	March 4, 2012
Grand Fireworks Display	March 4, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Minor events and activities can be found elsewhere all over Baguio City during the whole month of celebration.

* Tips

• Book early.
• Scout on possible viewing spots before the major events.
• Consider access to the nearest comfort rooms.
• Before going to watch the major events, secure all your belongings, only bring what you need; umbrella, bottled water, camera and so on.
• Park your vehicle on a secure location, better yet, park it on the hotel's parking lot where there is security.
• Do not bring bulky things such as child stroller/carrier and bulky packs during major events.
• Keep a close eye on your children, put identification cards and the like in their pockets and instruct them what to do if in case they get separated.
• Stay away from small exits.
• Bring small bills.
• Keep wallets, cellphones, and other valuables in front pockets, wear clothing with deep pockets.
• Report any untoward incidents to the nearest law enforcement.

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Panagbenga 2012 Launched

Once again, the rhythmic Panagbenga hymn composed by Dean Macario Fronda of the Saint Louis University shall be heard as Baguio Flower Festival (BFF) 2012 is launched during the city hall flag-raising ceremonies this Monday, Nov. 14.

Expected to be simple yet colorful, the launching ceremonies for the 17th staging of the Panagbenga festival shall have the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) band render the Pambansang Awit. This will be done after the parade of colors; the Philippine flag, the Baguio banner, and the sunflower-laden Panagbenga flag.

Mayor Mauricio Domogan shall declare the festival open, as Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB) officer and Baguio Country Club General Manager Anthony de Leon and Freddie Alquiroz unveils the flower festival logo and theme.

The SLU dance troupe shall present a Panagbenga-inspired dance number. The mayor shall give the inspirational message, with the Baguio Hymn to close the ceremonies.

As in the past years, Panagbenga 2012 shall open with a parade on the first day of February, a month-long Market Encounter, and Session Road in Bloom during the last week after a weekend of streetdancing and float parades.

Other activities; the fluvial float parade at Burnham Lake, Chinese Spring Festival and pony boys’ day are also included in the Panagbenga calendar.

Conceptualized in 1995, the crowd-drawer flower festival has grown through the years with the Cordillera motif in all the activities, in the costume, street-dancing, float and even in its hymn. Innovative activities emerged, some worked well with the flower concept while others did not; while still others were revitalized year to year.

View Panagbenga 2011 Photos Here

Article source: Julie Fianza, PIA
Slide show photos by: Oswald Reyes

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Panagbenga 2012 slated on Nov 14

BAGUIO CITY — The city government here will launch on November 14 the preparation of the ‘Panagbenga 2012’ or the Baguio Flower Festival, the main tourism-oriented festival of the city drawing yearly an average crowd of a million visitors.

City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said that, “the 2012 festival will still be held in the month of February, but it is better for us to prepare early so that we can always give the best activities and entertainment for our visitors and guests.”

‘Panagbenga’ means ‘a season for blossoming’ from the Kankana-ey dialect widely used by Cordillerans in the Northern Philippine highlands particularly from the Mountain Province and the Northern part of the Benguet.

The month long festival highlights a grand street parade of the best dancers predominantly the natives of Cordillera Region garbed in flowers of different sizes and vibrant colors. They dance their way to the blended tempo of highland ganzas or gongs and the pulsating beat of southern drums.

The parade is also a grand display of floats made and solely adorned with different kinds and species of flowers, and a spectacle of giant moving gardens and by fantasy characters.

Baguio’s consciousness for environmental protection started when it was nearly devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 16, 1990 killing some 600 people.

Domogan said, that thirteen years ago the festival was conceptualized in order to enhance the city’s various programs of environment protection and at the same time strengthen its role as a destination for international tourism.

Soon after, the festival served as an expression of how Baguio was restored as a clean and green city after that disaster.

View Panagbenga 2011 Photos Here

Article source: http://goodmorningphilippines.ph
Slide show photos by: Oswald Reyes

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Panagbenga 2011 Schedule of Traditional Activities

February 01, 2011
* Opening Parade - 8:00 AM
* Blessing of Panagbenga Park

February 01 - March 06, 2011
* Market Encounter

February 12, 2011
* Let a Thousand Flower Bloom

February 13, 2011
* Pre-Valentine Event

February 19, 2011
* Mix Martial Arts Events @ Baguio Convention Center - 7 PM

February 23-28, 2011
* Ipitik Festival / The Axis Art Project @ Burnham Park Rose Garden

February 25, 2011
* Mr. Panagbenga 2011 Muscle Showdown - 7 PM @ Baguio Convention Center

February 26, 2011
* Grand Street Parade

February 26, 2011
* Musical Play "JEKYLL & HYDE- 6:00 PM @ Baguio Convention Center

February 27, 2011
* Grand Float Parade

February 28 - March 06, 2011
* Session Road In Bloom

March 02, 2011
* Pony Boys Day

March 03-05, 2011
* Central-North Luzon Tourism Fair

March 06, 2011
* Sail on the Caravan Tour - 2-6 PM @ Baguio Convention Center
* Closing Ceremonies and Grand Fireworks Display

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